Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, 600-800 lb. stocker and feeder calves sold steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weights not well tested. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good and improved throughout the day. The supply was moderate. The quality was average with the exception of a few reputation herds that were in the offering. The largest drafts of the day were 75 head of 664 lb. steers which brought 255.25/cwt. and 75 head of 613 lb. heifers which brought 246.00/cwt. Forty degree nights and 80 degree days have buyers paying closer attention to weaning dates and vaccination programs. Producers are keeping an eye on Hurricane Francine in hopes that she will bring much needed rain to the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.33/cwt on 274 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −202.60 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$266.33

274 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$36.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs MO average

−1.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	274.27	1,510	144
Large 1	522	267.50	1,396	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	257.45	1,410	114
Medium and Large 2	511	237.50	1,214	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.77/cwt here — about $297 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

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 sale274 hd

266.33

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MO average16 barns · 2,547 hd

279.32

−12.99

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−1.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−202.60

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

71 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	800–850	835	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	228.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	250.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,462	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	282.43/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,206	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	257.09/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,108	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	260.41/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,385	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	255.83/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,218	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	252.74/cwt	237.50–267.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	221.93/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,964	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	233.19/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,339	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	235.16/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,700	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	287.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,078	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	240.51/cwt	240.00–242.50	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	235.92/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	218.38/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,620	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	219.60/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,735	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	259.44/cwt	250.00–275.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	229.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,442	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	225.10/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,535	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	186.78/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,330	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	229.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	228.16/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	212.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	618	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,437	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	522	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,396	11
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	792	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,249	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	246.29/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,522	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,531	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	379	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	597	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	279.31/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,262	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	320.75/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,161	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.55/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,433	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	254.89/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,313	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	245.10/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	278.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,450	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	252.69/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,787	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	256.71/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,723	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	240.92/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,882	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	226.06/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	270.49/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,558	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	295.27/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,079	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	263.73/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,638	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	268.63/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,279	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	246.66/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	279.72/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,208	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	297.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,409	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	254.65/cwt	250.00–275.00	960	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	242.90/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,521	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	216.80/cwt	206.00–227.50	1,348	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	223.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,303	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	235.31/cwt	232.50–235.50	1,988	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	243.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,624	16

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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