Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves traded 7.00-14.00 higher and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light to moderate supply. Short supplies coupled with high demand made for an active market. Cattle Futures traded higher while Corn Futures traded lower. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, had Inventories and Placements down 4 percent from a year ago and Marketings up 4 percent.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.53/cwt on 1,031 head.

Average price

$180.53

1,031 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	491	196.00	961	30
Medium and Large 1	550	190.40	1,047	474
Medium 1-2	441	187.96	828	27
Large 1-2	508	183.36	931	37
Medium and Large 1-2	600	171.64	1,029	400
Medium and Large 2	537	150.46	807	63

One grade step is worth $45.54/cwt here — about $154 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 sale1,031 hd

180.53

—

MO average14 barns · 8,061 hd

189.12

−8.59

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	174.99/cwt	162.50–179.00	1,339	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.58/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,294	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.72/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,053	48
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	694	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	242.65/cwt	226.00–251.00	1,262	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	187.76/cwt	178.00–197.50	1,267	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	205.81/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,188	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	231.69/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	176.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	197.79/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,254	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	178.33/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,264	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	158.52/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	208.19/cwt	200.00–222.50	970	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	216.05/cwt	202.50–223.00	1,115	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	216.33/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,365	107
Steers	Large 1-2	—	467	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	187.95/cwt	185.00–191.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	252.62/cwt	242.50–265.00	937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,399	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	250.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	262.81/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,246	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	569	205.20/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,168	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	239.75/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	234.94/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,109	50
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	358	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,128	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	189.18/cwt	189.00–189.50	1,358	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	153.58/cwt	143.00–168.00	1,032	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	212.65/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,125	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	200.38/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	123.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,156	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.16/cwt	157.50–173.00	679	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	533	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,018	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	195.44/cwt	190.00–205.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	135.27/cwt	132.50–137.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	160.95/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,008	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	124.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	185.23/cwt	177.50–190.00	904	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	177.36/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,039	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	180.53/cwt	175.00–188.00	953	45
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	497	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	162.68/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,082	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	189.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	820	44
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	534	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	975	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	312	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	192.40/cwt	185.00–205.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.02/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,014	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	206.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	799	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	448	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	900	15
Steers	Large 1	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	15
Steers	Large 1	—	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.76/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,265	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,019	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	218.80/cwt	210.00–228.00	834	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	187.23/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,086	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	179.32/cwt	175.00–180.50	1,106	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	147.03/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	208.38/cwt	202.50–219.00	871	53
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	443	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	202.05/cwt	196.00–215.00	942	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	359	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.97/cwt	215.00–222.50	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	172.09/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,181	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	184.05/cwt	180.00–192.50	681	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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