Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves traded 4.00 to 8.00 higher while heifer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good and improved throughout the day on a moderate supply. The market was active with the quality of offering average to good. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported that Inventories were 1 percent lower and Placements and Marketings were 3 percent lower than a year ago. Cattle futures reacted with good gains to start the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.40/cwt on 861 head.

Average price

$157.40

861 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	163.97	1,032	452
Medium 1	557	162.77	906	35
Medium and Large 1-2	636	151.17	961	306
Medium 1-2	556	145.81	811	17thin
Medium and Large 2	529	142.73	755	24
Large 1-2	756	131.44	993	27

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $39 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 sale861 hd

157.40

—

MO average15 barns · 8,805 hd

161.37

−3.97

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

83 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	—	832	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	381	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	730	10
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.49/cwt	167.00–177.00	898	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.40/cwt	149.00–159.00	655	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	148.32/cwt	138.00–153.00	915	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.49/cwt	167.50–175.00	631	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.78/cwt	133.00–142.50	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	142.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,094	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	163.69/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,025	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	166.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	738	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	378	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,284	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	155.34/cwt	145.00–159.00	904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.48/cwt	154.00–168.00	761	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.12/cwt	180.00–182.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	147.54/cwt	138.00–154.00	987	57
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	630	140.73/cwt	139.00–142.50	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,206	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.43/cwt	148.00–165.00	832	35
Steers	Medium 1	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,106	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.75/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,082	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	153.60/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,244	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	153.34/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,104	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.84/cwt	159.00–173.00	951	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	174.88/cwt	172.00–180.00	838	36
Steers	Medium 1	—	473	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	545	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	888	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.82/cwt	152.50–164.00	735	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	106.93/cwt	100.00–119.00	839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	752	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	115.73/cwt	112.00–122.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	697	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	497	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	132.68/cwt	132.50–133.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	133.90/cwt	131.00–137.50	422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.97/cwt	118.00–135.00	802	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.88/cwt	144.00–149.00	708	60
Heifers	Medium 1	—	577	141.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.93/cwt	122.00–133.00	945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	334	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	144.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	912	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	145.51/cwt	140.00–152.00	821	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.67/cwt	141.00–151.00	769	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.12/cwt	142.00–142.50	479	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.24/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,051	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.20/cwt	133.00–144.00	664	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	640	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	129.14/cwt	122.00–139.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	144.06/cwt	139.00–146.00	594	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.88/cwt	138.00–151.00	543	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.16/cwt	121.00–138.00	912	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	978	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	542	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.53/cwt	128.00–142.00	842	37

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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