Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2019-05-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 7
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
2,270 head
363 vs last sale 2,633 1,155 vs year ago 3,425 · 33.7%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher while heifer calves traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate and improved throughout the day. The supply was light to moderate. After several consecutive days in the red, the futures boards traded on the positive side, giving buyers some renewed optimism. The sale opened sharply lower and finished with many of the top prices given later in the sale. The weighted average price for steers this week was 153.88, while the heifer weighted average came in at 138.67.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.09/cwt on 1,077 head.
Average price
$159.09
1,077 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.13
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564168.03947624
Medium 1-2448157.9270717thin
Medium and Large 1-2648147.52956411
Medium and Large 2695127.1788325
One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,077 hd
159.09
MO average18 barns · 7,261 hd
163.22
−4.13
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

60 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2537150.08/cwt145.00–155.008066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677139.70/cwt133.00–145.0094632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2336188.37/cwt187.50–190.0063313
SteersMedium and Large 1425182.65/cwt178.00–190.0077675
SteersMedium 1-2544145.00/cwt145.00–145.007895
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377147.51/cwt140.00–152.5055659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342151.70/cwt150.00–155.0051916
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement595152.00/cwt152.00–152.0090431
HeifersMedium and Large 1769123.50/cwt123.50–123.5095012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472141.86/cwt135.00–146.0067010
SteersMedium and Large 2961101.00/cwt101.00–101.009718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471166.48/cwt159.00–174.0078433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2764134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,02814
SteersMedium and Large 1655155.67/cwt149.50–158.251,02087
SteersMedium 1-2378167.10/cwt163.00–173.006327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525136.42/cwt127.50–141.0071659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566129.51/cwt125.00–134.0073331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned477145.43/cwt143.00–146.0069425
HeifersMedium and Large 1562146.93/cwt145.00–148.0082617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620133.07/cwt130.00–137.5082524
SteersMedium and Large 2587133.71/cwt130.00–142.5078511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731138.61/cwt136.00–139.001,01333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518161.52/cwt154.00–169.0083721
SteersMedium and Large 1522174.86/cwt170.00–183.00913121
SteersMedium and Large 1614156.91/cwt155.00–157.5096321
HeifersMedium and Large 2545122.55/cwt118.00–126.006687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472137.54/cwt130.00–146.0064941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2996106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0565
HeifersMedium and Large 1363154.63/cwt153.00–157.5056120
HeifersMedium 1-2Fleshy699117.50/cwt117.50–117.508217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571152.12/cwt142.50–162.0086936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,07322
SteersMedium and Large 1575170.13/cwt163.00–177.50978143
SteersMedium and Large 1370190.08/cwt185.00–196.0070328
HeifersMedium and Large 2577117.02/cwt114.00–120.0067510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427142.80/cwt137.50–147.5061049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,044106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1075
HeifersMedium and Large 1513145.56/cwt142.00–149.0074751
HeifersMedium 1-2411133.84/cwt127.50–140.005506
BullsMedium and Large 1554151.00/cwt151.00–151.008375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421169.84/cwt162.50–175.0071562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618144.57/cwt139.00–151.0089324
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned569160.74/cwt157.50–163.0091512
SteersMedium and Large 1479184.10/cwt177.00–188.0088246
HeifersMedium and Large 2487131.36/cwt125.00–137.5064014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2686129.41/cwt125.00–130.0088851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290163.00/cwt163.00–163.004737
HeifersMedium and Large 1421153.40/cwt150.00–156.0064656
HeifersMedium and Large 1318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005096
BullsMedium and Large 1489154.02/cwt153.00–155.0075310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2986116.85/cwt116.00–120.001,15289
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368175.29/cwt170.00–183.0064532
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned652146.48/cwt146.00–147.0095521
SteersMedium and Large 1739143.29/cwt143.00–147.001,05970
SteersMedium 1-2450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621129.59/cwt120.00–134.0080556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721117.99/cwt117.00–119.008519
HeifersMedium and Large 1468152.13/cwt147.00–157.0071261
HeifersMedium and Large 1659134.73/cwt132.00–137.5088810
BullsMedium and Large 1544149.95/cwt147.50–151.0081610

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.