Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.87/cwt on 274 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −190.06 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$278.87

274 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$61.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.49

vs MO average

−20.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	294.78	1,582	113
Medium and Large 1-2	559	269.50	1,507	153
Medium and Large 2	506	233.32	1,181	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.46/cwt here — about $402 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 sale274 hd

278.87

—

MO average14 barns · 1,997 hd

287.35

−8.49

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−20.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−190.06

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

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	222.65/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,287	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	253.79/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	253.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,348	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	245.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	265.58/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,535	86
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	255.48/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,221	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	282.92/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,355	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	291.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	237.81/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,598	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	260.87/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	233.32/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.53/cwt	244.00–285.00	1,469	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	289.77/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,649	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	288.37/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,217	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	241.52/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,869	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	237.51/cwt	236.50–243.00	2,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	303.31/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,486	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	245.49/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,760	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	256.43/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,759	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	273.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,700	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	264.42/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,393	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	225.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	219.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	240.78/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,623	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.92/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,425	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	277.54/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,316	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	235.54/cwt	227.00–238.50	1,691	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	251.08/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,185	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	278.30/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,211	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	229.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,425	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	237.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,368	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.09/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,526	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	307.94/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,336	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	297.85/cwt	287.50–309.00	1,540	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.58/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,942	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.95/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,304	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	251.10/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,577	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,193	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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