Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs. and all weights of heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 lower while 7 and 8 weight steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.06/cwt on 1,117 head.

Average price

$142.06

1,117 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	524	159.71	836	38
Medium and Large 1	569	150.20	855	702
Large 1-2	526	138.37	728	31
Medium and Large 1-2	675	124.77	842	276
Medium and Large 2	537	120.75	648	70

One grade step is worth $38.96/cwt here — about $188 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 sale1,117 hd

142.06

—

MO average15 barns · 9,483 hd

142.48

−0.41

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

78 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	—	427	166.03/cwt	158.00–172.50	709	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	911	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	119.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	973	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.62/cwt	166.00–175.00	636	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	135.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	706	5
Steers	Large 1	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	110.76/cwt	100.00–115.00	691	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	94.00–114.00	709	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	99.87/cwt	92.50–106.00	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	118.99/cwt	117.00–125.50	748	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.77/cwt	121.00–132.00	712	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	444	128.91/cwt	127.00–134.00	572	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	517	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	117.90/cwt	106.00–126.00	679	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.10/cwt	142.00–147.50	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.05/cwt	112.50–126.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.52/cwt	137.50–155.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	620	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.26/cwt	150.00–166.00	825	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.19/cwt	156.00–168.00	756	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	899	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.49/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,003	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	121.93/cwt	110.00–130.00	823	9
Steers	Large 1	—	540	156.62/cwt	156.00–157.00	846	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.42/cwt	90.00–106.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	110.38/cwt	110.00–113.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.05/cwt	128.00–141.00	700	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	573	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	116.74/cwt	115.00–117.50	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	100.20/cwt	90.00–102.00	884	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	831	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	110.74/cwt	110.00–111.00	917	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.11/cwt	150.00–165.00	597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	91.15/cwt	87.00–97.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.45/cwt	117.50–127.50	590	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	747	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	109.71/cwt	103.00–116.00	635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.10/cwt	132.50–146.00	583	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.86/cwt	140.00–147.50	539	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	447	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	459	132.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	127.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	559	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	610	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	96.20/cwt	88.00–100.00	756	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	682	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	625	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	863	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	529	120.77/cwt	112.50–127.00	639	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	417	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	117.03/cwt	110.00–127.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	122.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.41/cwt	128.00–131.00	746	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	492	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	94.87/cwt	89.00–105.00	688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	143.25/cwt	132.00–150.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.25/cwt	125.00–142.00	797	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	166.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.38/cwt	125.00–136.00	966	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.18/cwt	143.00–156.00	852	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	177.69/cwt	175.00–183.00	597	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	476	141.83/cwt	135.00–153.00	675	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	5
Steers	Large 1	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	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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