Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower in a lightly tested market. Steer calves under 700 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 lower and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 86 head of heifers weighing 604 lbs. which sold for 405.00/cwt., which was an exception to today's trend as a comparable load last week sold for 397.00/cwt. Markets opened brisk this morning with prices steady to firm before softening in the afternoon as the CME Feeder Cattle Futures turned sharply lower. Flesh condition dictated the prices as those on the thinner side were mostly steady with those carrying extra flesh receiving the larger discounts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.86/cwt on 265 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +13.86 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$430.86

▼ 3.34 vs prior sale

265 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs MO average

+13.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	437.81	2,368	165
Medium and Large 1-2	541	420.57	2,275	87
Large 1-2	536	420.00	2,251	5thin
Medium and Large 2	524	406.19	2,128	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $240 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.

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 sale265 hd

430.86

—

MO average19 barns · 3,316 hd

434.28

−3.42

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+13.75

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

+13.86

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

72 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 2	500–550	544	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	544.02/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,361	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	518.64/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	511.35/cwt	502.50–520.00	2,659	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	536.29/cwt	532.50–545.00	2,612	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,867	25
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	636	408.95/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,601	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	492.00/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,563	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	368.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,681	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	416.74/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,630	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	562.97/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	316.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,596	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	589.03/cwt	565.00–615.00	2,174	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	384.39/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,602	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	435.70/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,540	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	509.79/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,442	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	412.93/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	437.15/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,671	17
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	534	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,550	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	595.08/cwt	575.00–615.00	2,458	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	453.03/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,609	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	422.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,630	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	481.69/cwt	481.00–485.00	2,606	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	403.09/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,729	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	477.25/cwt	465.00–492.50	2,663	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	461.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,430	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	554.95/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,331	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	343.77/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	441.26/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,542	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	415.45/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	514.87/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	436.32/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,308	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	342.88/cwt	342.50–343.00	2,500	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	558.60/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,145	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.35/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,417	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	400.50/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,451	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	459.48/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,348	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	303.51/cwt	302.00–306.00	2,674	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	432	474.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	547.27/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,855	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	622	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,333	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.81/cwt	467.50–510.00	2,302	132
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	480.86/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,087	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	376.73/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,411	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	337.13/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,498	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	447.97/cwt	430.00–461.00	2,128	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,281	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	505.33/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.96/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,267	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	406.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	341.11/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,296	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	506.58/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,930	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	495.77/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	441.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,266	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	392.34/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,448	7
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	456	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,189	7
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	762	340.53/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,595	26

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.

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