Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers traded steady to firm while yearling heifers were not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply. Several large drafts of green yearling steers were in the offering this week including one draft of 442 head of 930 lb steers. Steers averaged 742 lbs at 138.67/cwt while heifers averaged 620 lbs at 125.94/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.23/cwt on 2,436 head.

Average price

$140.23

2,436 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 3

$41.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	521	142.81	745	38
Medium and Large 1-2	623	141.31	880	640
Medium and Large 1	800	140.27	1,122	1,674
Medium and Large 2	584	133.44	779	64
Medium 1-2	709	131.75	934	12thin
Large 3	703	101.00	710	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.81/cwt here — about $35 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 sale2,436 hd

140.23

—

MO average18 barns · 10,323 hd

145.76

−5.53

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

81 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 1-2	—	608	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	833	5
Steers	Large 3	—	703	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	138.35/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,126	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	151.87/cwt	149.00–164.00	854	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	141.84/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,030	116
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.38/cwt	140.00–158.00	960	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	138.84/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,062	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	157.72/cwt	155.00–163.00	819	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	507	141.92/cwt	135.00–143.50	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	166.11/cwt	157.50–171.00	626	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	135.26/cwt	130.00–136.10	1,257	577
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	163.55/cwt	162.00–166.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	912	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,154	59
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	781	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	134.78/cwt	130.00–139.25	1,169	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.57/cwt	146.00–163.00	961	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	129.07/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,075	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.87/cwt	127.00–140.00	917	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.82/cwt	146.00–157.00	731	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.54/cwt	150.00–166.00	687	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	122.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	942	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.18/cwt	123.00–137.50	965	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	126.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	107.24/cwt	107.00–107.50	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	150.38/cwt	140.00–154.00	800	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	871	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.07/cwt	135.00–148.00	825	84
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	761	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	138.69/cwt	130.00–142.00	739	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	663	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	123.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	639	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	128.74/cwt	128.00–130.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	810	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	720	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,116	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	960	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	376	148.69/cwt	147.50–150.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	127.19/cwt	127.00–127.50	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.90/cwt	134.00–144.00	728	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	837	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	137.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	666	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	869	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.92/cwt	142.50–148.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	119.62/cwt	116.50–122.00	988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.55/cwt	137.50–147.50	540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.78/cwt	144.00–151.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.22/cwt	132.50–141.00	779	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.39/cwt	115.00–127.50	854	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	623	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.06/cwt	120.00–134.00	667	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	115.31/cwt	109.00–121.00	996	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.71/cwt	118.50–128.00	767	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.88/cwt	137.00–142.50	597	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.52/cwt	90.00–115.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.10/cwt	112.50–123.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	122.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	962	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	109
Steers	Large 1-2	—	627	136.76/cwt	127.00–146.00	857	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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