Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher in a lightly tested market. Demand was good on a light supply of calves and a moderate supply of yearlings. The offering consisted of several multi-pot load drafts of yearling steers and heifers. The largest draft offered was 167 head of 921lb. steers which brought 238.00/cwt. One stick-out draft was 129 head of 807 lb. heifers that sold for 239.50/cwt. Last week the 5-Area Average Price for fat cattle was at an all time high of 195.91. Box Beef Cutouts set a new high for 2024 with Choice Cuts closing at 330.39 today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.22/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −172.71 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$296.22

132 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$70.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.01

vs MO average

−13.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	314.63	1,664	52
Medium and Large 1-2	563	288.73	1,624	72
Large 2	569	244.00	1,388	8thin

One grade step is worth $70.63/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale132 hd

296.22

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MO average10 barns · 1,275 hd

309.23

−13.01

National average16 barns · 1,423 hd

309.26

−13.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−172.71

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

65 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	437	319.31/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,395	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	274.64/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	291.34/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,544	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	142.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,296	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	259.24/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,262	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	243.21/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	305.94/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,453	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	287.26/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,669	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,022	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.80/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	221.46/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	338.12/cwt	325.00–354.00	1,268	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	260.17/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,379	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	238.93/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	288.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	230.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,579	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	289.82/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,246	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	227.54/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,684	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	27
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	684	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,156	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	288.04/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	428	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,231	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	643	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,691	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	17
Steers	Large 2	550–600	569	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,921	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	237.23/cwt	227.50–239.50	1,929	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	246.61/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,492	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	298.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,447	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	279.62/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	252.81/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	254.77/cwt	247.00–259.00	2,127	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	270.62/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,967	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,192	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	266.26/cwt	257.50–267.50	2,074	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	339.15/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,394	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	248.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	287.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,520	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.35/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,637	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	310.29/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,281	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	257.20/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,757	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	232.79/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,939	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	260.31/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,512	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	281.10/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	312.56/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,178	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	284.81/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,614	5

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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