Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves traded steady to 2.00 higher while lightly tested yearling steers sold 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weight heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate early and improved throughout the day on a moderate supply. Steers averaged 612 lbs at $145.46/cwt while heifers averaged 580 lbs at $133.57/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.39/cwt on 1,435 head.

Average price

$147.39

1,435 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

per head · Medium 1 over Small 3-4

$121.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	578	166.00	959	10thin
Medium and Large 1	620	153.96	954	699
Medium 1-2	462	148.75	687	28
Large 1-2	508	148.02	753	33
Medium and Large 1-2	616	143.67	885	538
Large 1	685	143.31	982	26
Medium and Large 2	601	129.63	779	90
Small 3-4	593	45.00	267	11thin

One grade step is worth $121.00/cwt here — about $693 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 sale1,435 hd

147.39

—

MO average16 barns · 7,139 hd

148.74

−1.35

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

94 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 and Large 1	—	874	132.46/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,158	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	124.95/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,101	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	129.39/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	138.69/cwt	135.00–141.00	931	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	148.91/cwt	143.00–157.00	984	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	919	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.95/cwt	157.50–169.00	843	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	155.73/cwt	150.00–163.50	959	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	171.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.20/cwt	163.00–168.00	791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,086	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	726	42
Steers	Large 1-2	—	458	156.88/cwt	155.00–163.00	719	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	578	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	959	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	436	146.27/cwt	142.50–149.00	638	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	481	150.61/cwt	149.00–154.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.08/cwt	120.00–140.00	483	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	163.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.31/cwt	142.50–162.00	705	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	779	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	134.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,030	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.89/cwt	132.50–137.00	975	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.15/cwt	137.00–152.50	837	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.52/cwt	153.00–161.00	694	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.93/cwt	132.50–142.50	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.75/cwt	140.00–146.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	145.27/cwt	141.00–148.50	936	107
Steers	Small 3-4	—	593	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	267	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.75/cwt	129.50–140.00	843	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	123.07/cwt	122.00–125.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.41/cwt	116.00–117.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	151.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	147.42/cwt	140.00–151.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	833	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	429	135.11/cwt	130.00–143.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	494	128.56/cwt	120.00–132.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	642	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	847	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	463	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	566	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	975	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	776	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	954	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.95/cwt	134.00–145.00	865	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.07/cwt	137.00–148.00	760	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.44/cwt	131.00–136.00	903	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.12/cwt	142.50–155.00	636	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.27/cwt	141.00–151.00	683	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.56/cwt	112.50–119.00	787	13
Steers	Large 1	—	623	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	953	5
Steers	Large 1	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	532	139.08/cwt	136.00–142.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.50	741	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.72/cwt	123.00–135.00	684	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.79/cwt	119.00–120.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	116.52/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,021	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	574	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.05/cwt	121.00–126.00	903	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	853	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	793	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.76/cwt	135.00–146.50	819	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.42/cwt	138.00–142.50	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	142.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	479	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	978	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	120.47/cwt	112.00–123.50	936	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	923	30

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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