Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were 15.00-20.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 20 head of 758 lb. steers which sold for 356.00/cwt. Following several weeks of lower prices, weaned and vaccinated calves made some positive gains. Receipts continue to be less than normal due to lower cash prices with heat and humidity being less of a contributing factor this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.21/cwt on 75 head, up $27.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −29.73 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$439.21

▲ 27.89 vs prior sale

75 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$42.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs MO average

+24.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	456.06	2,444	45
Medium and Large 1-2	554	413.92	2,293	30

One grade step is worth $42.14/cwt here — about $151 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 sale75 hd

439.21

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MO average11 barns · 972 hd

436.46

+2.74

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+24.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−29.73

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

46 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	800–850	822	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	456.00/cwt	445.00–477.50	1,970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	412.37/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,594	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,335	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	435.16/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,893	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	357.88/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	428.36/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,035	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	464.32/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,424	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	383.83/cwt	367.50–397.00	2,552	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	439.54/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	494.79/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,261	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	551.62/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	795	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	405.62/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,134	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,046	4
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	371	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	472.33/cwt	465.00–474.00	2,220	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	430.49/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	528.30/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	318.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	409.22/cwt	385.00–422.00	1,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	348.46/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,659	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	357.28/cwt	352.00–367.50	2,590	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	432.05/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	334.08/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	536.43/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	388.48/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	405.64/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,300	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	321.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	369.72/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,974	16

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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