Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Ozarks Regional Stockyard kicked off the new year with a Wean/Vac Special on Friday, January 2. A rare 6:30 AM start saw the cash market continue its upward trend. With no recent sales for comparison, compared to the last regular sale of two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers over 750 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were 12.00-17.00 higher with spots 25.00 higher. Peewee calves under 500 lbs. were 30.00-40.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The quality was above average with several load and multi-load drafts coming across the scale throughout the day. The CME Live Cattle Contracts opened the new year higher with Feeder Cattle Contracts sharply higher. ORS will be returning to its normal schedule next week with its Tuesday Feeder sale beginning at 8:30 AM and its Wednesday Slaughter and Replacement sale beginning at noon.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.52/cwt on 889 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.52.

Average price

$452.52

889 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$179.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs MO average

+0.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	500	490.00	2,450	6thin
Medium 1	501	480.00	2,405	6thin
Medium and Large 1	546	472.19	2,579	507
Medium and Large 1-2	559	434.99	2,431	248
Medium 1-2	563	425.00	2,392	55
Large 1-2	554	424.37	2,351	24
Medium and Large 2	556	391.87	2,179	28
Medium 2-3	553	310.68	1,717	15thin

One grade step is worth $179.32/cwt here — about $733 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale889 hd

452.52

—

MO average5 barns · 2,415 hd

448.90

+3.62

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

+0.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

452.52

+0.00

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

102 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special - 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	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.07/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	377.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	347.79/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,704	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	688	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,167	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	506.88/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,951	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	337.74/cwt	332.50–339.00	2,466	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.79/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,269	71
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	492	395.72/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,947	17
Steers	Medium 2-3	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	579	296.02/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,714	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	477	498.04/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,376	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	584	418.44/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,444	40
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	324	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	429	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,145	13
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	6
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	432	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,398	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	667	372.04/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,482	23
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	506	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,239	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	366.27/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,143	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	406.20/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,165	8
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	338	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	627	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,289	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	383.77/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,364	14
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	366.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,419	10
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	388.73/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,278	11
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	454.53/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,395	13
Steers	Large 1	800–850	809	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,670	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	734	330.05/cwt	327.50–332.00	2,423	23
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	426	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,087	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	554	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,133	11
Steers	Large 1	600–650	637	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,723	10
Steers	Large 1	650–700	659	393.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,594	14
Steers	Large 1	700–750	741	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	340.77/cwt	333.00–367.50	2,314	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.25/cwt	353.00–387.50	2,267	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	502.26/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,099	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	558.22/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	358.18/cwt	344.00–377.00	2,783	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	326.13/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,505	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	429.51/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,680	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	405.88/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,723	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	457.11/cwt	441.00–485.00	2,592	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	626.39/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	564.58/cwt	532.50–585.00	2,315	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,990	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	315.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,927	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	346.64/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,839	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	534.04/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,515	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	381.06/cwt	367.50–404.00	2,736	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	487.44/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,559	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	636	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,544	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	561.21/cwt	555.00–585.00	2,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	564	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	509.75/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,136	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	394.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,467	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	338.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,145	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	443.05/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,113	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	323.79/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,211	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	507.46/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	320.43/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,320	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	467.16/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,032	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	398.35/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,111	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	368.17/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,139	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	314.73/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,490	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	372.27/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,539	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	427.59/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,493	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	515.85/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,965	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	318.17/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,848	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	331.02/cwt	312.50–342.50	2,599	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	271.86/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	488.94/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,347	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	444.75/cwt	427.50–465.00	2,344	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	350.92/cwt	344.00–362.00	2,586	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	571.34/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	333.34/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	391.33/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,227	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	442.17/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,105	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	355.88/cwt	346.00–362.50	2,267	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	340.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,342	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	457.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	408.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	324.41/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,914	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	393.01/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.70/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,723	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	400.09/cwt	377.50–412.50	1,956	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	349.23/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,872	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	435.91/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,275	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	318.08/cwt	314.00–322.50	2,605	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	393.88/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,229	229

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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