Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher on calves. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The market was active with the quality of the offering above average. For the first time in several weeks 50 percent or more of the offering weighed over 600 lbs. One stick-out draft of the day was 49 head of 500 lb. steers that brought 360.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were 1 percent higher, Placements 12 percent lower and Marketings 14 percent lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.17/cwt on 324 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.76 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$315.17

324 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$91.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs MO average

+5.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	340.27	1,800	182
Medium and Large 1-2	562	294.80	1,658	94
Medium and Large 2	546	261.19	1,426	43
Medium 2	585	249.00	1,457	5thin

One grade step is worth $91.27/cwt here — about $343 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 sale324 hd

315.17

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MO average17 barns · 3,028 hd

310.91

+4.27

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

+5.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−153.76

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

84 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	300–350	348	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	274.52/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,705	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	317.35/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,492	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	332.94/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,269	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	241.04/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,726	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	293.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	293.40/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,693	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	302.43/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,597	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	225.60/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	328.14/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	276.42/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,194	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	330.88/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	262.74/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,739	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	211.73/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	260.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,385	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	233.95/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,551	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	280.19/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,348	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,183	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	252.34/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,416	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	224.23/cwt	222.50–226.50	1,603	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	225.56/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	255.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,438	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	269.29/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,029	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	230.29/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	274.97/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	288.41/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,004	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	276.51/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	603	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,797	13
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	776	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,855	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	771	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,464	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	285.72/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,520	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	277.90/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,505	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	714	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	226.75/cwt	224.00–236.50	1,884	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	351.98/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,679	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	287.89/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,914	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	357.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,354	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,555	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	2,038	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	299.41/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,889	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	324.79/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,848	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	252.77/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,954	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	262.99/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,894	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	380.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,205	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	335.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,768	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	226.26/cwt	226.00–226.50	1,991	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.36/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,530	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.97/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,610	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	310.46/cwt	297.50–326.00	1,316	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	279.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,470	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,156	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	225.63/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,751	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,863	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	293.90/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,399	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	329.20/cwt	327.50–335.00	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	341.31/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,468	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	239.28/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,723	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	324.40/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,223	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	323.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,810	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	252.17/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,584	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	236.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,489	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,825	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	202.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,586	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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