Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with most of the gain on 5 and 6 weight steers. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers traded steady to 3.00 lower with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.58/cwt on 1,967 head.

Average price

$167.58

1,967 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$19.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	470	176.40	828	53
Medium and Large 1	633	174.78	1,107	897
Medium and Large 1-2	626	161.72	1,013	771
Medium and Large 2	530	158.71	842	125
Large 1-2	616	156.88	966	121

One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale1,967 hd

167.58

—

MO average19 barns · 21,472 hd

171.75

−4.17

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

101 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	Large 1-2	—	678	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	993	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	183.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	621	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	191.39/cwt	185.00–199.00	997	107
Steers	Large 1-2	—	738	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,100	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	568	156.50/cwt	150.00–168.00	889	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	430	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	153.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,049	120
Steers	Large 1-2	—	519	164.01/cwt	156.00–170.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.09/cwt	170.00–187.00	769	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	489	172.99/cwt	165.00–181.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	188.75/cwt	180.00–195.00	613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	147.21/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,142	94
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	153.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	915	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.47/cwt	172.00–188.00	854	67
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	489	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	164.96/cwt	158.00–173.00	945	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	167.57/cwt	166.00–170.00	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	159.86/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,007	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	188.50/cwt	185.00–195.00	733	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,287	42
Steers	Large 1-2	—	754	149.23/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,125	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,129	75
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	199.32/cwt	197.50–205.00	676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	186.32/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,038	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	152.67/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,327	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	199.32/cwt	197.00–202.00	735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,126	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,034	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	192.21/cwt	190.00–195.00	923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	197.14/cwt	192.50–200.00	838	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	167.37/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,136	208
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	629	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	396	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	572	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	174.60/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,086	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	154.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	907	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	802	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	880	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.09/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,002	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	877	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.89/cwt	128.00–130.00	874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.37/cwt	137.00–149.00	834	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.03/cwt	143.50–146.00	1,025	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.34/cwt	167.50–169.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.24/cwt	128.00–145.00	926	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	704	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.90/cwt	135.00–142.50	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	916	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	797	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.80/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	136.32/cwt	128.00–140.00	964	31
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	137.34/cwt	135.00–138.00	742	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.47/cwt	137.00–152.00	757	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	707	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	657	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	152.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,090	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,323	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	167.62/cwt	167.00–168.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	159.08/cwt	150.00–166.00	826	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	145.49/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,205	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	606	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	177.97/cwt	167.50–183.00	947	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	131.87/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,023	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.49/cwt	162.00–178.00	632	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	157.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	837	171
Heifers	Medium 1	—	483	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	749	27
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	161.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	781	90
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	415	154.99/cwt	147.00–157.00	643	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	149.26/cwt	147.00–156.00	946	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	870	94
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	758	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	581	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.75/cwt	144.00–160.00	573	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,118	15

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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