Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weight calves 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Cash prices softened this week as both Feeder and Live Cattle Contracts traded lower and Corn Contracts traded higher. Choice Box Beef prices were 7.87 lower than a week ago closing at 276.66.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.84/cwt on 1,445 head.

Average price

$186.84

1,445 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	197.98	1,082	679
Medium 1	491	192.90	948	31
Medium and Large 1-2	603	178.78	1,077	563
Medium 1-2	623	168.81	1,051	41
Medium and Large 2	553	168.08	929	101
Large 1-2	640	167.54	1,071	30

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $10 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 sale1,445 hd

186.84

—

MO average17 barns · 19,323 hd

190.50

−3.66

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

85 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	—	630	172.08/cwt	167.50–173.50	1,084	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,138	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	213.36/cwt	212.50–214.00	849	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.13/cwt	161.00–175.00	950	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,006	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.20/cwt	160.00–172.50	842	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	177.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	868	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	196.87/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,108	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	214.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	904	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,429	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	222.51/cwt	215.00–232.50	850	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	173.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	887	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	156.16/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,351	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	178.09/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,190	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	161.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	172.12/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,072	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	181.62/cwt	180.00–184.00	852	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	165.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,207	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	159.50/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,222	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	523	177.28/cwt	174.00–180.00	927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	180.88/cwt	171.00–187.50	1,044	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	165.95/cwt	159.00–173.50	1,110	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	195.30/cwt	190.00–203.00	863	63
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	726	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	196.20/cwt	183.00–202.50	930	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	189.52/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,003	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,299	47
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	642	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,066	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	226.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	209.08/cwt	207.50–210.00	820	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	321	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	674	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	167.84/cwt	160.00–177.50	970	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	812	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,259	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,224	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.85/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,066	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	993	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,199	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	148.28/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,071	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.78/cwt	155.00–163.00	915	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.33/cwt	157.00–167.50	850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	135.59/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,125	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	174.06/cwt	172.50–175.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	160.34/cwt	154.00–163.00	898	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	154.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	974	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.69/cwt	156.00–170.00	722	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.99/cwt	150.00–166.00	850	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	172.10/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	147.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,025	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	162.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	768	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.21/cwt	169.00–178.00	828	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	152.62/cwt	144.00–158.50	1,186	37
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	930	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	169.70/cwt	167.00–182.00	905	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.22/cwt	172.50–185.00	761	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	155.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,108	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.71/cwt	164.00–176.00	946	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.69/cwt	176.00–190.00	683	43
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	616	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	970	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	184.19/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,149	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,025	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,054	36
Heifers	Medium 1	—	368	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	191.79/cwt	189.00–201.00	619	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	159.06/cwt	157.00–160.00	994	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	209.34/cwt	206.00–218.00	990	106

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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