Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower while heavier weights were 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves traded 3.00-7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on weaned calves and light on bawling calves. The supply was light with most weights not well tested. Calves weaned 45 days or more with 2 or more rounds of shots traded steady to weak but the large volume of unweaned or short-weaned calves kept the average prices sharply lower. The good news around the barn were the reports of rain across most of the area ranging from one half inch to five inches. Rain came a little too late to help most pastures but did put some water in the ponds and creeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.19/cwt on 870 head.

Average price

$116.19

870 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	124.10	686	405
Medium 1-2	540	111.33	601	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	110.81	633	334
Large 1-2	623	107.50	670	18thin
Medium and Large 2	524	104.31	547	100

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $139 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 sale870 hd

116.19

—

MO average16 barns · 6,504 hd

126.37

−10.19

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	—	621	127.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	794	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	767	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	120.15/cwt	115.00–122.00	561	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.58/cwt	137.50–148.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	875	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	109.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	760	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	107.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	601	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	94.04/cwt	80.00–106.00	593	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	633	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	114.76/cwt	112.50–117.50	597	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	131.84/cwt	130.00–133.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.94/cwt	125.00–139.00	552	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.54/cwt	149.00–164.00	654	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	111.51/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,011	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	107.94/cwt	103.00–112.00	560	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	105.45/cwt	105.00–107.00	602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.81/cwt	121.00–126.50	832	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	590	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	814	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.30/cwt	134.00–149.00	788	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	436	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,081	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.17/cwt	122.00–124.00	891	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	125.48/cwt	123.00–127.00	720	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	894	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.69/cwt	124.00–128.50	658	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	167.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.15/cwt	146.00–159.00	711	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.00/cwt	143.00–159.00	764	84
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	544	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	664	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	621	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	621	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	706	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	741	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	701	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	799	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	113.89/cwt	113.00–115.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	139.52/cwt	139.00–141.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	509	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	563	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	962	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	567	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	635	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	532	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	106.61/cwt	80.00–112.00	517	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.47/cwt	95.00–110.00	646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	137.65/cwt	127.50–145.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	100.81/cwt	90.00–108.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	109.48/cwt	105.00–112.50	411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	119.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.92/cwt	114.50–121.00	614	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.70/cwt	114.00–122.00	563	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	656	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.04/cwt	108.00–115.00	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	721	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	101.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.85/cwt	118.00–124.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	759	114.19/cwt	109.00–115.00	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	724	99.74/cwt	99.00–100.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	102.38/cwt	100.00–109.00	633	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	144.63/cwt	140.00–152.50	566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	122.89/cwt	120.00–127.00	473	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	93.05/cwt	85.00–95.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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