Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak with most weights not well tested. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Heat advisories and heat warnings across the area kept receipts light with most of the offering arriving overnight or early morning. Market activity was slow, especially on calves with excessive hair and above average flesh. The largest draft of the day was 49 head of 532 lb. steers which brought 339.00/cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.63/cwt on 292 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.37 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$267.63

292 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs MO average

+9.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	282.48	1,554	116
Medium and Large 1-2	553	260.92	1,442	141
Large 1-2	537	258.55	1,389	11thin
Medium 2	528	254.00	1,341	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	234.49	1,266	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale292 hd

267.63

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MO average15 barns · 2,203 hd

278.50

−10.88

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+9.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−149.37

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

61 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	450–500	468	315.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,475	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	258.78/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,498	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	276.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	288.63/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,198	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	253.83/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,683	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	278.36/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,759	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	317.27/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	282.32/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	237.46/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	242.06/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,859	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,227	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,280	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	246.27/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,559	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,382	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	255.83/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,609	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	281.73/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.91/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	232.96/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,654	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	506	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,305	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	733	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,891	10
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,529	6
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	694	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,818	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,315	8
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	416	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	273.64/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,538	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	296.57/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	528	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,341	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	621	300.28/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,865	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	643	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	563	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	343.15/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	351.61/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	283.66/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,503	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	309.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,750	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	260.54/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,649	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	281.74/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,586	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,864	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	310.92/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,468	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	307.93/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,906	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	299.38/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	261.47/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.09/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,751	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	268.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,915	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	261.73/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	305.73/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,623	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	267.47/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,787	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	337.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,401	15

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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