Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply. The quality of the offering was below average and consisted of mostly mixed calves that were unweaned or short-weaned. Feeder Cattle Futures were sharply lower and with Live Cattle Futures lower as well, made it difficult for cash prices to advance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.80/cwt on 884 head.

Average price

$219.80

884 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$689

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

$77.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	237.84	1,420	219
Medium and Large 1-2	540	228.12	1,231	344
Medium 2	480	220.00	1,056	8thin
Large 2	480	203.78	979	15thin
Medium and Large 2	561	203.54	1,142	240
Medium and Large 2-3	522	176.60	922	48
Medium 2-3	457	160.00	731	10thin

One grade step is worth $77.84/cwt here — about $689 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 sale884 hd

219.80

—

MO average15 barns · 5,801 hd

243.93

−24.12

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 2-3	—	417	230.14/cwt	222.50–240.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	234.55/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,290	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	224.13/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,188	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	194.39/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,201	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	299.19/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,128	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	236.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,698	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	225.15/cwt	219.00–226.50	1,565	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	234.16/cwt	230.00–243.00	993	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,932	34
Steers	Medium 2	—	604	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,208	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	676	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	227.34/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	209.09/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	245.40/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,625	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	249.49/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,529	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	318.23/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,088	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	236.97/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,806	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	266.20/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,264	36
Steers	Large 1-2	—	489	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	251.14/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,321	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	267.76/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,414	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	282.15/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,160	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	744	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	266.26/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	293.58/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	278.22/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,600	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	255.59/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,472	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	283.51/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,151	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	276.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	238.15/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	239.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,347	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,461	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	179.33/cwt	170.00–184.00	997	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,296	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	259.39/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,306	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,231	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	198.94/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,152	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	220.64/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,165	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	194.27/cwt	185.00–200.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	457	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	180.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	852	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	204.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,286	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,072	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,388	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,299	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	267.27/cwt	265.00–272.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	246.55/cwt	245.00–247.00	939	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	216.29/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,034	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	204.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,193	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	195.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,321	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	238.32/cwt	228.50–245.00	1,518	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	199.64/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,108	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	258.15/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,120	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	232.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,458	20
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	509	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	199.34/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,045	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	223.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	231.87/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,090	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	251.59/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,218	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	189.76/cwt	180.00–202.50	877	9

How this sale compares

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