Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The feeder cattle sale was not reported last week, compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers (all weights) steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.43/cwt on 959 head.

Average price

$142.43

959 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	143.71	917	668
Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.26	791	247
Medium and Large 2	534	135.03	721	28
Medium 1-2	545	135.00	736	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about $182 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 sale959 hd

142.43

—

MO average15 barns · 17,149 hd

144.84

−2.42

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

88 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	—	726	133.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	968	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.38/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,046	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.40/cwt	146.00–153.00	868	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	147.10/cwt	136.50–150.50	922	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	138.31/cwt	132.00–144.00	932	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.31/cwt	157.00–168.50	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	118.84/cwt	117.00–120.00	852	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	119.10/cwt	117.00–119.75	918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.98/cwt	130.00–147.00	667	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.21/cwt	149.00–153.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	134.31/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,116	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.33/cwt	139.00–148.50	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	131.69/cwt	120.50–136.00	706	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	727	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	123.32/cwt	115.00–132.50	841	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	143.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	158.17/cwt	151.50–163.50	841	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	729	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.59/cwt	172.00–185.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	158.20/cwt	156.00–160.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	127.92/cwt	124.50–130.00	847	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	139.27/cwt	133.00–145.00	575	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	122.29/cwt	120.00–123.00	670	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	136.79/cwt	122.50–144.00	643	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	119.32/cwt	115.00–121.50	734	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	120.42/cwt	119.00–122.50	691	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	153.32/cwt	145.00–159.50	802	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	134.37/cwt	130.50–138.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	624	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	601	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	661	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	682	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	129.96/cwt	129.50–131.00	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.80/cwt	136.00–146.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	847	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.24/cwt	140.00–156.00	758	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.68/cwt	135.50–155.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.04/cwt	130.50–141.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.87/cwt	145.50–159.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.89/cwt	116.50–126.50	683	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	612	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	124.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.80/cwt	154.00–157.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	781	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	126.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.08/cwt	115.00–118.50	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	134.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.70/cwt	115.00–133.00	657	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.37/cwt	125.00–130.50	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	116.92/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	120.12/cwt	120.00–121.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	130.59/cwt	130.00–131.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	343	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	251	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.35/cwt	157.00–165.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.82/cwt	126.00–132.00	988	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	709	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	681	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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