Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers not well tested. Steer and heifer calves were uneven from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average especially on several loads of yearlings. The largest drafts of the day was 72 head of 624 lb. heifers which sold for 404.00/cwt. and 72 head of 772 lb. steers which sold for 382.00/cwt. The 5 Area Fed Cattle Prices set a new record high this week at 248.35/cwt. Most all salebarns are reporting record or near record highs for various weights with ORS being no exception.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.54/cwt on 254 head, down $15.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.61 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$485.54

▼ 15.13 vs prior sale

254 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$131.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs MO average

−2.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	511.20	2,809	108
Large 1-2	527	501.50	2,643	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	485.95	2,678	83
Medium 1-2	568	445.00	2,528	41
Medium and Large 2	573	397.00	2,275	5thin
Medium 2	549	380.00	2,086	8thin

One grade step is worth $131.20/cwt here — about $722 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 sale254 hd

485.54

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MO average17 barns · 3,536 hd

499.08

−13.54

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−2.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+16.61

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

66 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	300–350	329	609.66/cwt	605.00–612.50	2,006	13
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	549	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,086	8
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	422	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	424.82/cwt	418.00–435.00	2,698	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	375.96/cwt	357.50–390.00	2,767	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	587.73/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,286	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	503.57/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,674	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	528.01/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,524	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	460.16/cwt	440.00–489.00	2,867	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	385.84/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,963	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	572.49/cwt	547.50–600.00	2,714	81
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	501.50/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,309	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,980	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	494.55/cwt	475.00–512.50	2,814	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,198	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	605.41/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,537	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	534.52/cwt	527.50–560.00	2,790	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,141	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	640.23/cwt	625.00–650.00	2,362	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	655.02/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,900	8
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	724	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,892	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	497.95/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	371.45/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	451.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,513	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	394.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,716	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	526.33/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,211	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	565.10/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,040	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	403.65/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,503	101
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	544	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,394	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	394.42/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,303	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	435.01/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,306	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	339.57/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	491.71/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,095	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	368.24/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,298	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	464.58/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,267	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	602	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,333	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	676	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,535	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	457	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,275	5
Steers	Large 1	450–500	457	551.37/cwt	547.50–552.50	2,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	484.82/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,298	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	466.74/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,422	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	429.00/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,471	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	415.12/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,823	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	447.33/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,662	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,802	13

How this sale compares

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.

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