Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher, heavier weights were not well tested. Heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with spots up to 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The market was active with many bidders and buyers present and ready to fill orders after a couple weeks of helpful rains to improve pasture conditions in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.26/cwt on 258 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.67 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$322.26

258 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs MO average

+12.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	334.13	1,845	145
Medium and Large 1-2	543	312.81	1,699	90
Medium and Large 2	541	284.38	1,539	23

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale258 hd

322.26

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MO average16 barns · 3,261 hd

314.80

+7.46

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+12.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−146.67

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

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	327.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	271.70/cwt	257.50–286.00	1,834	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.73/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,488	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	307.84/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,117	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	281.91/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,477	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	287.22/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,255	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	245.37/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	295.82/cwt	283.00–307.50	1,701	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	285.82/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,372	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	359.47/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,718	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	352.23/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,338	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	243.28/cwt	243.00–244.00	2,019	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	228.59/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	357.18/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,168	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	309.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	246.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	234.98/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	315.38/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,334	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	323.24/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,865	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	297.71/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,965	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	304.94/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,891	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	267.40/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	334.27/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,237	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	257.68/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,580	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	288.82/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,513	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	309.77/cwt	297.50–317.00	1,462	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	288.04/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,593	27
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	368	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	948	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	492	234.31/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	729	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,693	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.52/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,809	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	366.41/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,524	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.44/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	405.40/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	216.57/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,475	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	261.49/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,200	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	248.74/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,440	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	284.95/cwt	282.50–287.50	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	319.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	223.23/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	262.52/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,126	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	218.63/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	233.32/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	341.08/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,487	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	241.06/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,890	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	136.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,271	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	297.85/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,290	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	294.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	319.35/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,696	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	300.85/cwt	260.00–322.50	1,423	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	877	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	249.52/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	358.66/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	221.13/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	345.49/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,275	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	282.97/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,743	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	244.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,522	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	267.72/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,389	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	326.40/cwt	321.00–347.50	1,593	52

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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