Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, yearlings steady on a limited test. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.26/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$147.26

541 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	148.49	836	400
Medium and Large 1-2	524	145.57	763	95
Large 1	512	140.60	720	15thin
Medium 1-2	602	140.40	845	15thin
Medium and Large 2	481	139.31	671	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $165 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 sale541 hd

147.26

—

MO average18 barns · 13,108 hd

140.22

+7.04

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

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	251	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.46/cwt	124.00–134.50	681	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.67/cwt	123.00–132.50	733	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	429	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.86/cwt	127.00–129.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.50	677	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	147.51/cwt	145.00–148.50	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	176.01/cwt	164.00–183.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	167.71/cwt	157.00–171.50	773	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.56/cwt	160.00–161.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	505	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	513	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	723	3
Steers	Large 1	—	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.76/cwt	121.00–130.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	131.55/cwt	129.00–136.00	642	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	115.29/cwt	110.00–123.50	708	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	484	127.83/cwt	127.00–129.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	648	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.10/cwt	120.00–134.50	860	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	154.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.64/cwt	139.00–156.50	859	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	130.86/cwt	125.00–133.50	930	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	993	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Steers	Large 1	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	124.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	600	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.21/cwt	120.00–134.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.40/cwt	130.00–143.00	580	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	149.42/cwt	143.00–153.00	495	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	146.41/cwt	136.00–153.00	533	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	132.79/cwt	131.00–135.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	957	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	148.25/cwt	146.00–150.50	763	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.67/cwt	130.00–140.50	881	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.16/cwt	160.00–178.00	642	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.90/cwt	175.00–189.50	600	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	955	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	12
Steers	Large 1	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	3

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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