Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Supplies were lighter than normal due to the heat advisory across the area. The largest draft of the day was 189 head of 749 lb. heifers which brought 244.50/cwt. Cattle futures traded mixed as corn futures traded sharply lower. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were slightly lower, Placements 4 percent higher and Marketings slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.42/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −167.58 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$249.42

235 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$67.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.03

vs MO average

−19.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	267.72	1,476	48
Medium 1-2	515	250.00	1,288	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	249.34	1,389	129
Large 1-2	556	245.00	1,362	22
Medium and Large 2	556	227.64	1,266	22
Medium 2	521	200.00	1,042	6thin

One grade step is worth $67.72/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale235 hd

249.42

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MO average16 barns · 2,841 hd

278.45

−29.03

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−19.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−167.58

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

66 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	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	244.24/cwt	243.50–244.50	1,822	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.45/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,465	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	257.14/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,484	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	268.00/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,715	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	289.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,497	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	245.21/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,903	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	233.42/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,578	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	297.49/cwt	292.50–309.00	1,172	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	255.51/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	284.57/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,619	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	315.87/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,453	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	318.74/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,355	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	264.71/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,771	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	246.41/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	333.21/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	235.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,507	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	274.72/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	243.85/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,436	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	255.85/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,328	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	269.81/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,276	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,559	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	243.77/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	245.24/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,062	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	267.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	310.04/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,649	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	294.69/cwt	284.00–303.00	1,818	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	2,218	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	298.41/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,751	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	248.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,536	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	268.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	273.71/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	258.21/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,955	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	306.54/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,763	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	632	261.60/cwt	261.00–262.50	1,653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	268.69/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	287.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	338.72/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	319.61/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,144	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	5
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	776	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,862	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	521	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,250	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	882	135.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,042	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	579	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,419	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	382	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	917	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,281	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	424	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,187	7
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	417	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	959	7

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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