Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 8.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Yearling steers were 5.00 higher with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. After being "tricked" last week, sellers were "treated" with better demand and higher prices. Four and five weight steer calves were back in the 3.00 range. One stick-out draft was 58 hd. of 458 lb. black steers that brought 324.00/cwt. The largest draft of the day was 228 head of 937 lb. yearling steers which brought 226.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.90/cwt on 956 head.

Average price

$265.90

956 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$82.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	448	292.50	1,310	5thin
Medium and Large 1	651	272.97	1,777	674
Medium 1-2	324	262.50	851	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	604	253.75	1,533	189
Large 1-2	571	250.75	1,432	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	243.45	1,350	35
Large 2	394	240.00	946	10thin
Medium 2	472	230.00	1,086	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	209.85	1,113	21

One grade step is worth $82.65/cwt here — about $197 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 sale956 hd

265.90

—

MO average15 barns · 4,910 hd

256.02

+9.88

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

70 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	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	291.25/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	233.58/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,852	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	299.19/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,595	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	321.64/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,483	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	218.40/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,042	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	242.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	324	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	851	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,122	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	279.35/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,327	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	235.16/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,128	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	295.36/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,403	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	296.14/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,113	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,250	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	662	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,582	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	253.94/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,549	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	300.35/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,343	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	326.66/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,365	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	261.98/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,402	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	330.26/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,248	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	269.52/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,450	32
Steers	Medium 1	—	448	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	202.95/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	224.91/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,282	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	232.87/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,237	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	210.67/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	268.99/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	243.73/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,450	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	215.43/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,321	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	229.44/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,172	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	183.86/cwt	182.50–187.50	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	219.38/cwt	205.00–230.00	820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	214.64/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,142	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	186.78/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,169	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	449	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	971	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	686	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	414	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,147	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	210.89/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,405	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	953	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	613	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,293	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	227.20/cwt	222.50–235.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	312.05/cwt	302.50–317.50	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	203.03/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	224.12/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,275	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	231.10/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,105	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	243.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	242.60/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	262.80/cwt	259.00–269.00	957	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	245.60/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,304	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	275.86/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,674	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	275.59/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	242.66/cwt	236.00–263.00	1,500	30
Steers	Large 2	—	394	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	471	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	211.73/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,188	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,279	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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