Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher while feeder heifers were not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Overnight rains continued throughout most of the day, as the remnant of hurricane Beryl moved through the area, keeping receipts lighter than expected. Cash prices remained strong in spite of Choice Boxed Beef closing 4.81 lower and livestock future contracts dropping throughout the day. The 5-Area Average Price for slaughter steers last week was 197.09, 1.28 higher than the prior week and another record high.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.49/cwt on 236 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.44 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$315.49

236 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$45.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.74

vs MO average

+12.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	326.59	1,781	134
Large 1	566	310.00	1,755	5thin
Medium 1-2	516	309.00	1,594	32
Medium and Large 1-2	544	299.64	1,631	53
Medium and Large 2	537	281.13	1,510	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.46/cwt here — about $271 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 sale236 hd

315.49

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MO average8 barns · 1,913 hd

325.23

−9.74

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+12.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−153.44

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

67 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	423	334.57/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,415	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	321.06/cwt	317.50–326.00	1,397	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	321.01/cwt	313.00–332.50	1,509	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	304.58/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	343.03/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,276	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	261.81/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,778	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	278.28/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	281.50/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	253.89/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,592	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,004	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	265.01/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,513	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	234.59/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	263.84/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,393	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	305.55/cwt	297.50–318.00	1,598	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	233.74/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	231.30/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	291.26/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	289.56/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	258.84/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,992	15
Steers	Large 1	650–700	685	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,870	8
Steers	Large 1	550–600	566	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	576	253.73/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,461	6
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	386	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,361	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	456	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,265	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	577	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,594	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	488	317.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	599	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,503	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	328	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	643	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,463	8
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	472	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	267.22/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,705	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	306.72/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,445	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	291.80/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	494	300.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,484	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	351.70/cwt	345.00–359.00	1,502	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	329.50/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,730	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	323.31/cwt	307.50–328.00	1,836	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	241.64/cwt	240.50–245.00	1,665	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	300.52/cwt	293.00–312.00	1,875	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,133	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	241.54/cwt	239.00–242.00	2,225	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	369.07/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,384	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.99/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,544	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	272.98/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,949	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,854	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	278.81/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,598	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	237.00/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	213.34/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	343.56/cwt	337.00–346.00	1,608	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	269.22/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	291.92/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,670	23

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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