Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower with the exception of 9 weight steers which sold 8.00 higher. Steer calves were steady to 6.00 lower while heifer calves were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There were seven loads of 8 and 9 weight steers in the offering with the remaining balance mostly unweaned or short-weaned calves. The largest draft of the day was 123 head of steers weighing 950 lbs. which sold for 339.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were one percent lower, Placements were seven percent lower and Marketings were six percent lower than a year ago. The CME Cattle Futures traded lower, on Tuesday, while the Grain Futures traded higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $490.53/cwt on 205 head, up $4.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +21.60 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$490.53

▲ 4.99 vs prior sale

205 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs MO average

+11.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	520.59	2,773	57
Medium and Large 1-2	544	480.14	2,614	141
Medium 2	514	455.00	2,339	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.59/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale205 hd

490.53

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MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd

488.13

+2.40

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+11.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+21.60

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

60 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	650–700	677	404.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,738	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	513.20/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,474	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	347.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,783	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,729	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	418.68/cwt	390.00–423.00	2,633	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	594.65/cwt	570.00–605.00	2,289	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	444.21/cwt	443.00–450.00	2,745	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	648.46/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,367	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	497.81/cwt	472.50–512.50	2,564	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	457.63/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,663	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	564.57/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,428	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,992	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	657.81/cwt	640.00–665.00	2,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,221	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	3,032	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,822	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,991	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	398.41/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,869	47
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,066	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	532.94/cwt	515.00–542.00	2,734	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	541.99/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,509	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	427.08/cwt	427.00–427.50	2,823	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	491.54/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,846	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	604.96/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	814	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	488.84/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	460.55/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,418	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	520.19/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	508.82/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,188	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	478.22/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	550.62/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	775	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	726	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,570	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	565.80/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	484.65/cwt	482.50–490.00	1,861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	320.98/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,655	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,391	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	426.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,284	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	448.68/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,158	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	397.64/cwt	382.50–407.00	2,286	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	479.27/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,027	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	356.51/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,371	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,777	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	370.63/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,283	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	318.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,482	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	509.34/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	453.63/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	421.35/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,376	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	502.83/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,172	9
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	514	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,833	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	604	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,939	7

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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