Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was average with several groups of unweaned or short weaned calves in the offering. There were eight drafts of 20 head or more with seven of those drafts being heifers. The largest draft of the day was 100 head of 610 lb. mixed heifers that brought 250.00/cwt. Both Feeder and Live Cattle Futures traded sharply higher and Corn Futures traded lower as rain across the Corn and Acorn Belts has helped improve drought conditions, at least in the short term.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.88/cwt on 379 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.12 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$267.88

379 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs MO average

−2.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	528	280.63	1,482	21
Medium and Large 1	538	275.78	1,482	198
Medium and Large 1-2	552	257.99	1,423	122
Large 1-2	554	253.43	1,403	18thin
Medium 1-2	597	252.00	1,504	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	242.50	1,249	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.13/cwt here — about $233 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

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 sale379 hd

267.88

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MO average17 barns · 3,263 hd

278.17

−10.29

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−2.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−149.12

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

86 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	450–500	484	318.50/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,542	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	260.09/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,735	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,972	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	226.52/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	266.69/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	209.34/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,606	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	166.57/cwt	162.50–172.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	328.48/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,383	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	262.34/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,283	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	208.01/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	221.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,491	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	302.57/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,168	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	279.07/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,753	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	248.48/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,553	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	258.52/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,657	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	219.86/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,598	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	249.36/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,434	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	294.41/cwt	285.00–305.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	319.98/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	240.11/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	265.32/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,412	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	299.70/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,250	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	172.66/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,418	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	297.85/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,448	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	279.97/cwt	272.50–288.00	1,464	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	263.28/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.11/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	261.50/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,301	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	466	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	358	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,119	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	576	243.38/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,402	10
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	544	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,399	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.60/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	467	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	280.63/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,482	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	597	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,504	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	350.17/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.20/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,952	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	294.35/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,554	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	267.64/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,552	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	326.27/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	326.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,275	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	377.34/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	362.20/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	330.54/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,692	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	270.37/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	305.78/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,312	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	282.02/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,478	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	250.67/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,539	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,687	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	314.45/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,748	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.39/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,518	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	233.41/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,594	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	302.54/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,428	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	316.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,363	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	314.37/cwt	307.50–321.00	1,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	254.24/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	305.23/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,712	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	256.40/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,505	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	282.94/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,347	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	273.81/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,448	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	345.99/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,270	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	337.11/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,632	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	319.63/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	274.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	244.02/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,794	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	231.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,828	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	299.25/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,589	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	240.56/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	290.16/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,666	97

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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