Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jul 27
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
2,044 head
1,066 vs last sale 3,110 1,347 vs year ago 3,391 · 39.7%
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 and heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher with most weights, including yearlings, not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. With the heat index well into the triple digits most of the movement of cattle was towards the shade or the nearest water hole.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.11/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$159.11
898 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.12
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1669162.181,085430
Medium and Large 1-2592158.70939413
Large 1-2625152.9295512thin
Medium and Large 2761134.011,01943
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $66 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 sale898 hd
159.11
MO average16 barns · 8,694 hd
163.23
−4.12
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

68 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 1-2467168.07/cwt162.50–177.0078544
BullsMedium and Large 1-2864113.00/cwt113.00–113.0097610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713129.65/cwt119.00–140.009249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580143.79/cwt140.00–146.0083420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663132.01/cwt130.00–134.0087511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677133.98/cwt130.00–137.0090724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484146.33/cwt140.00–153.0070813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534163.78/cwt160.00–174.0087550
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684151.67/cwt146.50–156.001,03741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2607154.88/cwt149.00–160.0094084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815139.39/cwt132.50–144.001,13621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2349151.00/cwt151.00–151.005275
HeifersMedium and Large 1533155.46/cwt152.00–158.0082959
HeifersMedium and Large 1718145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,04515
HeifersMedium and Large 1334163.80/cwt162.50–165.005476
HeifersMedium and Large 1662150.20/cwt144.00–156.0099427
HeifersMedium and Large 1476155.18/cwt154.00–156.0073922
HeifersMedium and Large 1578154.65/cwt149.00–156.0089488
SteersMedium and Large 1728156.87/cwt153.00–164.001,142104
SteersMedium and Large 1630164.99/cwt161.00–167.001,039103
SteersMedium and Large 1662161.48/cwt157.00–168.001,06958
SteersMedium and Large 1451196.00/cwt196.00–196.008847
SteersMedium and Large 1324190.00/cwt190.00–190.006165
SteersMedium and Large 1511179.30/cwt177.00–181.0091612
SteersMedium and Large 1844145.90/cwt145.50–152.001,23162
SteersMedium and Large 1368195.95/cwt195.00–204.007219
SteersMedium and Large 1779151.98/cwt151.00–153.001,18412
SteersMedium and Large 1567171.69/cwt167.00–175.0097358
BullsMedium 2583115.00/cwt115.00–115.0067010
HeifersMedium 1-2508138.00/cwt138.00–138.007015
Dairy SteersLarge 362298.00/cwt98.00–98.006107
HeifersLarge 1-2522147.01/cwt145.00–148.007679
SteersLarge 1-2532157.00/cwt157.00–157.008355
SteersLarge 1-2691150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0377
BullsMedium and Large 1498163.00/cwt163.00–163.008125
BullsMedium and Large 1387172.00/cwt172.00–172.0066611
SteersMedium and Large 2901115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,03610
HeifersMedium and Large 2388138.00/cwt138.00–138.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 1619152.95/cwt151.50–155.00947187
HeifersMedium and Large 1434162.08/cwt156.00–168.0070324
SteersMedium and Large 2718138.00/cwt138.00–138.009915
HeifersMedium and Large 2429140.47/cwt138.00–142.5060317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435149.90/cwt140.00–156.006528
BullsMedium and Large 1-2388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005826
HeifersMedium and Large 1761144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,10022
BullsMedium and Large 1565154.00/cwt154.00–154.008706
HeifersMedium and Large 2527130.39/cwt125.00–135.0068716
SteersMedium and Large 2484162.76/cwt157.50–165.0078810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611141.70/cwt136.00–145.0086638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710149.56/cwt148.00–150.501,0628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583141.92/cwt137.50–145.0082729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628138.48/cwt134.00–143.0087018
SteersMedium and Large 21,127100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1279
SteersMedium and Large 2569154.98/cwt152.50–157.008829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432174.63/cwt172.50–178.0075417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2867138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,19613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734134.49/cwt134.00–135.009876
HeifersMedium and Large 2466135.53/cwt135.00–136.0063213
HeifersMedium and Large 2583129.45/cwt128.00–133.0075510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517146.02/cwt139.00–150.0075557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374179.04/cwt173.00–182.5067014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576161.09/cwt150.00–166.00928116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2799125.00/cwt125.00–125.009995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444145.89/cwt138.00–154.0064811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521147.94/cwt144.00–150.0077116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2936130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2175

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.