Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher while heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 lower in a light test of the market. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The quality of the offering was average at best and was presented in mostly small packages.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.16/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$149.16

779 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	154.38	1,009	313
Medium 1-2	487	150.31	732	31
Medium and Large 1-2	609	147.82	901	364
Large 1-2	551	147.00	809	10thin
Medium and Large 2	663	130.26	864	49
Medium 2	595	129.60	771	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $237 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 sale779 hd

149.16

—

MO average13 barns · 6,706 hd

159.56

−10.40

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

75 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 2	—	674	132.09/cwt	125.00–138.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.34/cwt	130.00–142.50	586	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	543	131.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.59/cwt	143.00–149.00	994	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,260	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	475	150.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	136.84/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,212	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.36/cwt	151.00–165.00	673	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.46/cwt	152.50–156.00	953	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	139.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.99/cwt	161.00–166.00	612	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.45/cwt	138.00–150.00	896	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	839	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	165.93/cwt	164.00–167.00	840	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	129.27/cwt	129.00–130.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,209	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	538	149.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	802	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,017	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	147.06/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,066	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	139.60/cwt	138.00–144.00	997	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	145.16/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,144	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	919	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	428	140.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	382	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	700	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	820	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	135.21/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	103.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	138.19/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,018	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	614	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	847	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.08/cwt	137.00–141.00	866	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	642	35
Heifers	Medium 1	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	484	128.55/cwt	128.00–129.00	622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.69/cwt	132.50–143.00	524	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.20/cwt	120.00–133.00	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	740	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.26/cwt	139.00–143.00	931	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	151.85/cwt	151.00–154.00	891	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.73/cwt	168.00–171.00	702	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,296	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	907	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	133.19/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,208	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	156.31/cwt	154.00–163.00	767	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.92/cwt	148.00–158.00	819	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	494	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.71/cwt	138.00–139.00	784	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	142.72/cwt	142.00–144.00	651	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	584	132.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	776	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	5

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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