Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, there were too few head across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison, however undertones were higher. Demand was good on a very light supply. The supplies were lighter than typical for Thanksgiving week with only one draft larger than 25 head. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report,released Friday, didn't send shockwaves throughout the beef industry like it did last month. According to the report, Inventories were up 2 percent, Placements were up 4 percent and Marketings were down 3 percent. These numbers were close to analysts' predictions except for Placements which were 3 percent lower and more bullish. Contributing factors included slower chain speeds by the processors and more Beef on Dairy Calves taking longer to finish.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.61/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$241.61

405 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$41.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	248.06	1,340	219
Medium and Large 1	640	239.07	1,531	125
Large 1-2	498	238.00	1,185	5thin
Medium and Large 2	427	230.45	983	27
Medium 1-2	505	228.95	1,157	11thin
Medium 2	425	206.25	877	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.81/cwt here — about $463 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 sale405 hd

241.61

—

MO average16 barns · 12,027 hd

243.60

−1.99

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

49 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	—	670	213.92/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	272.13/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,132	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	299.97/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	240.36/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,500	43
Steers	Medium 2	—	454	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	908	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	245.19/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,400	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	498	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	231.41/cwt	222.50–244.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	248.64/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,310	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	412	251.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	290.90/cwt	287.00–297.50	966	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,153	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	245.98/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,045	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	239.65/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,117	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	185.81/cwt	182.50–190.00	970	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	226.35/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,082	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	203.58/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,169	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	200.85/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,233	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,617	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	209.26/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	233.50/cwt	225.00–242.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	215.80/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,532	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	263.13/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,295	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,495	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,369	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	229.78/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,436	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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