Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs traded 5.00-8.00 higher with heavier weights 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 450-799 lbs traded 2.00-3.00 higher with other weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Uncertainty on Wall Street and the CME is causing buyers to be cautious and keeping many producers at home. Steers averaged 547 lbs at $151.78/cwt while heifers averaged 552 lbs at $129.60/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 941 head.

Average price

$155.19

941 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	159.38	924	487
Medium and Large 1-2	511	153.74	786	327
Large 1	561	153.27	860	13thin
Large 1-2	540	147.02	794	38
Medium and Large 2	481	139.23	670	65
Medium 1-2	530	137.10	727	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $197 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 sale941 hd

155.19

—

MO average15 barns · 5,063 hd

156.11

−0.92

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

77 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	—	529	165.54/cwt	164.00–170.00	876	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,068	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	686	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	919	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	511	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	805	5
Steers	Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	421	131.87/cwt	131.00–132.50	555	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.11/cwt	122.00–125.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	160.09/cwt	151.00–162.50	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.19/cwt	112.50–127.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.34/cwt	144.00–161.00	797	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	176.53/cwt	172.50–187.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	120.51/cwt	116.00–125.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.34/cwt	130.00–141.00	502	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.32/cwt	130.00–142.50	593	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	688	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	135.89/cwt	133.00–143.00	790	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.11/cwt	127.00–130.00	843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	119.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	627	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	160.61/cwt	154.00–170.00	914	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	126.21/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,041	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	183.51/cwt	180.00–192.50	672	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	433	159.28/cwt	155.00–167.50	690	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	579	139.41/cwt	139.00–140.00	807	5
Steers	Large 1	—	521	160.32/cwt	160.00–162.50	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	404	112.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	455	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	117.65/cwt	110.00–128.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.19/cwt	114.00–123.00	791	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.50	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.47/cwt	142.50–152.50	540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	160.07/cwt	152.50–165.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	750	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.08/cwt	157.50–172.50	695	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	646	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	700	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	138.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.17/cwt	119.50–123.00	907	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	121.17/cwt	121.00–122.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	880	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.78/cwt	139.00–152.50	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	982	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.33/cwt	146.00–160.00	944	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	934	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	137.10/cwt	133.00–153.00	727	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	638	132.40/cwt	131.00–133.00	845	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	114.18/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	536	112.95/cwt	110.00–122.50	605	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	134.08/cwt	128.00–140.00	583	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	376	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	117.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	141.39/cwt	125.00–145.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.72/cwt	135.00–152.50	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.44/cwt	110.00–133.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.98/cwt	167.50–175.00	652	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.81/cwt	130.00–141.00	855	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	441	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.82/cwt	110.00–124.00	794	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	124.15/cwt	115.00–128.00	787	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	109.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.62/cwt	133.00–138.00	842	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.78/cwt	136.00–150.00	732	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.58/cwt	123.00–131.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	120.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	842	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	185.72/cwt	176.00–191.00	763	69

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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