Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower following last week's sharply lower trade, yearlings steady on a limited test. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, under 700 lbs steady. over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher Demand moderate to light for calves, moderate for yearlings and Holsteins. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.41/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$120.41

346 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$44.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	125.39	665	133
Large 1	530	121.50	644	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.00	627	170
Large 1-2	672	113.00	759	5thin
Medium and Large 2	654	111.40	728	27
Medium 3	350	81.00	284	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.39/cwt here — about $382 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 sale346 hd

120.41

—

MO average17 barns · 6,824 hd

131.08

−10.67

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

91 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 1Unweaned	—	524	124.19/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	121.80/cwt	121.50–124.50	753	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	419	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.63/cwt	116.00–121.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	145.33/cwt	136.00–147.00	635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.16/cwt	125.50–131.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.79/cwt	130.00–131.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.74/cwt	117.50–125.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.77/cwt	118.00–121.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	436	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	742	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	663	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	138.51/cwt	137.50–139.50	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	121.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	123.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	592	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	128.80/cwt	124.00–131.50	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	124.96/cwt	124.50–126.50	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	124.48/cwt	121.50–127.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.39/cwt	134.00–142.50	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	131.64/cwt	131.00–134.00	562	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	128.93/cwt	127.00–132.50	752	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.50	988	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	86.09/cwt	86.00–86.50	740	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	672	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	759	5
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	639	7
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	530	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	644	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	814	84.42/cwt	80.00–88.00	687	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	783	84.25/cwt	81.00–86.00	660	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	344	89.06/cwt	85.00–90.00	306	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	737	87.33/cwt	87.00–88.00	644	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	361	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	90.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	435	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	533	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	501	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	439	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	351	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	923	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	826	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	87.50/cwt	80.00–96.00	514	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.45/cwt	133.00–134.00	639	11
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	709	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	546	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	474	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	356	6
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	879	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	703	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	87.19/cwt	82.00–91.50	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	136.34/cwt	132.50–143.00	663	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	137.35/cwt	136.50–138.00	533	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	124.74/cwt	122.00–125.50	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	117.11/cwt	110.00–121.00	624	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	120.74/cwt	118.00–125.00	679	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.90/cwt	110.00–113.50	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	118.56/cwt	116.00–121.00	555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	111.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	126.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	720	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	341	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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