Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The market was very active with the best demand that has been seen in several weeks. The quality was above average with several larger drafts of long-time weaned and vaccinated calves. The largest draft of the day was 68 head of 835 lb. steers which brought 242.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, was neutral and closely matched projected estimates. It reported Inventories were 1 percent higher, Placements 1 percent lower and Marketings 4 percent lower than last month.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.96/cwt on 277 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −193.97 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$274.96

277 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$64.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs MO average

+0.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	506	297.50	1,505	6thin
Medium and Large 1	552	288.10	1,590	149
Medium and Large 1-2	559	265.13	1,482	83
Large 1-2	531	263.00	1,397	6thin
Medium 1-2	570	243.98	1,391	17thin
Medium and Large 2	568	232.57	1,321	16thin

One grade step is worth $64.93/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale277 hd

274.96

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MO average16 barns · 1,735 hd

279.30

−4.34

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+0.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−193.97

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

83 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	274.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,284	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	271.45/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	201.07/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	217.89/cwt	207.00–223.50	2,007	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	275.04/cwt	269.00–294.00	1,436	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	239.67/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,603	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	259.22/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,506	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	204.18/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,544	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	202.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,462	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	252.87/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,226	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	261.36/cwt	255.00–267.50	975	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	232.16/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	230.37/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,917	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	218.93/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	235.51/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,467	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	242.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	237.52/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	238.17/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,253	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	232.35/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,341	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	255.62/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	266.40/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	280.76/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,188	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	222.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,505	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	200.36/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	238.23/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	232.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,321	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	226.88/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,084	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	626	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,459	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	634	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	409	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	509	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,183	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	841	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,514	6
Steers	Large 2	600–650	613	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,634	17
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	506	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	372	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	243.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,391	17
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	408	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,163	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	531	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	252.82/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,714	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,371	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	284.90/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	247.19/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,525	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	254.53/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,318	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	314.66/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,469	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	249.61/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,840	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,320	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	242.13/cwt	239.00–247.50	2,017	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,151	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	248.51/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,896	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	309.62/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,127	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	279.20/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,625	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	221.15/cwt	220.00–223.00	2,112	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	268.20/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,657	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	281.38/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,503	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	237.22/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,596	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	277.23/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,322	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	282.27/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,067	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	236.48/cwt	235.00–236.75	1,733	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	305.44/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,588	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	231.68/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	242.01/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	273.51/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.14/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,405	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	243.14/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,422	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	236.86/cwt	234.75–239.00	2,077	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	250.52/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	266.83/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,529	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	253.93/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,437	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	273.55/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,187	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	260.92/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,485	44

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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