Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 450 lbs steady, 450 to 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, no recent test over 700 lbs for a price comparison, heifers steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.30/cwt on 765 head.

Average price

$155.30

765 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	157.08	856	628
Medium and Large 1-2	552	148.25	819	127
Medium 1-2	334	140.00	468	5thin
Medium 2-3	463	126.00	583	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale765 hd

155.30

—

MO average15 barns · 6,285 hd

141.35

+13.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	869	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	427	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	551	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	820	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	159.35/cwt	145.00–165.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.70/cwt	153.50–174.00	818	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.84/cwt	144.50–156.50	855	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	178.21/cwt	174.00–186.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	477	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	622	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	792	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	558	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	711	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	463	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	254	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.16/cwt	125.00–136.50	683	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.31/cwt	124.50–127.00	728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	836	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	291	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.89/cwt	140.00–146.50	671	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.62/cwt	157.00–163.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	944	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	154.00/cwt	147.50–159.25	799	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	281	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.13/cwt	133.25–142.00	923	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	946	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.07/cwt	167.00–179.00	660	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	132.12/cwt	127.00–133.25	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	615	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.83/cwt	137.00–146.50	610	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.38/cwt	142.00–147.00	538	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.08/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	782	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	699	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	783	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	362	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	538	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.83/cwt	154.00–162.50	655	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	170.62/cwt	153.50–174.75	877	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	126.15/cwt	120.00–131.25	916	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.57/cwt	136.50–144.50	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	334	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	122.80/cwt	121.50–125.00	625	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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