Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Today's receipts were heavily influenced by the weather. Much of the area was under a flood warning with some places receiving over 12 inches of rain since Thursday. Several schools and roads were closed due to flooding with muddy conditions making it difficult to load and transport livestock.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.31/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −204.62 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$264.31

81 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.37

vs MO average

−37.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	282.25	1,468	25
Medium and Large 1-2	548	259.73	1,423	45
Medium and Large 2	520	242.25	1,260	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale81 hd

264.31

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MO average16 barns · 1,882 hd

281.68

−17.37

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−37.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−204.62

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

76 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	850–900	876	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	285.56/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	298.72/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	262.48/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,375	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	225.60/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,297	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	281.77/cwt	270.00–287.50	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	252.45/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,176	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	304.82/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	239.81/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,727	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	225.23/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	230.55/cwt	220.00–232.50	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	157.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	233.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,227	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	994	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,491	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	214.74/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,183	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	914	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	173.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,278	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.25/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,260	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	273.88/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	233.46/cwt	227.50–240.00	878	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	218.30/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	403	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	551	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	4
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	778	158.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,230	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	692	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,652	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	324	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	496	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,977	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.92/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,400	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	285.80/cwt	277.50–289.00	1,469	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	312.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	264.24/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	261.73/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,628	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,964	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	318.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	247.91/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,341	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	238.38/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,635	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	239.27/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,462	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	252.28/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	264.04/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,265	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	251.37/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,717	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	246.56/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	234.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,901	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	220.66/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,361	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	268.23/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,121	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,036	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	256.86/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,472	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	244.52/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,514	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	207.92/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,986	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	240.34/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,029	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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