Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. A wide range of quality and condition was in the offering with an abundance of short-weaned and unworked calves. One highlight was four loads of 600-800 lb. Black and Red Angus calves from Senatobia, MS. They were long-time weaned, non-implanted with multiple shots and pasture fed. Two of the five drafts that topped the market were 57 head of 800 lb. heifers that brought 237.00/cwt. and 61 head of 870 lb. steers that brought 248.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.08/cwt on 268 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −207.85 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$261.08

268 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$48.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.14

vs MO average

−39.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	279.02	1,502	88
Medium and Large 1-2	550	256.35	1,410	130
Medium 1-2	548	248.75	1,363	20
Large 1-2	571	240.00	1,370	9thin
Medium and Large 2	571	239.00	1,365	13thin
Medium 2	535	231.00	1,236	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.02/cwt here — about $266 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 sale268 hd

261.08

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MO average16 barns · 2,198 hd

279.22

−18.14

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−39.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−207.85

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

91 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	266.74/cwt	260.00–275.00	992	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	298.76/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	218.54/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,473	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.73/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,462	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	491	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	190.24/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.47/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,428	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	245.66/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	211.88/cwt	210.50–214.00	2,140	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	262.40/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,385	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	296.94/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	250.57/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,087	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	251.29/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	285.84/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,378	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	234.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	241.22/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,488	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	209.19/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,330	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	237.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	225.78/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	234.37/cwt	220.00–235.50	1,962	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	239.10/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,150	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	220.25/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,553	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	242.61/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,075	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	234.06/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,315	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,276	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	223.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,062	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	951	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,379	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	207.98/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	249.96/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,187	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,010	8
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,134	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,370	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	524	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,289	10
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	618	240.80/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,488	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	744	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,533	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	614	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	463	247.35/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,145	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,429	12
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	535	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	470	225.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	539	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,348	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	574	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	778	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,813	29
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,645	33
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,082	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,362	11
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	554	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,385	9
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	796	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,474	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.77/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,655	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	334.15/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	249.41/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,586	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	243.91/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,417	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	241.54/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,966	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,774	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,162	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	324.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,222	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,398	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	284.41/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,450	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	245.02/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,264	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	254.87/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,259	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	247.42/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,549	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	234.24/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,656	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	252.76/cwt	242.50–254.50	1,936	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	274.10/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,546	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	293.31/cwt	292.50–295.00	962	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	224.48/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,297	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	240.52/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,227	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	232.58/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,886	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	255.03/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,092	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	699	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	240.04/cwt	232.00–241.50	1,788	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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