Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 lower and feeder steers traded steady while feeder heifers were not well tested. Demand was moderate and improved throughout the day. The supply was moderate and included one draft of 228 head of 899 lb. steers which sold for 168.50. Live Cattle and Corn Futures traded lower for the day while Feeder Cattle Futures traded sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.17/cwt on 1,434 head.

Average price

$179.17

1,434 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	385	202.71	780	11thin
Medium and Large 1	704	184.20	1,296	749
Large 1-2	562	176.85	994	54
Medium and Large 1-2	578	176.46	1,019	471
Medium and Large 2	517	165.11	853	106
Medium 1-2	554	156.88	870	28
Medium and Large 2-3	646	145.00	937	15thin

One grade step is worth $57.71/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale1,434 hd

179.17

—

MO average13 barns · 10,572 hd

189.73

−10.56

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

84 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	—	428	173.14/cwt	170.00–175.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	167.53/cwt	159.00–171.00	796	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	161.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	869	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	157.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	177.36/cwt	165.00–180.00	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	183.24/cwt	175.00–195.00	865	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	175.18/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,076	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	177.06/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,022	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	172.89/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,150	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	161.38/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,147	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	704	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,197	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	185.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	804	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	498	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,231	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,245	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	181.58/cwt	174.00–185.00	964	93
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	614	156.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	963	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	189.08/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,204	124
Steers	Large 1-2	—	422	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	785	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	513	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	169.82/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,389	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	180.01/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,292	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	199.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,067	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	161.52/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	210.93/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,006	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.94/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	217.76/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,139	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	204.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	851	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	214.76/cwt	205.00–217.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,224	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	385	202.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,515	228
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.44/cwt	185.00–187.50	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	193.61/cwt	187.50–200.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	151.31/cwt	145.00–159.00	955	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.40/cwt	155.00–168.00	765	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	898	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	185.81/cwt	182.50–189.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	174.03/cwt	173.00–175.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	159.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	853	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	151.47/cwt	140.00–156.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	909	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	171.76/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,015	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.76/cwt	173.00–180.00	830	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	158.35/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,077	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	158.51/cwt	150.00–167.00	826	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	140.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	159.86/cwt	157.50–162.50	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.24/cwt	150.00–166.00	899	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.79/cwt	152.50–165.00	745	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.73/cwt	161.00–172.50	708	41
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	456	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	650	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	177.05/cwt	172.00–178.75	958	133
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	314	180.27/cwt	177.50–185.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	434	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	158.94/cwt	155.00–163.00	973	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	170.29/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,141	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,047	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	26

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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