Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 4.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The quality of the offering was above average with several large producers emptying out pastures. October in May is the best way to describe today's offering. The sounds of bawling calves could be heard across the parking lot as producers, hearing of record prices, were bringing calves to town. Remembering how quickly prices can drop, due to a news report, many have chosen the bird in the hand instead of the one in the bush. The largest draft of the day was 155 head of 602 lb. black steers that brought 332.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.41/cwt on 755 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −160.52 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$308.41

755 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$42.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs MO average

−5.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	320.43	1,822	335
Medium and Large 1-2	544	301.90	1,641	360
Medium 1-2	574	295.00	1,693	6thin
Large 1-2	589	287.50	1,693	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	277.97	1,553	49

One grade step is worth $42.46/cwt here — about $269 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 sale755 hd

308.41

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MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

−11.38

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−5.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−160.52

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

98 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	400–450	429	335.92/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,441	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	246.93/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,803	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	279.69/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	257.13/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,494	168
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	308.68/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	256.13/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,306	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	319.10/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	223.25/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	248.48/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,307	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.30/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,176	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,713	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	396	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	244.15/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,526	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	250.50/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	257.64/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,255	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	312.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,177	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	921	143.12/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,318	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	273.68/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,434	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	287.63/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,363	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	221.68/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,616	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	278.87/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,570	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	330.18/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,578	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	298.12/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,282	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	227.18/cwt	224.00–228.50	1,720	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	228.75/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,551	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	492	298.45/cwt	296.00–299.00	1,468	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	242.00/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,534	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	282.65/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,761	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	309.34/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,615	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	300.91/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,730	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,002	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	289.35/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,826	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	269.86/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	322.57/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,384	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	288.19/cwt	271.00–293.00	1,519	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,189	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	271.49/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,572	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	311.16/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,509	29
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	667	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,818	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	589	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,693	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	468	274.05/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	554	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,385	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	361	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,155	11
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	449	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,123	8
Steers	Large 1	600–650	612	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,821	5
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,525	10
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	624	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,585	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	332.29/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,568	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	574	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	401	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	259.91/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,507	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	314.06/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,344	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	274.36/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,868	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	271.92/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,539	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.27/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	265.70/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	318.84/cwt	301.00–332.00	1,939	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	251.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	352.18/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,648	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	368.34/cwt	357.00–373.00	1,536	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	323.90/cwt	319.00–342.50	1,872	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	343.78/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,306	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	302.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,544	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	274.68/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,470	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	283.84/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,504	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	305.99/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,310	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	319.43/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,390	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	288.82/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,415	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	220.74/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,797	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	235.36/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,676	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	342.28/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,629	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	306.31/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	307.12/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,812	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	326.94/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,684	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	323.51/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,417	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	373.76/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,390	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	255.51/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,579	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	284.35/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,592	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.99/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,748	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	257.77/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,993	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	266.54/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,927	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	334.57/cwt	322.50–351.00	1,241	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	241.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,599	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	307.67/cwt	286.00–315.00	2,037	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	302.26/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,469	64

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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