Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, yearlings not well tested, undertone lower. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady to 5.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.85/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$120.85

370 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

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	571	123.08	703	197
Medium and Large 1	597	123.02	734	108
Medium 3	415	116.00	481	3thin
Medium 1-2	507	115.00	583	3thin
Medium and Large 2	608	114.72	698	15thin
Large 1	716	112.82	808	28
Medium 2-3	549	112.25	616	6thin
Medium 2	668	106.50	711	4thin
Medium and Large 3	833	85.00	708	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/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 sale370 hd

120.85

—

MO average16 barns · 7,740 hd

134.52

−13.68

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

103 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 1-2	—	682	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	116.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.04/cwt	150.50–161.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.07/cwt	124.00–126.00	662	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	116.08/cwt	115.00–118.00	666	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	599	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.74/cwt	131.00–135.50	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	554	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	644	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	470	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	879	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	331	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	—	618	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.58/cwt	135.50–137.50	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	833	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	708	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	626	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.22/cwt	133.00–145.00	668	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	468	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	374	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	664	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	551	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	647	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	573	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	591	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	156.92/cwt	150.00–160.50	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.41/cwt	136.00–142.00	935	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	243	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	194	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	111.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	126.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	126.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	670	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	901	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	402	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	302	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	90.40/cwt	88.00–91.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	91.87/cwt	90.00–94.00	427	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.87/cwt	121.50–131.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.05/cwt	133.00–146.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.55/cwt	128.50–136.00	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	128.93/cwt	125.00–134.50	735	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	138.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	892	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	600	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,112	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	122.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.39/cwt	130.00–141.50	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	889	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	933	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	821	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	615	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.70/cwt	115.00–132.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.15/cwt	129.00–136.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.23/cwt	140.00–146.00	627	26
Bulls	Large 1	—	492	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.09/cwt	128.00–133.50	758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	960	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,315	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.61/cwt	116.00–130.00	791	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	115.64/cwt	115.00–116.50	897	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	122.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	632	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	627	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	668	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	439	84.89/cwt	83.00–86.00	373	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	127.07/cwt	125.50–130.00	593	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.80/cwt	113.50–116.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	544	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	669	12
Steers	Large 3	—	903	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.45/cwt	126.00–129.50	922	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.36/cwt	183.00–187.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	713	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	711	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	677	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	491	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	872	82.99/cwt	80.00–84.50	724	9
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	618	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	5

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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