Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* CLOSE*

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500lbs sold with a higher undertone, and steers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.84/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −198.09 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$270.84

273 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$39.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs MO average

−28.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	291.22	1,574	90
Medium and Large 1-2	556	262.31	1,459	154
Large 1-2	585	260.00	1,521	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	252.10	1,361	26

One grade step is worth $39.12/cwt here — about $213 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 sale273 hd

270.84

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MO average19 barns · 2,548 hd

280.98

−10.13

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−28.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−198.09

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

109 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	600–650	613	245.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,506	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	313.64/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	249.17/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,732	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	242.25/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,725	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	311.98/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,507	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	466	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,212	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	741	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	299.20/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	260.56/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,480	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	253.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,345	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	243.46/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,892	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	238.33/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,009	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,199	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	274.18/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,744	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.82/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	344.52/cwt	330.00–376.00	1,295	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	284.64/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,369	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	262.35/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,739	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	744	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	254.78/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	289.85/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,614	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	222.87/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,273	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	243.22/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	266.16/cwt	262.50–270.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	224.80/cwt	217.50–225.00	2,201	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	266.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	204.87/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,092	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	278.97/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,473	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	258.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	223.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,428	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	303.79/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,553	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	479	236.86/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	656	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	289.40/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,493	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	243.85/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,544	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	560	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,373	29
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	592	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	230.21/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,220	15
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	434	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	536	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	261.90/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,362	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	225.47/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,506	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	261.35/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	190.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	260.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	209.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	230.42/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,029	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	281.85/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,344	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	267.17/cwt	255.00–270.50	1,547	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	244.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,678	20
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,067	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	262.91/cwt	262.50–265.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	280.54/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	250.15/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,566	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	263.80/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,277	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	232.95/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,440	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	249.16/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,321	70
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	295.66/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,576	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	241.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,025	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	246.59/cwt	242.00–247.50	2,000	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	238.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	227.34/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	240.28/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,362	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	242.48/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,261	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	207.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	242.85/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	207.49/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,012	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.83/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.33/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,255	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	947	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,373	27
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	649	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	203.76/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	233.11/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	268.30/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	285.45/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	265.79/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,803	10

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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