Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher and steers over 600lbs had little to compare to but traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with 5 weight heifers up to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.25/cwt on 1,065 head.

Average price

$155.25

1,065 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	162.54	870	468
Medium and Large 1-2	582	150.37	875	562
Medium and Large 2	376	141.57	532	13thin
Large 1-2	875	132.68	1,160	22

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale1,065 hd

155.25

—

MO average15 barns · 7,151 hd

159.62

−4.37

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

73 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	—	831	143.22/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,190	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,267	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.34/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	164.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	177.51/cwt	171.00–182.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	964	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	176.46/cwt	170.00–187.50	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	150.29/cwt	149.00–152.50	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.47/cwt	141.00–157.00	880	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	147.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	914	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	616	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	155.25/cwt	146.00–161.00	829	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	167.86/cwt	152.50–172.50	564	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.76/cwt	154.00–167.00	842	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	137.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	989	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	157.02/cwt	150.00–164.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.43/cwt	146.00–162.50	745	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,096	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	149.85/cwt	147.50–152.00	989	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.38/cwt	135.00–147.00	965	59
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	187.90/cwt	175.00–192.00	631	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	999	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.53/cwt	161.00–179.00	794	51
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	588	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	143.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,084	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	165.60/cwt	159.00–174.00	850	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,041	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	171.94/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,260	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.60/cwt	163.00–177.50	724	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	186.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,056	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	180.03/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,129	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	213.37/cwt	205.00–220.00	817	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	199.98/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,036	124
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	158.83/cwt	150.00–164.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.54/cwt	153.50–161.00	955	49
Steers	Medium 2	—	483	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	179.74/cwt	170.00–189.00	926	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	183.23/cwt	172.50–188.00	797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.51/cwt	142.50–155.00	971	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	152.86/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,110	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	161.03/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,093	52
Steers	Large 1-2	—	997	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.19/cwt	175.00–195.00	880	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	773	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	215.69/cwt	212.50–225.00	671	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	511	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	172.10/cwt	162.50–179.00	1,007	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	200.76/cwt	197.50–202.00	990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	172.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,250	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	164.53/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,023	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,235	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	847	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	196.68/cwt	180.00–200.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	157.83/cwt	147.00–165.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	198.63/cwt	185.00–204.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	209.37/cwt	199.00–216.00	900	62
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	669	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	148.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	146.52/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,002	4

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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