Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-14

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Apr 14
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
1,484 head
272 vs last sale 1,756 1,232 vs year ago 2,716 · 45.4%
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 under 700 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 higher with spots 7.00 higher. Heavier weight steers were not well tested. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher with too few heavier weights last week for an adequate comparison, however undertones were steady. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.80/cwt on 676 head.
Average price
$128.80
676 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$6
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$16.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503132.53667478
Medium and Large 1-2548119.89657193
Large 1-2578116.386735thin
One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale676 hd
128.80
MO average14 barns · 4,589 hd
127.28
+1.52
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

52 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 1-2473151.52/cwt142.50–158.0071723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005636
HeifersMedium and Large 1573125.29/cwt121.00–130.00718107
HeifersMedium and Large 1377143.91/cwt137.00–147.0054353
HeifersMedium and Large 1322147.27/cwt143.00–157.5047415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574126.43/cwt121.00–130.007266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531128.90/cwt127.00–132.006845
BullsMedium and Large 1374155.43/cwt140.00–166.005815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381154.12/cwt140.00–162.0058714
SteersMedium and Large 1-288898.00/cwt95.00–103.008708
SteersMedium and Large 1619143.63/cwt139.00–149.0088962
SteersMedium and Large 1424174.55/cwt170.00–180.0074039
SteersMedium and Large 1314186.70/cwt184.00–191.0058614
SteersMedium 1-2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572115.90/cwt110.00–120.0066337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384132.64/cwt125.00–135.0050913
SteersMedium and Large 2628106.11/cwt100.00–115.006665
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416161.44/cwt150.00–169.0067224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469124.72/cwt122.50–128.005859
HeifersMedium and Large 1472134.97/cwt130.00–143.00637108
HeifersMedium and Large 1627122.75/cwt118.25–130.0077056
HeifersMedium and Large 1660117.50/cwt117.50–117.5077620
BullsMedium and Large 1-282671.00/cwt71.00–71.005869
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622110.59/cwt107.00–116.006885
BullsMedium and Large 1568133.21/cwt125.00–138.007578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580134.84/cwt126.00–140.0078221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681124.70/cwt119.00–130.0084913
SteersMedium and Large 1528159.54/cwt149.00–165.00842110
SteersMedium and Large 1583150.84/cwt144.00–159.0087947
SteersMedium and Large 1471164.18/cwt159.00–170.0077332
SteersMedium and Large 1371174.75/cwt170.00–178.006488
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538121.10/cwt115.00–127.0065245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2686102.28/cwt100.00–105.0070218
SteersMedium and Large 2429130.56/cwt125.00–139.005606
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631129.76/cwt120.00–138.0081936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727100.42/cwt93.00–105.0073012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335136.76/cwt135.00–138.004585
HeifersMedium and Large 1431139.64/cwt135.00–150.0060277
HeifersMedium and Large 1523132.21/cwt130.00–136.0069142
HeifersLarge 1-2578116.38/cwt112.50–119.006735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680106.23/cwt95.00–114.007225
BullsMedium and Large 1461151.50/cwt148.00–153.0069816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332168.19/cwt160.00–172.0055823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731108.53/cwt100.00–110.0079313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534142.19/cwt136.00–146.007595
SteersMedium and Large 1682138.03/cwt133.00–144.0094152
SteersMedium and Large 1717122.12/cwt119.00–127.5087634
SteersMedium and Large 1837110.00/cwt110.00–110.009219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed482134.00/cwt134.00–134.0064629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620113.64/cwt110.00–115.0070519
SteersMedium and Large 2674113.00/cwt113.00–113.007627
SteersMedium and Large 2461131.01/cwt120.00–135.006045

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.