Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 higher except for three weights which were 15.00-25.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest drafts of the day were 58 head of 821 lb. steers that brought 249.25/cwt. and 58 head of 796 lb. steers that brought 250.00/cwt. Discounts continue to grow on short- weaned or unweaned and non-vaccinated calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.73/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −192.20 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$276.73

220 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$32.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs MO average

−17.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	287.79	1,580	100
Large 1-2	598	269.00	1,609	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	268.14	1,489	109
Medium 1-2	552	255.00	1,408	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.79/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale220 hd

276.73

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MO average17 barns · 1,735 hd

283.72

−6.99

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−17.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−192.20

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

81 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	450–500	469	309.22/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,450	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	247.49/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,346	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	235.04/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,974	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	263.21/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,500	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	454	260.72/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	671	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	240.46/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,371	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	256.38/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,064	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	287.84/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	237.83/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,846	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	234.35/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,708	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	276.38/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,479	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	231.69/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,360	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	252.07/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,575	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,404	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	252.72/cwt	250.00–253.50	1,716	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	282.21/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,346	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	245.99/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	248.92/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,277	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	220.26/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	235.06/cwt	232.50–252.00	1,142	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	226.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,526	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	233.33/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	244.31/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,529	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.57/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	865	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	792	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,742	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	681	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,600	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	454	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,169	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	708	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,735	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	612	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	704	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,732	16
Steers	Large 1	700–750	727	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,890	20
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	749	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,835	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	573	234.23/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,342	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	260.99/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	659	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	561	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	518	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	552	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	354.13/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,268	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	260.58/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,759	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	306.69/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	242.64/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,657	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	252.39/cwt	246.50–258.00	1,575	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	255.31/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,323	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	256.95/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	271.01/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	256.98/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,460	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	250.74/cwt	250.00–254.50	1,983	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	307.93/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.91/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,328	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,782	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	2,046	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	248.79/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,334	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	306.95/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,544	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	291.81/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,675	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	228.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	226.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,421	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	236.93/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	270.26/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,562	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	285.71/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,474	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	223.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	216.17/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	268.83/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,301	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	287.07/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,209	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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