Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few feeders to establish a trend, however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Due to the heat and humidity on Tuesday, ORS moved the feeder sale to Wednesday, prior to the Cow Sale. The largest draft of feeder calves was 32 head of 501 lb. steers which sold for 445.00/cwt. The USDA's monthly Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday and reported Inventories were up 2.2 percent, Placements were down 3 percent and Marketings were down 2.7 percent. The USDA also released its Bi-Annual Cattle Inventory which had total cattle inventories up slightly.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.32/cwt on 56 head, down $14.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.62 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$411.32

▼ 14.51 vs prior sale

56 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,093

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$245.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs MO average

+12.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	445.00	2,229	32
Medium and Large 1-2	536	404.01	2,165	14thin
Large 2	515	362.50	1,867	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	200.00	1,136	3thin

One grade step is worth $245.00/cwt here — about $1,093 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 sale56 hd

411.32

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MO average10 barns · 556 hd

428.11

−16.79

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+12.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−57.62

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

31 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
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	412	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	408	398.73/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,627	8
Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	7
Steers	Large 2	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	387	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	770	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,229	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	355.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,375	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	357.84/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	458.63/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	348.35/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	404.01/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,165	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	434.23/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	410.42/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	412.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,241	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.50/cwt	450.50–450.50	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	6

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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