Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, yearlings steady to weak on light test. One load lot Hosteins sold sharply higher. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.50/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$143.50

292 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$377

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	149.50	761	9thin
Medium and Large 1	623	148.11	923	150
Large 1	465	144.50	672	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	607	139.54	848	110
Medium 1	850	130.00	1,105	4thin
Medium 1-2	718	129.41	929	8thin
Large 1-2	998	114.00	1,138	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$377 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 sale292 hd

143.50

—

MO average15 barns · 8,498 hd

148.58

−5.07

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	123.25/cwt	120.00–133.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.24/cwt	110.00–128.50	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.29/cwt	123.00–136.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.27/cwt	129.00–138.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.69/cwt	142.50–144.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	123.48/cwt	122.00–124.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	144.21/cwt	137.00–148.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	409	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	118.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	118.62/cwt	118.50–119.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	147.33/cwt	146.00–149.00	712	9
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	443	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	288	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,011	95.10/cwt	95.10–95.10	961	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.74/cwt	130.00–136.50	904	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.59/cwt	130.00–153.50	766	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	130.38/cwt	128.50–131.50	947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.45/cwt	135.00–151.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	153.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.21/cwt	147.00–153.50	686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	827	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	621	130.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	813	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	998	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,138	5
Steers	Large 1	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	3
Steers	Large 1	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	119.31/cwt	117.00–124.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	778	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.81/cwt	120.00–136.00	666	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	540	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	574	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.25/cwt	115.00–127.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.69/cwt	130.50–137.50	820	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.19/cwt	129.00–138.00	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.50	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	888	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	494	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	626	107.62/cwt	105.00–108.50	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	157.16/cwt	153.00–159.50	761	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	866	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	146.89/cwt	143.00–149.00	978	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	144.70/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,055	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	135.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,046	15

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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