Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week. feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher with most of the gain on heifer calves. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Pastures in the Ozarks are starting to green up but growth is limited with nighttime temperatures in the 30's and 40's. The cattle futures traded higher as corn futures were lower. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Menz family this week following the loss of Todd Menz, a long time friend and buyer at ORS.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.96/cwt on 570 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −170.97 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$297.96

570 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$58.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.04

vs MO average

−15.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	310.42	1,708	285
Medium and Large 1-2	560	289.37	1,620	247
Medium 1-2	539	278.00	1,498	6thin
Medium and Large 2	563	259.36	1,461	22
Large 2	555	252.25	1,400	10thin

One grade step is worth $58.17/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $395.13, median $468.93 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale570 hd

297.96

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MO average9 barns · 2,467 hd

311.00

−13.04

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−15.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−170.97

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

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	275.77/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,001	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.76/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,387	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,873	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	994	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	267.89/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,674	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	245.11/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,427	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	255.67/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,716	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	223.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,988	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	315.68/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,487	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	323.17/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,367	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	283.13/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,634	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	269.48/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,285	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	239.07/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	277.85/cwt	275.00–280.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	242.37/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,302	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.18/cwt	252.50–263.00	1,487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	333.40/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,064	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	214.58/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	291.58/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	287.62/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,389	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,146	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	974	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,291	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	259.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	995	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,423	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	689	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	387	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,035	5
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,392	5
Steers	Large 2	600–650	617	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,481	5
Steers	Large 2	550–600	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	5
Steers	Large 2	500–550	548	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	623	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	539	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,498	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	718	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,630	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	730	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	636	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,526	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	310.74/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,101	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,048	9
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	492	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	310.94/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,334	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	306.05/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,738	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	278.68/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,876	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	286.26/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,526	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	266.65/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,568	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	228.65/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	349.00/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,288	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	274.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,980	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	299.52/cwt	282.50–309.00	1,593	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,929	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	327.40/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,251	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	248.07/cwt	233.00–252.50	1,426	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	282.99/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,208	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	274.60/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,568	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	256.87/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,603	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	354.70/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,664	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	236.65/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,955	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	290.86/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,396	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	319.15/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,644	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	311.78/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,016	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	309.23/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,203	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	226.47/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,678	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	364.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	357.39/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,547	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	240.13/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,587	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	288.30/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,799	58

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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