Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady in a lightly tested market. Better tested seven and eight weight feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 133 head of 803 lb steers which brought 256.00/cwt. Storms this past weekend kept receipts lighter than expected as many are still cleaning up downed trees, repairing fences and dealing with no electricity. This week's forecast is for drier weather which is allowing hay harvest to get started. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down 1 percent, Placements were down 6 percent and Marketings were up 10 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.75/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.18 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$299.75

239 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$687

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$113.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.40

vs MO average

−5.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	313.78	1,705	85
Medium and Large 1-2	545	304.64	1,661	113
Large 1-2	533	290.72	1,550	14thin
Medium and Large 2	529	269.29	1,425	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	242.50	1,288	9thin
Medium and Large 3	509	200.00	1,018	8thin

One grade step is worth $113.78/cwt here — about $687 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale239 hd

299.75

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MO average10 barns · 1,487 hd

319.16

−19.40

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−5.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−169.18

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

73 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	500–550	528	309.04/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,632	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	367	305.43/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,121	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	230.31/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,557	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	350.81/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,372	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	303.12/cwt	297.50–307.50	961	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	194.63/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	252.56/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,465	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	282.34/cwt	271.50–293.00	1,770	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	269.29/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	314.22/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,326	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	243.28/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	256.89/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,351	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	142.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,232	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	271.70/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,443	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	250.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	244.56/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	849	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.60/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,491	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,018	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	307.42/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,611	10
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	454	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,022	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	290.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,550	14
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	616	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,230	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	492	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	302.11/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,740	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	293.73/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,924	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	321.60/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	266.60/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,920	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	254.40/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	304.05/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,456	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	317.84/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	264.89/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,478	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	315.42/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,650	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	320.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,424	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	254.89/cwt	250.50–257.00	2,072	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,373	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	258.30/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	366.85/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	300.28/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,519	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	232.17/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	326.34/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,527	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	333.49/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,434	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	319.92/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,225	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	304.45/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,300	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	244.49/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,543	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	247.52/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,804	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	264.96/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	298.22/cwt	287.50–306.00	1,700	46

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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