Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 lower with spots 8.00 lower on steers. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply. Thin condition calves are starting to get harder to find as pastures conditions continue to improve with showers and 80 degree days and 60 degree nights. The largest draft of the day was 41 head of 545 lb. heifers that brought 293.00/cwt. Both Live and Feeder Cattle Futures traded higher as Corn Futures traded lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.31/cwt on 277 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.62 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$309.31

277 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$29.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs MO average

+4.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	318.21	1,708	194
Medium and Large 1-2	570	288.51	1,644	83

One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale277 hd

309.31

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MO average16 barns · 2,807 hd

302.80

+6.51

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+4.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−159.62

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

61 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	800–850	815	214.91/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,752	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	251.44/cwt	246.00–262.50	1,722	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	333.79/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,108	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	364.31/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	207.81/cwt	200.00–219.50	1,500	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.97/cwt	292.50–310.00	993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	333.29/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	213.11/cwt	208.50–218.00	1,628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	285.45/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,676	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	269.84/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,287	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.50/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,461	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	255.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,334	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	241.74/cwt	228.00–247.50	1,388	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	274.87/cwt	266.00–282.50	1,196	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	294.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,575	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	298.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,407	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,057	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	263.08/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	291.80/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	494	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	8
Steers	Large 1	850–900	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	311.40/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,302	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	272.50/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,559	26
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	379	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	330.70/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,554	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	351.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	314.28/cwt	298.00–327.00	1,791	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	254.16/cwt	249.00–256.50	1,827	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	240.99/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,571	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	314.77/cwt	307.50–324.00	1,473	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	246.87/cwt	245.00–248.50	1,516	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	264.77/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,477	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	288.88/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,375	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	279.53/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,842	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	368.38/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,249	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	298.30/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,861	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	621	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	286.04/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,542	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.19/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,665	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	309.62/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	265.64/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,689	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	331.57/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,436	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	218.16/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,464	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	295.88/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,284	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,695	9

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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