Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-02-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Feb 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
1,781 head
1,878 vs last sale 3,659 67 vs year ago 1,848 · 3.6%
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 while yearlings were not well tested. Demand was good, especially on heifer calves. The supply was light due to the heavy early morning rains. Cattle futures opened the week mixed while grain futures opened sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.45/cwt on 772 head.
Average price
$155.45
772 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.84
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1456167.507645thin
Large 1565163.0092111thin
Medium and Large 1587160.37941398
Medium and Large 1-2558150.25839292
Medium 1-2606150.009098thin
Large 1-2532146.4578028
Medium and Large 2414145.6960430
One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $160 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 sale772 hd
155.45
MO average14 barns · 9,363 hd
161.28
−5.84
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

64 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2542157.45/cwt157.00–158.008539
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685139.00/cwt139.00–139.009525
BullsMedium and Large 1528163.00/cwt163.00–163.008615
SteersMedium and Large 2464168.36/cwt162.00–172.5078115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669158.62/cwt154.00–164.001,06118
SteersMedium 1-2404190.00/cwt190.00–190.007687
SteersMedium 1-2842130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0959
SteersMedium and Large 1532210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,11711
SteersMedium and Large 1373208.69/cwt206.00–212.507789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2348197.50/cwt197.50–197.506875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533184.95/cwt175.00–190.0098648
SteersMedium and Large 1658168.49/cwt165.00–171.001,10994
SteersMedium and Large 1461201.00/cwt201.00–201.009278
SteersLarge 1-2627157.08/cwt150.00–163.0098511
SteersMedium and Large 1322215.82/cwt212.50–220.006959
SteersMedium 1446197.50/cwt197.50–197.508815
SteersLarge 1-2507166.00/cwt166.00–166.008426
HeifersLarge 1565163.00/cwt163.00–163.0092111
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,32015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735148.57/cwt142.50–157.001,09237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819144.04/cwt135.00–148.001,18020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761149.90/cwt148.00–153.001,14114
SteersMedium and Large 2433169.25/cwt162.50–178.007337
SteersMedium and Large 2579155.99/cwt153.00–162.5090330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568175.42/cwt164.00–180.0099641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395192.00/cwt192.00–192.007585
SteersMedium 1-2475182.50/cwt182.50–182.508675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2604165.97/cwt157.00–167.001,00239
SteersMedium and Large 1577202.47/cwt194.00–210.001,16821
HeifersMedium and Large 1474178.30/cwt173.00–184.0084529
BullsMedium and Large 1566162.56/cwt160.00–165.0092013
BullsMedium and Large 1481171.08/cwt170.00–172.5082314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629142.15/cwt134.00–149.0089432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518153.02/cwt145.00–157.5079360
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424158.18/cwt151.00–166.0067152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477156.10/cwt145.00–164.0074546
HeifersMedium and Large 2490142.50/cwt142.50–142.506986
HeifersMedium and Large 1528167.08/cwt161.00–179.00882106
HeifersLarge 1-2493143.76/cwt142.50–145.007096
HeifersMedium and Large 2426140.77/cwt135.00–145.006007
HeifersMedium and Large 2383148.84/cwt145.00–150.0057017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383173.28/cwt172.00–175.006647
HeifersMedium 1-2606150.00/cwt150.00–150.009098
HeifersMedium and Large 1721147.10/cwt145.00–150.001,0617
HeifersMedium and Large 1679152.84/cwt150.00–153.501,038115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670143.65/cwt135.00–145.0096245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725139.69/cwt129.00–144.001,01319
HeifersLarge 1-2568146.82/cwt145.00–149.0083411
HeifersLarge 1-2518147.55/cwt147.00–148.0076411
SteersMedium and Large 1914143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,30723
SteersMedium and Large 1409205.96/cwt205.00–207.508428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580148.65/cwt142.50–153.0086218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758134.58/cwt130.00–138.001,0207
HeifersMedium and Large 1607154.78/cwt150.00–157.0094099
HeifersMedium 1456167.50/cwt167.50–167.507645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477184.46/cwt182.50–190.0088030
SteersMedium and Large 2518170.18/cwt167.50–172.5088213
HeifersMedium and Large 1574160.82/cwt157.00–162.0092319
HeifersMedium and Large 1418172.24/cwt169.00–180.0072023
SteersMedium and Large 1616180.74/cwt175.00–187.001,11342
SteersMedium and Large 1717160.56/cwt156.00–162.001,15129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424189.66/cwt184.00–196.0080450
SteersMedium and Large 1-2948140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,32739

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.