Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher while heavier weight steers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.99/cwt on 1,166 head.

Average price

$176.99

1,166 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$44.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	424	202.39	858	14thin
Medium and Large 1	603	184.93	1,114	581
Medium and Large 1-2	577	170.61	984	397
Large 1-2	590	165.44	977	16thin
Medium 1-2	506	165.07	836	23
Medium and Large 2	519	162.86	844	115
Medium and Large 2-3	423	159.86	676	14thin
Large 1	713	158.00	1,127	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.39/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale1,166 hd

176.99

—

MO average14 barns · 9,351 hd

175.96

+1.03

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

78 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	—	524	202.05/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,059	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,035	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	424	202.39/cwt	192.50–205.00	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	174.07/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,166	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	159.31/cwt	156.50–166.00	1,147	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	154.08/cwt	153.00–155.00	795	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.27/cwt	150.00–151.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	671	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	439	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.91/cwt	136.00–143.00	925	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.60/cwt	133.00–142.50	877	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	130.39/cwt	120.00–137.00	953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	545	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	149.23/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.75/cwt	132.50–148.00	804	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.85/cwt	135.00–153.00	772	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	726	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.02/cwt	116.00–133.00	979	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	156.04/cwt	152.00–165.00	610	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	701	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	967	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.40/cwt	167.00–183.00	745	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	841	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	719	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	173.86/cwt	172.50–175.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.31/cwt	149.00–158.00	880	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.26/cwt	155.00–168.00	851	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.77/cwt	125.00–143.00	912	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	210.81/cwt	208.00–213.00	831	9
Steers	Large 1	—	713	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	406	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.97/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,004	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	937	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.15/cwt	166.00–172.00	803	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	159.60/cwt	150.00–165.00	915	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.04/cwt	152.50–171.00	776	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	159.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	676	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	203.99/cwt	197.50–210.00	993	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	531	163.57/cwt	163.00–165.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	188.27/cwt	185.00–192.50	815	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	186.00/cwt	184.00–188.00	722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	154.75/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	190.36/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,079	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	182.73/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,155	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	214.22/cwt	205.00–220.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	207.02/cwt	199.00–214.00	890	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	622	167.46/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,042	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,169	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	167.75/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,038	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	176.72/cwt	173.00–180.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	150.49/cwt	148.00–154.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	164.11/cwt	161.00–169.00	852	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	521	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	839	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	557	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	176.06/cwt	169.00–184.00	928	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	172.61/cwt	165.00–180.00	977	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	156.34/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,051	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	184.51/cwt	175.00–192.50	884	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	153.77/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,169	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	146.86/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,215	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	146.54/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,133	36

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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