Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady. Steer and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The quality of offering was average, consisting of mostly small drafts. Six-weight steers broke the 3.00 mark last week, with several packages selling above 3.00 this week. Five-weight heifers joined the 3.00 club this week with a package of 28 head, 500 lb. heifers bringing 322.00/cwt. The stick-out draft of the day was a package of 14 head of 702 lb. steers that brought 287.00/cwt. The Cattle Futures traded mixed today with Corn Futures trading higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.88/cwt on 260 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −143.12 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$273.88

260 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs MO average

−3.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	292.54	1,554	134
Large 1	557	281.00	1,565	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	253.48	1,407	107
Medium and Large 2	526	246.24	1,295	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.28, low $334.89, median $417.00 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 sale260 hd

273.88

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MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd

277.83

−3.95

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−3.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−143.12

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

66 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	500–550	532	272.67/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,451	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	351.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,107	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	280.03/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	278.54/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,005	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	309.60/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,672	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	345.19/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,305	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	352.23/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,663	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	364.50/cwt	352.50–383.00	1,531	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.55/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,107	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	318.20/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,349	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,610	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	254.62/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,551	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	273.52/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,529	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,834	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	324.67/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,711	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	298.86/cwt	284.00–313.00	1,539	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	235.94/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,586	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	382	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	707	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	414	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	242.33/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	327.77/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,206	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	300.55/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,395	70
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	417	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,326	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	398	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,335	13
Steers	Large 1	700–750	722	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,928	12
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	416	313.59/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,305	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	557	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	303.76/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,324	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	335.73/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.15/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	697	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,784	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	270.61/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	266.27/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	241.73/cwt	235.00–244.00	938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	931	139.51/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,299	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	223.57/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	276.96/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,349	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	246.24/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,295	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	155.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	299.03/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	294.42/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,260	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,006	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,044	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	306.51/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,490	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	322.81/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	959	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	325.04/cwt	311.00–341.00	1,560	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	337.85/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,439	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	311.46/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,165	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	296.82/cwt	277.50–308.00	1,713	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	259.59/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,768	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,247	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	368.08/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	306.48/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,897	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	242.91/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,380	69

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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