Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, too few yearling steers last week for a good price comparison, undertone higher, yearling heifers 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 $141.40/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$141.40

444 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$42.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	146.25	880	264
Medium and Large 1-2	536	139.73	749	124
Large 1	722	128.42	928	19thin
Medium 1-2	594	128.25	762	12thin
Medium and Large 2	557	127.59	711	11thin
Medium 2-3	591	106.00	626	5thin
Medium 3	432	103.78	448	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.47/cwt here — about $432 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 sale444 hd

141.40

—

MO average18 barns · 9,266 hd

146.87

−5.46

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

86 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	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	129.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	141.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	679	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	116.75/cwt	115.00–117.50	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.87/cwt	129.00–135.50	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.94/cwt	115.00–123.50	740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	127.86/cwt	127.00–129.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.17/cwt	125.00–142.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	563	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.81/cwt	124.00–127.50	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	434	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,097	4
Steers	Large 1	—	418	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	625	4
Steers	Large 1	—	896	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,048	4
Steers	Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	4
Steers	Large 1	—	717	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	569	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	649	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	374	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	454	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	3
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	504	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.80/cwt	163.00–170.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	688	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	591	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	454	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	131.53/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,135	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	142.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	537	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	657	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	142.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.77/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,023	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	141.03/cwt	134.50–145.50	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.60/cwt	143.00–154.50	960	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	837	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.70/cwt	130.00–142.50	651	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	137.20/cwt	135.00–142.50	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.38/cwt	154.00–166.00	759	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	132.68/cwt	132.50–133.00	679	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.51/cwt	126.50–136.50	760	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.75/cwt	145.00–148.50	616	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.81/cwt	126.00–132.50	804	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.67/cwt	156.00–157.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	130.69/cwt	128.00–134.00	690	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	763	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	662	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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