Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with most of the gain on 5 weight steers and 6 weight heifers. Yearlings were lightly tested however undertones were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The weighted average price for steers this week was 164.29, which was 6.14 higher than last week. The weighted average price for heifers was 142.78 which was 2.88 higher than a week ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.96/cwt on 1,423 head.

Average price

$167.96

1,423 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	400	191.00	764	4thin
Medium and Large 1	584	172.19	1,005	775
Medium and Large 1-2	548	164.53	902	492
Medium and Large 2	472	159.90	754	50
Medium 1-2	523	159.21	832	32
Large 1-2	530	156.14	828	43
Medium 2	442	152.41	673	17thin
Large 2	525	144.70	760	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $4 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 sale1,423 hd

167.96

—

MO average17 barns · 9,837 hd

168.28

−0.33

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

133 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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	151.47/cwt	148.00–154.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	302	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	430	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	138.99/cwt	131.00–150.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	436	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	949	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	406	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	642	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	946	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.87/cwt	148.00–154.00	944	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	839	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	719	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	172.74/cwt	167.50–178.00	542	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	163.22/cwt	160.00–167.50	684	79
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	513	137.43/cwt	137.00–138.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	818	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	897	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	158.66/cwt	150.00–162.50	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.04/cwt	152.50–164.00	591	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	128.38/cwt	128.00–130.00	974	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	130.23/cwt	128.00–132.50	936	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.15/cwt	142.50–155.00	647	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	699	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.97/cwt	128.00–140.00	831	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	801	82
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	140.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	814	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	132.92/cwt	129.00–140.00	804	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	146.68/cwt	142.50–150.00	638	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	517	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	765	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	789	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	907	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	342	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	556	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	629	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	906	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	446	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.03/cwt	139.00–152.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.33/cwt	125.00–141.00	858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.56/cwt	150.00–154.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.50/cwt	148.00–158.00	881	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	149.67/cwt	144.00–155.00	925	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.95/cwt	170.00–183.00	760	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.28/cwt	159.00–169.00	862	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.28/cwt	156.00–169.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	637	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	612	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	872	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	781	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	937	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	661	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	919	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	551	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	854	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	154.61/cwt	142.50–159.00	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	163.84/cwt	157.50–168.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	176.66/cwt	175.00–177.50	551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	178.28/cwt	167.50–185.00	752	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	153.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,028	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	174.28/cwt	167.50–180.00	833	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	164.19/cwt	157.50–172.50	870	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	184.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	706	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	933	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	189.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	625	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.63/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,013	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	129.69/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,122	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	958	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	175.54/cwt	175.00–176.00	911	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	167.24/cwt	166.00–168.00	955	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	713	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	167.17/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,057	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	178.83/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,007	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.35/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,120	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	182.12/cwt	175.00–190.00	942	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	153.45/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,113	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.32/cwt	180.00–188.00	861	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	190.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	796	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.77/cwt	132.50–150.00	743	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	914	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	132.29/cwt	132.00–132.50	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	982	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.84/cwt	125.00–132.50	737	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	608	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	942	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	594	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	832	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	159.03/cwt	157.00–161.00	749	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	519	163.34/cwt	155.00–170.00	848	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	141.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	965	12
Steers	Large 2	—	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	3
Steers	Large 2	—	569	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	791	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	764	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	538	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	850	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	434	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	773	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	469	157.62/cwt	150.00–163.00	739	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	155.44/cwt	152.50–160.00	883	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	163.58/cwt	157.50–170.00	609	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	210.20/cwt	205.00–212.50	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	202.84/cwt	195.00–214.00	763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	161.69/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,070	35

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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