Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to the last good test of the market, three weeks ago, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher while feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The new year at ORS started with a special pre-vac feeder sale in combination with the regular weekly sale making receipts larger than normal. Even with the large offering and late hours, demand stayed good throughout the sale. Cattle futures gained some of the ground lost on Monday but optimism was held in check by big gains on grain futures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.91/cwt on 3,353 head.

Average price

$143.91

3,353 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	150.96	930	1,527
Medium 1	614	148.84	914	107
Large 1	665	140.68	935	94
Large 1-2	599	138.20	828	67
Medium and Large 1-2	677	137.60	931	1,459
Medium and Large 2	510	136.01	694	39
Medium 1-2	607	135.24	821	21
Large 2	576	128.00	737	9thin
Medium 2	501	118.40	594	30

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $336 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 sale3,353 hd

143.91

—

MO average12 barns · 14,424 hd

141.74

+2.17

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

109 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	—	726	129.42/cwt	125.50–133.00	940	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.21/cwt	147.00–152.00	563	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	166.63/cwt	162.50–170.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	896	215
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	144.18/cwt	136.00–151.00	832	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,168	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	125.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,100	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.11/cwt	113.00–123.00	880	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.46/cwt	161.00–175.00	637	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	125.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,048	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	152.21/cwt	140.00–158.00	816	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	125.94/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,155	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.73/cwt	117.00–119.00	918	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.21/cwt	114.00–127.00	707	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	117.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,028	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.49/cwt	128.00–142.00	853	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	158.14/cwt	146.00–164.00	757	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	117.45/cwt	113.00–121.00	978	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.80/cwt	122.00–134.00	737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	138.13/cwt	128.00–143.00	540	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	115.43/cwt	111.00–120.00	788	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	184.54/cwt	176.00–189.00	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	164.63/cwt	157.50–170.00	695	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	185.90/cwt	182.50–200.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	852	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.39/cwt	119.00–130.00	996	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	745	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.58/cwt	124.00–125.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	136.52/cwt	133.50–144.00	973	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	165.82/cwt	160.00–178.00	852	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.06/cwt	136.00–146.00	938	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	129.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	816	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	136.68/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,136	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.17/cwt	135.00–141.00	649	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	133.57/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,055	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	674	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.55/cwt	165.00–183.00	837	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.46/cwt	126.00–139.00	746	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.48/cwt	152.00–165.50	887	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.38/cwt	139.00–150.50	904	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	870	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	579	129.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	749	21
Steers	Large 1	—	674	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	914	15
Steers	Large 1	—	753	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,035	26
Steers	Large 1	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	11
Steers	Large 1	—	625	140.72/cwt	138.00–143.00	880	42
Steers	Large 2	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	809	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	833	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	806	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	955	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	136.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	811	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	116.54/cwt	114.00–122.50	738	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	704	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	686	134.73/cwt	134.50–135.00	924	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	664	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	866	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	517	144.84/cwt	144.00–147.00	749	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	744	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	956	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	148.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	698	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	544	162.97/cwt	152.50–164.00	887	33
Steers	Medium 1	—	630	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	904	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	376	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	666	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	488	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	776	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	724	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	738	6
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	803	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,044	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	590	139.69/cwt	139.00–140.00	824	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	634	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	469	126.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	526	137.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	721	54
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	612	127.39/cwt	123.00–129.00	780	26
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	140.91/cwt	139.00–142.50	613	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	422	135.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	570	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.37/cwt	142.00–152.50	619	80
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	374	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	965	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	144.18/cwt	143.00–145.00	705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	128.30/cwt	125.00–131.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	594	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	816	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	128.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	914	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	710	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.36/cwt	131.00–138.00	570	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	141.78/cwt	137.50–147.50	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	773	132

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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