Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves and yearling steers steady, heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower on comparable sales following last weeks sharply higher trade. Demand good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.15/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$145.15

651 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	149.50	966	377
Large 1	624	142.33	889	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	141.49	921	197
Medium 2	454	138.00	627	4thin
Medium 2-3	490	135.00	662	3thin
Medium and Large 2	588	133.39	784	48
Medium 1	677	125.00	846	3thin
Medium 3	561	97.00	544	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $422 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 sale651 hd

145.15

—

MO average14 barns · 10,448 hd

148.97

−3.82

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

88 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	—	757	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	148.68/cwt	140.00–156.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.91/cwt	149.00–157.00	723	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.87/cwt	134.00–145.50	1,092	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.79/cwt	155.00–169.00	770	17
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.54/cwt	110.00–115.50	834	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	129.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	140.05/cwt	136.00–142.50	755	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	946	8
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.84/cwt	148.00–155.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.39/cwt	144.00–159.00	800	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	149.50/cwt	149.00–151.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	150.53/cwt	149.00–153.50	920	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.55/cwt	125.00–129.50	797	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.13/cwt	136.00–152.50	691	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	150.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	501	9
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.84/cwt	136.00–137.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	134.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	970	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	142.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,033	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	454	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.50/cwt	125.00–132.50	680	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	786	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	130.82/cwt	123.50–132.50	856	11
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	548	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.71/cwt	139.00–151.00	619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.16/cwt	124.00–129.50	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	145.78/cwt	142.00–148.00	929	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	149.54/cwt	140.00–157.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.38/cwt	150.00–166.00	843	32
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.97/cwt	136.00–139.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	131.28/cwt	125.50–137.00	826	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.42/cwt	144.50–153.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	459	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	145.96/cwt	140.00–151.00	721	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	588	133.67/cwt	132.00–135.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.83/cwt	141.50–147.00	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.57/cwt	143.00–154.00	981	52
Steers	Medium 3	—	561	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	119.46/cwt	115.00–121.50	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	125.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.96/cwt	130.00–144.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	120.59/cwt	118.00–123.00	979	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.78/cwt	135.00–142.50	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	148.78/cwt	147.00–150.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	131.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	997	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	154.54/cwt	148.00–157.50	813	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	158.52/cwt	151.00–165.50	923	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	697	4
Steers	Large 1	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.08/cwt	115.00–127.50	828	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	724	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	835	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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