Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2021-07-06

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jul 6
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
2,177 head
1,352 vs last sale 3,529 1,331 vs year ago 3,508 · 37.9%
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 and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher while yearling steers and heifers traded 7.00-11.00 higher Demand was good on a light supply of calves and a moderate supply of yearlings. There were several large packages of high quality yearlings in the offering including a 436 head draft of 914 lb. steers which brought 151.25. The future board was active following the holiday closing with Fed Cattle mixed, Feeder Cattle higher and Corn and Soybeans sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.51/cwt on 1,272 head.
Average price
$151.51
1,272 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$98
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2
$35.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.69
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1417175.4273212thin
Large 1601161.0196824
Large 1-2590155.439179thin
Medium and Large 1-2589152.97901288
Medium and Large 1842150.671,268903
Medium and Large 2534147.3778627
Medium 1-2593140.008309thin
One grade step is worth $35.42/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale1,272 hd
151.51
MO average5 barns · 2,766 hd
157.20
−5.69
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

63 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 1Unweaned569161.00/cwt161.00–161.0091615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480141.35/cwt135.00–147.0067824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339150.11/cwt147.50–153.0050910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620137.68/cwt132.50–138.0085439
SteersMedium and Large 1837144.96/cwt144.00–145.251,21379
SteersMedium and Large 1585169.30/cwt166.00–172.0099036
HeifersMedium and Large 1593145.67/cwt140.00–150.0086439
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526160.51/cwt154.00–170.0084445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632146.96/cwt140.00–153.0092949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785129.67/cwt119.00–130.001,01890
SteersMedium and Large 1464183.95/cwt178.00–189.0085424
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned693148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,02615
HeifersMedium and Large 1710141.37/cwt136.00–141.501,00441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442147.50/cwt147.50–147.506525
SteersMedium and Large 1736148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0898
SteersMedium and Large 1531175.64/cwt173.00–181.009336
SteersMedium and Large 1775147.57/cwt144.00–150.001,14490
BullsMedium and Large 1584141.00/cwt138.00–145.0082315
SteersMedium and Large 1877142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,24529
SteersMedium and Large 1662157.25/cwt155.00–157.501,04110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2859123.26/cwt121.00–125.001,05916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2893100.00/cwt100.00–100.008935
HeifersMedium and Large 1440155.66/cwt154.00–162.0068512
HeifersMedium and Large 1810133.25/cwt132.50–134.001,07960
SteersMedium and Large 1613166.42/cwt165.00–167.001,02031
HeifersMedium 1562135.00/cwt135.00–135.007598
BullsMedium 1491145.00/cwt145.00–145.007127
SteersLarge 1-2590155.43/cwt153.00–160.009179
HeifersLarge 1-2483136.00/cwt125.00–143.006575
SteersLarge 1556171.00/cwt171.00–171.009519
SteersLarge 1628155.01/cwt154.00–161.0097315
HeifersMedium and Large 2529122.39/cwt113.00–129.006477
SteersMedium and Large 1916148.38/cwt137.50–151.251,359560
HeifersMedium and Large 1678138.94/cwt138.00–139.0094246
BullsMedium and Large 1370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005705
SteersMedium 1-2593140.00/cwt140.00–140.008309
HeifersMedium 1516147.00/cwt147.00–147.007598
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675134.48/cwt124.00–137.0090825
SteersMedium and Large 2571146.39/cwt140.00–153.008369
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310158.00/cwt158.00–158.004905
HeifersMedium 1418153.00/cwt153.00–153.0064011
SteersMedium 1460169.00/cwt169.00–169.007775
SteersMedium 1387180.00/cwt180.00–180.006977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577152.65/cwt148.00–159.0088167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2742131.00/cwt131.00–131.009726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436145.54/cwt142.00–152.0063515
HeifersMedium and Large 1523147.49/cwt145.00–154.0077128
HeifersMedium and Large 1468152.83/cwt151.00–156.0071520
BullsMedium and Large 1465154.35/cwt153.00–160.007185
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383152.29/cwt140.00–159.005835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2407175.06/cwt160.00–177.0071212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767133.38/cwt131.00–134.001,0238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568133.36/cwt125.00–138.0075720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583133.42/cwt129.00–141.007789
SteersMedium and Large 2483152.50/cwt152.50–152.507376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675146.43/cwt145.00–148.0098856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716141.35/cwt137.50–145.001,01215
HeifersMedium and Large 1621143.81/cwt140.00–146.0089356
SteersMedium and Large 2531145.55/cwt138.00–152.5077312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467164.32/cwt155.00–171.0076736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521140.42/cwt130.00–144.0073250
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512139.00/cwt139.00–139.007125
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned618137.00/cwt137.00–137.0084722

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.