Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, there were too few calves across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison, however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. Muddy conditions in some areas and excessive heat and humidity in all areas kept receipts lighter than usual. The offering had only 11 drafts of 10 head or more with the largest draft of the day being 17 head. For the first time the Video Auction total of 1146 head exceeded the number of head through the ring. One stick-out draft on the video auction was 513 head of 910 lb. steers which sold for 338.25/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.26/cwt on 166 head, down $8.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.67 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$430.26

▼ 8.93 vs prior sale

166 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$89.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.83

vs MO average

−23.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	460.55	2,484	44
Large 1	552	450.00	2,484	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	428.49	2,362	85
Large 1-2	547	420.00	2,297	9thin
Medium 1-2	562	420.00	2,360	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	377.89	2,047	13thin
Medium 2	578	370.73	2,143	7thin

One grade step is worth $89.82/cwt here — about $341 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale166 hd

430.26

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MO average20 barns · 4,482 hd

469.09

−38.83

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−23.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−38.67

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

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	448.78/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	679	385.24/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	399.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,067	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	335.67/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,293	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	374.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,544	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	415.10/cwt	413.00–420.00	2,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	572.88/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	339.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,117	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	448.06/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	424.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,049	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	359.52/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,229	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	466.98/cwt	465.00–467.50	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	454.22/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	350.50/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	499.57/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,153	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	468.16/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	528.31/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	485.34/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,257	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	396.89/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	449.89/cwt	442.50–457.00	2,533	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	450.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,138	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	513	384.84/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,974	13
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	547	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,297	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	658	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,533	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	13
Steers	Large 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	552	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.46/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	398.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	391.86/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,449	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	351.48/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	336.97/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	468.48/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	363.63/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	417.31/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,420	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	363.15/cwt	342.50–376.00	2,106	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	457.84/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	405.88/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	490.74/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	345.08/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	360.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	479.53/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	404.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	442.62/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	338.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	401.12/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	437.97/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,308	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	399.81/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	388.33/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	361.77/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	479.72/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	473.35/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,419	20
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	708	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,213	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	562	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,360	5
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	425	452.24/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	578	370.73/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,143	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	300–350	333	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	3

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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