Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 lower with most weights not well tested. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Heavy rains and strong winds across much of the area Tuesday morning kept receipts light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.23/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$139.23

813 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	480	167.00	802	6thin
Large 1	557	153.00	852	8thin
Medium and Large 1	599	151.90	910	268
Large 1-2	563	142.25	801	27
Medium 1-2	585	139.93	819	66
Medium and Large 2	557	136.49	760	33
Medium and Large 1-2	761	130.77	995	390
Medium 2	551	129.00	711	5thin
Large 2	762	103.50	789	10thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $13 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 sale813 hd

139.23

—

MO average18 barns · 8,449 hd

149.90

−10.66

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

70 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, 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 1	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	574	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	167.47/cwt	162.50–172.50	635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.40/cwt	152.50–162.50	754	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	149.65/cwt	143.00–152.50	769	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.69/cwt	139.00–148.00	568	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	97.52/cwt	92.00–103.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	747	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.11/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,022	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	133.69/cwt	132.50–136.00	920	22
Heifers	Medium 1	—	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	942	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.00	862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.02/cwt	149.00–152.50	856	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	112.13/cwt	110.50–114.00	794	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.39/cwt	115.00–137.00	746	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	687	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	825	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	612	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	135.85/cwt	135.50–136.00	960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.59/cwt	139.00–144.00	943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.57/cwt	153.00–167.00	892	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	639	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	133.38/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.82/cwt	169.00–175.00	825	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	693	112.63/cwt	112.00–113.00	781	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	581	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	866	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	632	133.55/cwt	131.00–137.00	844	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	431	153.25/cwt	145.00–158.00	661	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	13
Steers	Large 1	—	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	376	134.25/cwt	132.50–135.00	505	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	430	161.65/cwt	155.00–167.00	695	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	671	127.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	857	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	998	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	143.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	665	49
Steers	Large 2	—	762	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	789	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	484	128.14/cwt	120.00–136.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	132.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	805	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	551	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	105.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	702	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.14/cwt	121.00–123.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.74/cwt	114.00–121.00	796	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	116.64/cwt	110.00–123.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	110.30/cwt	107.00–112.50	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.40/cwt	117.00–128.00	721	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	145.60/cwt	145.00–147.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	118.97/cwt	113.50–120.25	1,105	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	110.49/cwt	105.50–111.00	1,126	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.60/cwt	132.50–138.00	565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	130.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	612	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,056	27

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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