Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.54/cwt on 1,768 head.

Average price

$146.54

1,768 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	154.17	988	828
Medium and Large 1-2	556	144.70	805	509
Medium 1	481	143.65	691	25
Large 1	733	142.59	1,046	152
Medium 1-2	366	135.00	494	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	130.36	730	164
Large 1-2	822	123.06	1,011	86

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale1,768 hd

146.54

—

MO average13 barns · 7,430 hd

149.85

−3.32

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

119 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 2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.85/cwt	120.00–132.00	802	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	6
Steers	Large 1	—	919	130.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,198	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	4
Steers	Large 1	—	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	5
Steers	Large 1	—	687	151.75/cwt	143.00–153.75	1,043	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	920	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,049	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	132.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	165.78/cwt	160.00–172.50	711	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	708	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	494	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	711	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	818	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	145.91/cwt	142.00–153.00	608	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.96/cwt	150.00–161.00	888	77
Steers	Large 1	—	647	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	919	9
Steers	Large 1	—	743	146.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,086	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	154.98/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,017	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.40/cwt	142.50–153.00	625	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.00	918	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	129.45/cwt	122.50–136.00	689	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.71/cwt	167.50–182.50	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	123.45/cwt	116.00–126.50	996	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	178.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	563	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	901	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	145.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,144	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.19/cwt	128.00–137.00	966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	157.12/cwt	157.00–157.50	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	739	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.75/cwt	153.00–162.50	978	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.14/cwt	128.00–138.00	839	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.32/cwt	137.00–148.00	752	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.72/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	147.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,085	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.42/cwt	132.00–137.50	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	147.86/cwt	147.50–150.00	494	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	389	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	552	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	864	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,066	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	115.14/cwt	114.00–116.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,173	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	556	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	731	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	794	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.45/cwt	134.00–142.50	658	64
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	775	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	137.37/cwt	132.50–141.00	600	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	163.19/cwt	162.50–165.00	599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.79/cwt	140.00–152.50	694	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	132.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	738	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	128.66/cwt	123.00–129.50	953	22
Heifers	Medium 1	—	434	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	595	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	129.22/cwt	125.00–134.50	928	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	124.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,109	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	451	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	643	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	484	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	702	7
Steers	Large 1	—	524	159.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.81/cwt	124.00–138.00	750	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	588	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,128	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	474	154.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	735	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	802	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	149.09/cwt	146.00–155.00	565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,066	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	169.53/cwt	168.00–170.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.24/cwt	142.00–147.50	685	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.54/cwt	122.50–132.50	864	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	428	3
Steers	Large 1	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	3
Steers	Large 1	—	767	141.35/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,084	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	724	136.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	988	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	366	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	143.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	986	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	412	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	610	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	129.33/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	159.99/cwt	153.00–164.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	162.59/cwt	158.00–167.00	863	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.80/cwt	134.00–147.00	885	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	152.82/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	521	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	915	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	124.37/cwt	116.00–128.00	698	22
Steers	Large 1	—	582	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.50	829	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.82/cwt	162.50–170.00	780	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	574	132.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	758	33

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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