Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.40/cwt on 1,433 head.

Average price

$144.40

1,433 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$28.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	148.15	915	825
Medium and Large 1-2	592	140.55	832	562
Large 1-2	671	130.17	874	12thin
Medium 1-2	688	128.20	882	10thin
Large 2	513	119.67	614	24

One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $301 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 sale1,433 hd

144.40

—

MO average14 barns · 6,240 hd

147.28

−2.88

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

72 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 1-2	—	580	144.15/cwt	130.00–147.00	836	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.77/cwt	132.50–145.00	874	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.50/cwt	132.50–145.00	750	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.92/cwt	129.00–141.00	928	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.92/cwt	140.00–152.50	719	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	164.61/cwt	160.00–172.50	798	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	104.35/cwt	100.00–114.00	925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	157.52/cwt	157.00–158.00	507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	166.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	131.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,155	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.97/cwt	145.00–164.00	883	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	149.63/cwt	138.00–156.00	923	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	137.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,067	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,031	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.18/cwt	167.50–178.00	654	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.54/cwt	140.00–153.00	776	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.09/cwt	121.00–135.00	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	157.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	613	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	154.11/cwt	152.00–155.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	145.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	975	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	151.80/cwt	145.00–155.25	923	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.26/cwt	146.00–156.00	877	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	161.80/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,102	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	142.35/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,261	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	147.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,195	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,291	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.06/cwt	165.00–173.00	950	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	140.87/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,002	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	152.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,094	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	183.63/cwt	180.00–186.00	865	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,131	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.53/cwt	164.00–178.00	883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	183.44/cwt	182.00–186.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.30/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,017	176
Heifers	Large 2	—	474	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	585	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	777	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	932	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	574	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	838	4
Steers	Large 2	—	678	132.62/cwt	125.00–137.00	899	8
Steers	Large 2	—	774	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	851	4
Steers	Large 2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	3
Steers	Large 2	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	415	130.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.09/cwt	147.50–156.00	777	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.02/cwt	159.00–164.00	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	688	128.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	882	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	133.57/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,038	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	160.24/cwt	154.00–166.00	771	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	133.56/cwt	128.00–137.00	970	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	138.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,147	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.75/cwt	146.00–163.00	820	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.58/cwt	139.00–152.50	981	52

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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