Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs. traded 3.00-5.00 lower with spots 8.00 lower. Steers weighing over 700 lbs. traded steady to weak. Heifer calves traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.99/cwt on 1,312 head.

Average price

$137.99

1,312 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	560	144.98	812	53
Medium and Large 1	655	142.59	934	680
Medium and Large 1-2	623	133.52	832	488
Large 1-2	717	126.91	910	28
Medium 1-2	656	124.43	816	21
Medium and Large 2	571	120.86	690	42

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $122 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 sale1,312 hd

137.99

—

MO average17 barns · 8,766 hd

143.79

−5.80

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

86 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 1-2	—	1,098	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,098	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.47/cwt	127.00–138.00	759	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	148.75/cwt	145.00–153.00	631	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.24/cwt	123.00–128.00	929	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	160.61/cwt	158.00–162.00	620	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	112.80/cwt	108.00–122.00	990	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.08/cwt	108.00–121.00	717	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.39/cwt	110.00–125.00	601	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	111.57/cwt	101.00–124.00	648	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	108.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	118.03/cwt	110.00–121.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	721	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.72/cwt	128.00–141.00	715	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.70/cwt	131.00–138.00	651	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	128.21/cwt	126.00–131.50	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	140.88/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,006	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.31/cwt	152.50–164.00	683	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.61/cwt	128.00–138.00	812	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.86/cwt	132.50–139.00	569	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	147.58/cwt	144.00–148.00	469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	170.06/cwt	165.00–172.50	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	139.23/cwt	138.00–141.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.53/cwt	135.00–149.50	879	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	927	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.24/cwt	144.00–155.50	836	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.01/cwt	150.00–162.50	736	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.75/cwt	147.00–162.00	793	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	135.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,132	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.56/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,048	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	144.00/cwt	142.50–145.00	531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,202	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	827	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,059	11
Steers	Large 1	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	5
Steers	Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	17
Steers	Large 1	—	582	142.60/cwt	141.00–143.50	830	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	19
Steers	Large 1	—	526	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	763	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	699	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	874	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	941	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	115.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	558	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	748	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	965	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.46/cwt	100.00–115.00	578	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	141.22/cwt	138.00–143.00	734	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	568	127.74/cwt	127.50–128.00	726	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	599	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.08/cwt	115.00–127.00	684	68
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	366	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	476	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	104.41/cwt	100.00–112.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.50	447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.16/cwt	119.00–125.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	536	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	138.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	794	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.36/cwt	105.00–120.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	117.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	856	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.65/cwt	115.00–126.00	574	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.31/cwt	111.00–127.00	759	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	87.49/cwt	85.00–90.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.74/cwt	135.00–148.00	687	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.76/cwt	113.00–127.00	642	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.58/cwt	117.00–119.00	800	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	109.15/cwt	106.00–117.00	908	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	104.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	128.25/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,049	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	125.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,166	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.49/cwt	125.00–137.50	492	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.83/cwt	123.00–135.00	879	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.76/cwt	123.00–137.00	820	83

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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