Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, all weights of steer calves and heifer calves under 550 lbs traded 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer calves over 550 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was light on a moderate supply. The feeder calf supply was light and lacked the quality of last week's offering. Much of last week's gain was lost, as limit down cattle futures on Monday didn't improve on Tuesday. Steers averaged 573 lbs at $146.38/cwt while heifers averaged 525 lbs at $131.51/cwt. Concern with the Coronavirus is affecting global markets and has infected rural Missouri with much lower cash prices, in spite of a neutral Cattle on Feed Report. The USDA reported that Inventories were 2 percent higher, Placements 1 percent lower and Marketings 1 percent higher than a year ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.81/cwt on 1,235 head.

Average price

$133.81

1,235 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$43.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	385	152.50	587	5thin
Medium and Large 1	512	141.99	727	493
Medium 1-2	403	140.07	565	29
Medium and Large 1-2	534	130.10	695	574
Large 1-2	552	129.92	718	51
Medium 2	450	114.81	517	13thin
Large 2	545	109.66	597	13thin
Medium and Large 2	600	108.94	653	57

One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale1,235 hd

133.81

—

MO average20 barns · 12,223 hd

141.09

−7.28

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

91 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 2	—	584	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.41/cwt	128.00–142.50	713	32
Heifers	Large 2	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	5
Steers	Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	5
Steers	Large 1	—	567	152.53/cwt	152.00–154.00	865	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	614	137.85/cwt	136.00–140.00	846	14
Steers	Large 2	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	113.91/cwt	113.50–115.00	914	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	115.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	845	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.13/cwt	130.00–147.50	525	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	686	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	191.28/cwt	190.00–192.50	601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	170.79/cwt	163.00–174.00	869	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.48/cwt	152.50–164.00	897	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.23/cwt	112.50–117.50	598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.58/cwt	127.50–132.50	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.38/cwt	122.50–126.00	963	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.50/cwt	132.50–137.50	842	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	376	165.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.87/cwt	145.00–156.00	628	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	854	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	311	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	996	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	617	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	103.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.71/cwt	140.00–142.50	750	13
Bulls	Large 3	—	522	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	102.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.09/cwt	165.00–173.00	629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	148.94/cwt	138.00–156.00	937	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	951	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.66/cwt	175.00–181.00	748	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,081	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.98/cwt	122.50–131.00	733	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.25/cwt	112.00–128.00	727	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	150.46/cwt	142.50–159.00	484	26
Steers	Large 2	—	694	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	805	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	5
Steers	Large 1	—	628	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	923	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	534	109.45/cwt	100.00–118.00	584	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	145.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	151.39/cwt	150.00–152.50	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.83/cwt	150.00–166.00	764	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	820	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.76/cwt	180.00–182.50	678	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.16/cwt	127.50–139.00	834	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.47/cwt	149.00–167.00	573	51
Heifers	Medium 2	—	537	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	579	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	139.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.86/cwt	108.00–110.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	134.92/cwt	132.00–143.00	978	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	171.71/cwt	170.00–176.00	814	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	168.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	541	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.50/cwt	125.00–139.00	650	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.67/cwt	130.00–144.00	599	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	787	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	468	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	499	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	749	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	5
Steers	Large 1	—	676	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	963	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.03/cwt	140.00–157.00	848	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.27/cwt	129.00–138.00	896	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.40/cwt	152.50–170.00	699	46
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	725	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	383	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.62/cwt	130.00–148.00	790	99

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.

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