Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to the last regular sale of 3 weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs traded 6.00-9.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply which was presented in offerings averaging 3.25 head per package. Steers averaged 585 lbs at $150.85/cwt while heifers averaged 539 lbs at $134.08/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.49/cwt on 1,526 head.

Average price

$153.49

1,526 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	366	176.00	644	5thin
Medium and Large 1	588	156.76	922	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	578	148.50	858	373
Medium 1-2	531	144.96	769	24
Large 1-2	607	144.91	879	29
Large 1	691	142.73	987	33
Medium and Large 2	537	135.08	725	30
Medium 2	390	112.50	439	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $205 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 sale1,526 hd

153.49

—

MO average19 barns · 26,418 hd

153.21

+0.28

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

89 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	—	338	184.56/cwt	177.50–192.50	624	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	526	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	800	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	6
Steers	Large 1	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	792	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.49/cwt	119.00–130.00	850	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	137.82/cwt	132.50–142.00	834	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	583	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	129.84/cwt	127.50–133.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.43/cwt	137.50–141.00	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	129.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.86/cwt	150.00–161.00	737	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	125.70/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	978	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	133.12/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.08/cwt	135.00–151.00	669	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	771	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,098	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	813	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	366	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	169.66/cwt	163.00–180.00	875	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.42/cwt	142.50–158.00	923	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.23/cwt	163.00–177.50	802	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,066	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	366	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	644	5
Steers	Large 1	—	791	141.20/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,117	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	633	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	671	134.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	900	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	611	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	755	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.33/cwt	127.50–133.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	564	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	144.21/cwt	139.00–150.00	849	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	161.34/cwt	161.00–162.00	849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.12/cwt	116.00–130.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	133.82/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,033	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.52/cwt	138.00–140.00	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.05/cwt	132.50–139.00	724	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	133.32/cwt	132.50–135.00	899	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	161.28/cwt	157.50–169.00	514	25
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	341	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	958	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.68/cwt	167.50–186.00	746	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.91/cwt	178.00–202.00	697	30
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	789	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	108.67/cwt	102.00–115.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.75/cwt	120.00–132.00	738	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	147.66/cwt	142.50–152.00	484	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	154.21/cwt	150.00–162.50	794	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	130.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	867	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.79/cwt	123.00–127.50	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.46/cwt	138.00–160.00	825	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.41/cwt	132.00–139.00	915	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.40/cwt	139.00–147.50	555	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	169.41/cwt	165.00–172.50	629	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.64/cwt	153.00–167.50	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	172.20/cwt	160.00–178.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.35/cwt	140.00–153.00	618	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.23/cwt	148.00–157.50	572	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	951	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,016	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	441	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	595	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	133.47/cwt	132.50–135.00	637	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	141.37/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,024	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.97/cwt	150.00–167.00	899	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	139.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,155	53

How this sale compares

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