Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves traded 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 8.00 lower while heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers traded 3.00-4.00 lower with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was light early and improved throughout the day as the cattle boards started gaining some ground. The supply was moderate and included several pot-loads of 8 and 9 weight steers. Steers averaged 629 lbs at $133.82/cwt while heifers averaged 475 lbs at $131.74/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.18/cwt on 1,393 head.

Average price

$135.18

1,393 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	542	144.00	780	13thin
Medium and Large 1	683	138.03	943	705
Large 2	394	138.00	544	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	134.54	788	483
Large 1-2	596	131.26	782	61
Medium and Large 2	532	124.89	664	84
Medium 2	528	116.28	614	39

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $167 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 sale1,393 hd

135.18

—

MO average16 barns · 9,455 hd

140.10

−4.92

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

96 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	—	730	136.09/cwt	132.50–140.00	993	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	881	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	113.63/cwt	111.00–117.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	917	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.58/cwt	143.00–151.00	761	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,161	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,035	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	841	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	906	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	161.67/cwt	156.00–165.00	593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.74/cwt	154.00–163.00	674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.28/cwt	148.00–153.00	702	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	662	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	781	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	704	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	810	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	117.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	608	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	115.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	486	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	559	107.02/cwt	100.00–114.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.54/cwt	124.00–134.00	869	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	126.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	980	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.46/cwt	142.00–147.50	614	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.40/cwt	152.50–163.00	516	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.07/cwt	148.00–153.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.06/cwt	124.00–137.50	817	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.18/cwt	126.00–138.00	775	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.21/cwt	130.00–144.00	732	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.38/cwt	136.00–148.00	683	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.35/cwt	111.00–125.00	619	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	125.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	113.94/cwt	107.00–119.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	138.87/cwt	132.50–145.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	554	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	581	120.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	699	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	432	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	572	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	538	113.39/cwt	110.00–116.00	610	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	491	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	658	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	686	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	137.20/cwt	130.00–143.00	593	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.47/cwt	128.00–140.00	701	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	855	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	526	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	122.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	126.88/cwt	125.00–128.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.45/cwt	128.00–138.00	767	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.47/cwt	128.00–139.00	631	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.70/cwt	129.00–132.50	810	86
Steers	Large 1-2	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	767	124.12/cwt	123.00–126.00	952	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	546	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	693	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	135.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	835	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	576	130.38/cwt	128.00–132.50	751	26
Steers	Large 2	—	394	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.18/cwt	100.00–112.50	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	107.77/cwt	100.00–112.50	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	109.89/cwt	107.00–111.00	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.10/cwt	103.00–118.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	110.33/cwt	102.50–116.00	633	23
Steers	Large 1	—	542	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	124.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	607	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.28/cwt	113.00–123.00	733	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.58/cwt	117.00–121.00	805	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.91/cwt	115.00–129.00	642	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	690	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	996	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	110.19/cwt	101.00–115.50	960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.10/cwt	114.00–119.00	838	16

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →