Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested however undertones were steady. Demand was good and improved throughout the day. The supply was moderate with several high quality drafts in the offering. One stick-out draft was 81 head of 553 lb. heifers, from the Pace Farm, that brought 266.50. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were 2 percent lower, Placements were 3 percent higher and Marketings were 5 percent lower. Also released Friday was the semi-annual Cattle Inventory Report which revealed that Cattle Inventory is the second lowest on record since 1973. Beef Cow Inventory is the lowest July since data collection began in 1971. Also noted was that the Calf Inventory was the third lowest since records began in 1977 with only 2013 and 2014 seeing lower numbers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.99/cwt on 1,104 head.

Average price

$253.99

1,104 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$121.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	276.42	1,611	346
Large 1	601	268.50	1,614	10thin
Medium 1	659	258.00	1,700	54
Large 1-2	564	254.67	1,435	15thin
Medium 1-2	514	250.77	1,288	48
Medium and Large 1-2	686	243.23	1,669	510
Medium and Large 2	558	239.66	1,338	112
Medium and Large 2-3	747	155.00	1,158	9thin

One grade step is worth $121.42/cwt here — about $453 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 sale1,104 hd

253.99

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MO average16 barns · 7,796 hd

259.27

−5.29

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

87 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	—	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	256.25/cwt	252.50–262.50	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	234.51/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,454	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	269.23/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,058	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	274.99/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,163	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	234.17/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,543	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	5
Steers	Large 1	—	502	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	263.91/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,114	53
Heifers	Large 1	—	584	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	216.37/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,908	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	495	269.05/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,332	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	623	238.01/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	227.09/cwt	220.00–228.75	1,883	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	265.18/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,403	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	271.59/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,282	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	534	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	309.55/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,337	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	292.36/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	249.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,285	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	264.16/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,506	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	502	248.28/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,246	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	564	241.84/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,364	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	659	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,700	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	228.12/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	254.01/cwt	250.00–257.50	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	233.98/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,362	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,431	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	242.25/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,715	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	272.19/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,674	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	282.90/cwt	280.00–287.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	279.80/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,094	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	240.53/cwt	238.50–246.00	1,823	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	396	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	262.75/cwt	256.00–265.50	1,718	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	222.05/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	261.84/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,118	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	248.70/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	242.37/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	229.08/cwt	220.00–237.50	745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	932	129.30/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,205	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,474	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	132.18/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	211.29/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,551	40
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	239.31/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	231.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	216.98/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,245	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	250.20/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,088	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	229.06/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,503	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,661	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	448	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	232.12/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,214	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	210.18/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,419	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	246.31/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,537	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	287.93/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,515	73
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	504	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	220.37/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,402	8
Steers	Large 1	—	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	254.33/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	247.05/cwt	242.50–257.00	917	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	243.29/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,396	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	253.67/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,111	17
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	594	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,420	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	894	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	185.68/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	408	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.93/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,317	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	239.46/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,154	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	252.77/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,213	53
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	519	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	214.45/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,012	11

How this sale compares

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