Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Aug 22
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
763 head
▼ 1,436 vs last sale 2,199▼ 1,664 vs year ago 2,427 · −68.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, there were too few head in the offering to make an adequate comparison, however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. Supplies and demand were both lower due to Excessive Heat Warnings which are forecasted through Thursday night, with heat index values up to 120 degrees. Quality was below average with several small packages of plain, short-weaned calves in the offering. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday was bullish with Inventories down 2 percent, Placements down 8 percent and Marketings down 5 percent. The cattle futures responded by being sharply higher on Monday with some downward correction on Tuesday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.76/cwt on 346 head.
Average price
$224.76
346 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.97
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1420264.671,11115thin
Medium 1-2545237.881,29651
Medium and Large 1-2566234.451,326175
Medium and Large 2617196.531,213105
One grade step is worth $68.13/cwt here — about −$102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale346 hd
224.76
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MO average13 barns · 3,716 hd
241.73
−16.97
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315317.71/cwt309.00–322.501,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 2389263.63/cwt255.00–280.001,0269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421273.88/cwt272.50–279.001,15311
Steers—Medium and Large 2422260.01/cwt253.00–267.501,0979
Steers—Medium 2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,06312
Steers—Medium and Large 1498297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515273.89/cwt269.00–283.001,41121
Steers—Medium 1-2518275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4256
Steers—Medium and Large 2524242.40/cwt224.00–250.001,27014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561267.95/cwt260.00–270.001,5035
Steers—Medium 1-2571258.40/cwt250.00–267.501,47530
Steers—Medium and Large 2583252.40/cwt235.00–254.001,47116
Steers—Medium and Large 2608230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626258.48/cwt250.00–262.001,61825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5874
Steers—Medium and Large 2677228.42/cwt226.00–230.001,54610
Steers—Medium 1-2679249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,69119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723229.49/cwt229.00–230.001,6596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293252.50/cwt252.50–252.5074010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345235.10/cwt225.00–240.008119
Heifers—Medium 1-2368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378257.32/cwt250.00–265.009737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387225.32/cwt220.00–240.0087211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,05011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432221.35/cwt217.50–230.009569
Heifers—Medium 1-2453248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492250.91/cwt235.00–256.001,23457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507221.59/cwt220.00–222.501,12311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514234.49/cwt225.00–247.501,20522
Heifers—Medium 1-2534235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,25511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563240.70/cwt235.00–243.001,35517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569205.79/cwt200.00–220.001,17112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621231.99/cwt223.00–235.001,44129
Heifers—Medium 1-2625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,46925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626212.13/cwt210.00–217.501,3287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,44612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,18313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2886180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,59522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2956132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,26714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,031165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408248.14/cwt240.00–257.501,01211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487264.98/cwt255.00–270.001,2908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529234.99/cwt227.50–240.001,2435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1547251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,37310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559236.89/cwt234.00–247.501,32418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613240.50/cwt220.00–243.001,4749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2978132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2915

This sale against other markets

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.