Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, there were too few offerings across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison however undertones were sharply lower. Demand was light on a light supply. Steers averaged 504 lbs at $135.40/cwt while heifers averaged 520 lbs at $115.11/cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.23/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$118.23

270 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	126.48	663	79
Medium and Large 1-2	520	116.91	608	161
Large 1-2	520	109.00	567	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	102.30	519	24

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $144 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 sale270 hd

118.23

—

MO average13 barns · 3,441 hd

129.09

−10.85

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

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	123.04/cwt	112.50–127.00	594	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	103.39/cwt	102.00–104.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	91.93/cwt	85.00–95.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	96.70/cwt	96.00–97.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	138.09/cwt	137.50–140.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	137.60/cwt	131.00–141.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	112.55/cwt	95.00–120.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.88/cwt	141.00–155.00	548	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	120.54/cwt	112.50–123.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	106.80/cwt	95.00–111.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	123.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	99.66/cwt	87.50–105.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	96.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	132.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	453	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	529	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	136.18/cwt	136.00–137.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	418	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	126.36/cwt	124.00–131.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	126.13/cwt	122.00–132.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	137.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	140.06/cwt	136.00–152.00	779	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	149.02/cwt	146.00–155.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	105.01/cwt	90.00–112.50	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	90.03/cwt	85.00–100.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	104.35/cwt	92.50–110.00	659	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	125.08/cwt	122.00–132.50	527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	131.71/cwt	130.00–132.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	674	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.68/cwt	127.50–132.50	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.58/cwt	117.00–131.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	138.17/cwt	132.00–142.00	882	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	431	5

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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