Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, steers and heifers over 600 lbs not well tested, undertone lower. Holsteins comparing a limited test to a limited test two weeks ago, undertone higher. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.13/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$133.13

399 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	134.67	748	217
Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.18	700	156
Large 1	562	130.57	734	7thin
Medium and Large 2	431	127.07	548	16thin
Medium 3	378	110.00	416	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $332 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 sale399 hd

133.13

—

MO average17 barns · 7,537 hd

137.17

−4.04

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

98 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 1-2Unweaned	—	552	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	715	7
Steers	Large 1	—	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.43/cwt	143.00–144.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	156.89/cwt	154.00–163.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	754	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,051	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.59/cwt	137.00–139.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	347	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	555	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.51/cwt	153.50–166.00	514	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,037	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	137.75/cwt	136.00–138.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	123.25/cwt	120.00–124.25	740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	136.89/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	920	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	833	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.41/cwt	127.00–129.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	132.03/cwt	130.00–132.50	685	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.20/cwt	131.00–134.00	899	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	83.41/cwt	75.00–91.50	772	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	88.12/cwt	87.00–90.00	412	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.40/cwt	139.00–140.00	659	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	729	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	151.07/cwt	148.00–153.50	876	11
Steers	Large 1	—	842	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	124.64/cwt	124.00–126.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.67/cwt	135.00–141.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	136.74/cwt	134.00–139.00	810	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	574	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	431	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	529	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	124.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.12/cwt	138.00–139.00	727	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	752	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	146.14/cwt	140.00–152.00	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	146.93/cwt	146.50–149.50	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	706	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.59/cwt	125.00–138.00	622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	663	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	934	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	389	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	327	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	378	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.55/cwt	123.00–132.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	775	14
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	487	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	365	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	689	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	786	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	139.81/cwt	135.00–144.50	882	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	915	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	121.82/cwt	121.00–122.00	819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.65/cwt	125.00–134.00	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	416	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.94/cwt	154.00–161.00	600	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	331	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.25/cwt	144.00–155.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	131.97/cwt	131.00–133.00	738	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	147.69/cwt	142.50–153.00	830	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	431	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	123.45/cwt	119.00–130.50	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	414	88.15/cwt	84.00–90.00	365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.83/cwt	123.00–129.50	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	133.90/cwt	132.00–136.50	722	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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