Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were 15.00-20.00 higher. Steer calves weighing 500-700 lbs. were 15.00-20.00 higher with 400-700 lb. heifer calves 20.00-30.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 110 head of 969 lb. Blk/BWF steers which sold for 309.25/cwt. One stick-out draft of 20 head of 758 Lb. fancy black steers sold for 375.00/cwt. CME Cattle Futures traded lower on Tuesday but positive gains the previous five business days had buyers more optimistic. The cash market saw some of its biggest gains in almost two months. Inspite of the heat the offering was one of the largest seen since mid-July.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.47/cwt on 86 head, up $41.05 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −60.66 against this barn's trailing median of $467.13.

Average price

$406.47

▲ 41.05 vs prior sale

86 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$67.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs MO average

+6.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	427.42	2,303	34
Medium and Large 1-2	557	403.70	2,250	39
Medium 1-2	590	360.00	2,124	13thin

One grade step is worth $67.42/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $348.32, median $467.13 across 35 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 sale86 hd

406.47

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MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd

406.48

−0.01

National average120 barns · 8,372 hd

400.14

+6.33

This barn, trailing median35 sales

467.13

−60.66

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

59 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	11
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	642	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,035	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	688	335.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,309	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	437.86/cwt	422.00–450.00	1,900	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	354.86/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	334.33/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,548	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	396.82/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,350	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	545.93/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	413.52/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,927	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	309.25/cwt	309.25–309.25	2,997	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	387.16/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	403.25/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,157	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	459.71/cwt	452.50–475.00	1,958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	454.61/cwt	447.50–465.00	1,732	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	432.60/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,271	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	452.40/cwt	437.50–477.50	2,144	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	380.77/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,574	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	360.99/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,538	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,823	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	363.89/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,293	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	319.49/cwt	308.00–321.75	2,891	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.16/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	308.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	340.29/cwt	327.50–349.00	2,243	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	521.05/cwt	510.00–532.50	1,902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	397.45/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,492	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,356	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,843	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	332.41/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,111	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	372.88/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,323	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	418.10/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,166	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	409.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	288.95/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,254	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	308.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	391.35/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,313	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	318.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,177	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	378.61/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	338.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	369.86/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,968	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	269.01/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	387.21/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,878	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	321.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	300.82/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,653	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	347.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,693	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	425.07/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	407	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,526	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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