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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Aug 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

599 head

▼ 647 vs last sale 1,246▼ 1,399 vs year ago 1,998 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower with heavier weights not tested. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. This was the smallest Tuesday sale since March 2020 when Covid had everything shut down. The largest draft was 14 head with the largest grade and weight group being 41 head. Heat was a factor but not as significant as the volatility in the Futures Market. The Cattle Futures started trading sharply lower last week and continued the downward trend on Monday and found some stability on Tuesday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.76/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −157.59 against this barn's trailing median of $408.36.

Average price

$250.76

72 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.85

vs MO average

+5.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	264.45	1,438	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	250.98	1,409	34
Large 1-2	544	245.18	1,333	17thin
Medium and Large 2	519	231.13	1,200	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $239 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

250.76

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MO average10 barns · 620 hd

259.62

−8.85

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+5.69

This barn, trailing median35 sales

408.36

−157.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.84, low $332.23, median $408.36 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,108	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,212	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,150	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,414	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	310.34/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,338	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	288.98/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,355	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	272.17/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,276	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	312.78/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,511	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,329	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	314.99/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,625	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	289.09/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,512	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	274.21/cwt	267.50–294.00	1,601	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	272.69/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,685	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,710	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	7
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,128	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,805	3
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,153	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,075	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	830	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	320.26/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,159	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,141	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	280.42/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,214	27
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	463	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,169	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	263.79/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,269	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	235.45/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,140	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	290.43/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,420	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,367	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	231.13/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,200	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	257.28/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,364	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	262.80/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,464	11
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	566	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,404	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,451	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,565	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	245.04/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,519	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,510	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,282	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	911	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,321	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	270.20/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,278	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	268.02/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,359	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	247.48/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,265	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	265.36/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,499	12

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

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Receipts 599Last week 1,246Year ago 1,998

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	341.00	341.00
5	350–400	359	337.50	337.50
18	400–450	431	300.00–318.00	310.34
25	450–500	469	282.50–302.50	288.98
30	500–550	523	275.00–300.00	289.09
20	550–600	584	267.50–294.00	274.21
41	600–650	618	264.00–284.00	272.69
13	650–700	668	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	292.50	292.50
11	450–500	469	270.00–277.50	272.17
6	500–550	511	260.00	260.00
7	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
3	1100–1150	1,128	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,153	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	340.00	340.00
15	450–500	483	310.00–317.00	312.78
7	500–550	516	308.00–320.00	314.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	397	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	430	252.50	252.50
5	450–500	484	220.00–245.00	235.45
6	500–550	519	227.50–235.00	231.13
7	650–700	696	217.00	217.00
6	750–800	777	165.00	165.00
14	900–950	911	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	287.50	287.50
27	400–450	433	268.00–285.00	280.42
32	450–500	481	255.00–272.50	263.79
17	500–550	530	247.50–260.00	257.28
17	550–600	593	240.00–250.00	244.68
20	600–650	620	235.00–250.00	245.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	362	302.50–330.00	320.26
11	450–500	489	290.00–292.50	290.43
4	500–550	508	269.00	269.00
11	550–600	557	261.00–265.00	262.80
11	600–650	609	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	240.00	240.00
11	550–600	566	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	674	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	507	267.00–270.00	268.02
12	550–600	565	260.00–272.00	265.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	267.50–275.00	270.20
4	500–550	511	235.00–260.00	247.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.