Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-24

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
805 head
219 vs last sale 586 2,677 vs year ago 3,482 · 76.9%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs traded 10.00-15.00 higher while heifer calves under 700 lbs traded 7.00-12.00 higher. There were too few heavier weights last week for comparison however undertones were sharply higher. Demand was good on a light supply which included a 159 hd package of 799 lb steers bringing 135.75. Steers averaged 673 lbs at $135.51/cwt while heifers averaged 576 lbs at $122.82/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released last week reported Inventories were slightly higher, Placements 8 percent lower and Marketings 5 percent higher than a year ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.87/cwt on 500 head.
Average price
$137.87
500 head · 673 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$647
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$73.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.91
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694143.53996317
Large 1-2475140.3966715thin
Medium and Large 2366137.155029thin
Medium and Large 1-2658133.84881127
Large 1870120.411,04817thin
Small and Medium 2-349970.0034915thin
One grade step is worth $73.53/cwt here — about $647 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 sale500 hd
137.87
MO average10 barns · 3,368 hd
142.78
−4.91
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

62 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
HeifersLarge 1-2409132.93/cwt132.50–135.005446
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652121.50/cwt118.00–125.007926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758100.00/cwt100.00–100.007583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004513
HeifersMedium and Large 2317119.26/cwt107.50–122.503787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863107.67/cwt106.50–111.0092942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678119.00/cwt119.00–119.0080710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2832103.00/cwt103.00–103.008575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503993
HeifersMedium and Large 1417141.63/cwt140.00–148.0059115
HeifersMedium and Large 1469137.23/cwt137.00–137.506447
HeifersLarge 1-2575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494120.00/cwt120.00–120.005934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738119.00/cwt119.00–119.008783
BullsMedium and Large 1579130.60/cwt130.00–131.007565
SteersMedium and Large 2380129.96/cwt122.50–142.504946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt115.00–128.0090120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2641137.14/cwt129.00–138.0087910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436151.81/cwt150.00–155.006628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2292165.00/cwt165.00–165.004823
SteersMedium and Large 1530156.37/cwt152.50–162.0082939
SteersMedium and Large 1566150.66/cwt144.00–155.0085319
SteersMedium and Large 1341175.00/cwt175.00–175.005976
SteersLarge 1-2501131.14/cwt130.00–132.006577
HeifersMedium and Large 2578105.01/cwt95.00–110.006079
HeifersMedium and Large 2470111.91/cwt100.00–117.505263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477130.62/cwt120.00–135.0062315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518120.50/cwt112.50–130.0062410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331136.65/cwt132.50–145.004525
HeifersMedium and Large 1674123.38/cwt119.00–128.0083224
HeifersMedium and Large 1376143.78/cwt142.50–145.005418
SteersSmall and Medium 2-349970.00/cwt70.00–70.0034915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2861120.20/cwt110.00–121.001,03528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475147.25/cwt136.00–150.0069914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586139.50/cwt138.00–142.008178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375165.79/cwt162.50–167.506223
SteersMedium and Large 1798134.84/cwt125.00–135.751,076174
SteersMedium and Large 1899128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,15125
SteersMedium and Large 1612144.11/cwt138.00–150.008826
SteersLarge 1-2453148.49/cwt147.00–150.006738
SteersLarge 1Fleshy925115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,06413
HeifersMedium and Large 2538110.00/cwt110.00–110.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415133.19/cwt132.50–135.0055325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.0071910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2392127.91/cwt127.50–128.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 1629128.40/cwt127.00–132.0080837
HeifersMedium and Large 1535138.96/cwt135.00–140.0074314
HeifersMedium and Large 1550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007435
HeifersLarge 1365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005294
BullsMedium and Large 1-287580.00/cwt80.00–80.007003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583126.00/cwt126.00–126.007353
BullsLarge 375150.00/cwt50.00–50.003767
Dairy SteersLarge 349865.00/cwt65.00–65.003243
SteersMedium and Large 2338151.54/cwt142.50–156.005123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2657133.00/cwt133.00–133.0087417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539145.00/cwt144.00–147.007829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2779117.99/cwt109.00–121.009194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy930106.00/cwt106.00–106.009863
SteersMedium and Large 1432169.30/cwt162.50–177.5073128
SteersMedium and Large 1492159.52/cwt156.00–161.0078517
SteersMedium and Large 1380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006463
SteersLarge 1692138.00/cwt138.00–138.009554

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.