Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steers calves steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, yearlings steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.93/cwt on 731 head.

Average price

$141.93

731 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	462	149.00	689	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	142.98	788	170
Medium and Large 1	646	141.68	915	485
Medium 2	423	140.35	593	27
Medium and Large 2	490	139.59	683	38

One grade step is worth $9.41/cwt here — about $5 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 sale731 hd

141.93

—

MO average19 barns · 15,703 hd

149.07

−7.14

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

89 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 1-2	—	672	131.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	697	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.56/cwt	146.00–153.00	637	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	136.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	737	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.76/cwt	141.00–145.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	153.23/cwt	149.50–159.50	734	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	811	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.00	900	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	598	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	792	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	122.15/cwt	118.50–124.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	866	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	152.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	696	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	119.68/cwt	116.25–122.35	1,056	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.49/cwt	157.00–159.00	753	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	129.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.99/cwt	120.00–130.50	648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	124.99/cwt	123.50–127.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.12/cwt	143.00–158.00	699	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	136.83/cwt	135.50–138.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.59/cwt	122.50–125.50	832	14
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	541	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	131.53/cwt	124.00–131.85	1,006	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	860	20
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.00/cwt	115.00–124.50	803	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	142.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	166.22/cwt	165.00–168.00	462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	137.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	136.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	147.69/cwt	142.50–152.50	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	142.73/cwt	140.50–145.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.96/cwt	141.50–148.00	909	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	532	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.83/cwt	123.50–140.50	747	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	145.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.50	993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	136.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.86/cwt	120.00–123.50	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.77/cwt	138.00–145.50	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	128.70/cwt	127.00–130.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	140.16/cwt	135.00–144.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	404	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	448	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	129.55/cwt	128.00–130.50	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.70/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	146.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	781	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	567	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	131.73/cwt	129.00–136.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.93/cwt	134.00–139.75	716	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.35/cwt	126.00–131.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	163.63/cwt	163.00–164.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	129.48/cwt	126.50–135.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	174.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	683	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	787	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	136.42/cwt	132.00–143.50	930	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	555	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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