Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate to heavy. Weigh-up average to full.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.15/cwt on 1,276 head.

Average price

$139.15

1,276 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$37.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	141.20	918	973
Medium and Large 1-2	679	133.67	907	278
Medium 1-2	494	130.00	642	4thin
Medium and Large 2	559	128.01	716	13thin
Medium 2	621	103.50	643	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.70/cwt here — about $275 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 sale1,276 hd

139.15

—

MO average19 barns · 18,050 hd

146.64

−7.49

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	129.45/cwt	129.00–130.00	799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	522	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	124.74/cwt	120.00–128.50	726	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	127.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	780	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.59/cwt	146.00–151.50	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.45/cwt	125.00–144.00	647	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	151.13/cwt	146.50–159.50	792	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	117.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	933	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	146.34/cwt	144.00–147.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.91/cwt	135.00–146.50	606	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	127.06/cwt	122.50–130.50	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	125.35/cwt	124.50–127.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	130.02/cwt	125.50–131.50	1,019	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	130.58/cwt	128.00–136.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.32/cwt	159.00–165.00	765	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.77/cwt	134.50–145.00	882	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	127.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	846	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.85/cwt	133.00–145.50	725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	170.79/cwt	164.00–175.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,061	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.73/cwt	160.00–172.00	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.53/cwt	125.00–138.50	688	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.31/cwt	122.50–145.50	765	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.51/cwt	145.00–164.50	819	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	136.11/cwt	134.75–138.50	1,128	56
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	583	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.71/cwt	130.00–139.50	915	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.14/cwt	122.50–131.50	933	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	130.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,156	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.77/cwt	136.50–154.00	837	109
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	783	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	724	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	803	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	610	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	546	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	453	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	105.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	120.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	119.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	136.98/cwt	132.00–141.00	785	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	971	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	128.21/cwt	126.50–130.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.41/cwt	129.00–131.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.50	742	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	108.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	794	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	621	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	819	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	718	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.73/cwt	125.00–129.25	1,047	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.16/cwt	113.00–117.50	900	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	163.57/cwt	160.50–165.50	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	125.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.04/cwt	120.00–129.50	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,110	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.65/cwt	119.00–126.50	716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.69/cwt	113.50–117.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.03/cwt	127.00–140.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.11/cwt	137.50–149.00	760	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.70/cwt	127.00–130.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.48/cwt	133.00–134.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	389	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	138.59/cwt	132.00–144.00	715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	852	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.43/cwt	129.00–132.50	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	135.62/cwt	129.00–137.00	848	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	153.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	756	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,159	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.23/cwt	120.00–133.50	938	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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