Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher while heavier weight steers traded mostly steady. Lightly tested yearling steers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower while heavier weight heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply which included several large drafts of 6 weight heifers. Rapidly improving pasture conditions and back month future prices have increased demand for stocker calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.48/cwt on 1,344 head.

Average price

$134.48

1,344 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	522	142.50	744	5thin
Medium and Large 1	578	136.91	791	879
Large 1	617	132.38	817	68
Medium 1-2	464	131.81	611	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	130.24	719	316
Large 1-2	583	124.53	726	32
Medium and Large 2	503	122.27	615	26

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $128 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 sale1,344 hd

134.48

—

MO average16 barns · 9,912 hd

136.85

−2.37

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

91 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	—	685	137.82/cwt	127.00–143.00	944	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	126.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	738	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	160.47/cwt	156.00–167.00	838	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.87/cwt	164.00–175.00	728	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.66/cwt	133.00–149.00	897	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.91/cwt	140.00–156.00	864	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.66/cwt	132.00–140.00	784	115
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	127.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	896	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.16/cwt	167.50–183.00	655	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	107.38/cwt	107.00–108.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	166.31/cwt	160.00–175.00	778	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,010	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.10/cwt	128.50–138.00	836	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.50	871	158
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	743	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	166.43/cwt	161.00–170.00	944	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	152.66/cwt	150.50–157.00	960	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	156.73/cwt	152.00–160.00	597	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	150.64/cwt	146.00–160.00	631	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.78/cwt	168.00–178.00	900	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.96/cwt	141.50–151.00	984	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	132.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,023	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.10/cwt	182.00–197.00	800	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	184.63/cwt	176.00–194.00	881	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.06/cwt	155.00–167.50	679	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	128.79/cwt	128.50–129.00	1,065	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	758	10
Steers	Large 1	—	808	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	676	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	869	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	5
Steers	Large 1	—	611	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	959	7
Steers	Large 1	—	691	143.62/cwt	143.00–144.00	992	13
Steers	Large 2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	509	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	654	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	748	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	875	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	520	167.19/cwt	167.00–167.50	869	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	132.86/cwt	132.50–134.00	810	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	658	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	915	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	641	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	942	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	142.76/cwt	135.00–152.00	818	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	701	5
Steers	Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	434	133.71/cwt	132.00–135.00	580	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	522	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	144.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	668	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	721	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	165.59/cwt	165.00–166.00	598	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	166.28/cwt	160.00–175.00	525	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	148.69/cwt	138.00–155.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	157.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	605	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.09/cwt	125.00–141.00	648	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	144.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	772	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	602	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	932	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	112.11/cwt	108.50–118.00	924	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	126.76/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,003	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	118.55/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,052	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.01/cwt	140.00–149.00	541	44

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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