Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs traded 2.00-5.00 higher while heavier weight steers and heifer calves traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers traded steady to 3.00 higher with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Winter weather moved across the area keeping receipts moderate. Steers averaged 654 lbs at $147.41/cwt while heifers averaged 562 lbs at $131.31/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.22/cwt on 1,532 head.

Average price

$148.22

1,532 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	151.67	1,056	999
Large 1	628	144.17	905	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	142.56	841	453
Large 1-2	431	142.20	613	14thin
Medium 1-2	502	137.34	689	43
Medium and Large 2	467	130.41	609	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $448 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 sale1,532 hd

148.22

—

MO average18 barns · 11,801 hd

150.24

−2.01

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 and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.79/cwt	156.00–169.00	775	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.94/cwt	133.00–144.00	654	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.99/cwt	132.50–140.00	694	71
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	483	134.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	648	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	478	141.89/cwt	141.00–147.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.36/cwt	115.00–116.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	102.29/cwt	100.00–104.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.06/cwt	132.50–135.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.05/cwt	137.50–154.00	703	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	143.17/cwt	135.00–148.00	760	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	605	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	149.88/cwt	147.75–151.00	1,319	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.08/cwt	141.00–152.00	975	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	124.02/cwt	122.50–126.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.52/cwt	134.00–146.00	600	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	141.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	966	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	429	132.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	570	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	541	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	418	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.07/cwt	123.00–126.00	785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,025	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.20/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,152	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	409	142.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	584	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	567	129.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	5
Steers	Large 1	—	628	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	122.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	108.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.79/cwt	132.50–146.00	805	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.63/cwt	128.00–141.00	916	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.40/cwt	148.00–160.00	661	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.22/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,058	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	614	116.46/cwt	112.50–122.50	715	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	363	134.83/cwt	134.00–138.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.42/cwt	110.00–127.00	659	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.20/cwt	120.00–133.00	477	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	168.07/cwt	160.00–174.00	726	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.42/cwt	179.00–183.00	666	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	619	136.76/cwt	133.00–139.00	847	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	384	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	106.85/cwt	102.50–115.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.86/cwt	118.00–131.00	667	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.61/cwt	136.00–147.00	743	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.48/cwt	128.00–141.00	869	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	136.45/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,244	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	141.92/cwt	140.00–146.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.80/cwt	147.00–162.00	865	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.76/cwt	154.00–164.50	827	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.71/cwt	132.50–141.00	841	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	133.65/cwt	132.00–134.00	981	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	584	121.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	709	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.36/cwt	114.00–129.00	801	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.43/cwt	118.00–132.00	590	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	124.71/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,100	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	112.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,110	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.28/cwt	143.00–149.00	911	29

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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