Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures posted some positive news as they closed limit up.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.02/cwt on 437 head.

Average price

$125.02

437 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	126.34	643	90
Medium and Large 1	546	125.57	686	315
Medium 1-2	548	120.00	658	3thin
Large 1	563	119.95	675	6thin
Medium and Large 2	463	118.20	548	18thin
Medium 2-3	447	100.00	447	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $196 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 sale437 hd

125.02

—

MO average19 barns · 9,168 hd

128.51

−3.49

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

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.03/cwt	125.00–136.00	620	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	714	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	112.00/cwt	111.50–113.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.14/cwt	131.00–138.50	791	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	317	175.56/cwt	170.00–181.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.97/cwt	128.50–136.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	138.63/cwt	136.50–141.50	812	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	154.23/cwt	146.50–165.00	819	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.38/cwt	139.50–147.25	842	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.95/cwt	151.00–163.00	734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.69/cwt	116.50–120.00	561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	499	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	122.96/cwt	115.00–126.50	718	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.65/cwt	122.50–128.50	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	649	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	682	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	139.04/cwt	133.00–144.00	513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	558	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	447	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	533	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	744	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	526	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	162.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	116.31/cwt	115.00–116.75	982	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	111.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	971	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	116.00/cwt	111.00–119.50	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.65/cwt	112.00–116.50	767	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.52/cwt	134.00–145.00	575	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	669	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	563	119.95/cwt	114.00–126.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.04/cwt	149.00–154.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	472	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	389	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.39/cwt	124.00–125.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.50	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	128.65/cwt	125.00–131.50	934	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	137.84/cwt	132.50–144.50	877	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	122.53/cwt	122.00–124.50	947	14
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	439	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	351	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	129.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	617	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	355	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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