Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested however undertones were steady to weak. Steer and heifer calves were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Overall quality and condition were lower this week when compared to last week's weaned and pre-vac special sale, however preconditioned calf prices were steady to firm. Feeder and Live Cattle Futures Contracts traded higher as the Feeder Cattle Index, based on an 800 lb. Steer, closed at 262.25 on Monday, which was a record high.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.24/cwt on 525 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.76 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$269.24

525 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$46.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

vs MO average

−11.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	535	285.00	1,525	6thin
Medium and Large 1	558	278.53	1,555	304
Medium and Large 1-2	550	260.51	1,433	159
Large 1-2	529	252.50	1,336	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	238.97	1,306	44

One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $219 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.28, low $334.89, median $417.00 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 sale525 hd

269.24

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MO average19 barns · 5,480 hd

278.12

−8.89

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−11.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−147.76

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

86 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	750–800	784	240.93/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,889	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	349.43/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,527	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	294.18/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,259	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	306.38/cwt	296.00–314.00	1,581	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	283.19/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,320	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	299.98/cwt	282.50–306.00	1,701	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	239.34/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	360.86/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,389	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,348	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	248.85/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,819	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	226.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	271.57/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,453	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.51/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,428	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	996	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	237.95/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	266.46/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,807	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	275.98/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,736	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	215.24/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	320.79/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	203.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,253	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	297.27/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	236.93/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,023	144.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,477	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	202.65/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	230.85/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	317.24/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,348	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	253.98/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	268.82/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.88/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,165	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	197.36/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	259.74/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,244	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	240.13/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,277	28
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	519	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,544	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	529	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,336	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,374	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	351	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,062	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	698	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,658	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,591	7
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	323	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,211	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	613	269.45/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,652	23
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	281.89/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,762	13
Steers	Large 1	650–700	654	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,779	9
Steers	Large 1	800–850	824	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,994	14
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	418	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,296	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	594	285.76/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,697	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	791	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,898	8
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	716	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,740	7
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	443	335.48/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	596	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,535	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	322.44/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,525	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	274.00/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,830	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	269.68/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,553	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	349.79/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,354	10
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	322.16/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,707	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.51/cwt	307.50–338.00	1,798	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	356.18/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,699	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	298.24/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,828	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	295.77/cwt	287.50–311.00	1,973	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	337.88/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	248.85/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,677	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	256.02/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,587	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	425.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,349	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	308.86/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,652	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	324.35/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,385	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	280.55/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,493	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	326.69/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,222	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	305.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,580	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	379.06/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,539	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,358	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	273.82/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,440	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	247.17/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	269.38/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,552	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	333.87/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,569	34

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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