Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-05-31

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 31
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
1,652 head
3,633 vs last sale 5,285 1,160 vs year ago 2,812 · 41.3%
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 3.00-6.00 lower with most weights not well tested. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Receipts were lighter than normal as hay harvest started up across the Acorn Belt. Quality was much lower than last week's outstanding offering. Following the extended holiday weekend, both feeder and live cattle futures opened higher but closed lower with corn futures closing sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.73/cwt on 651 head.
Average price
$168.73
651 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$32.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.34
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608178.301,084225
Medium 1-2447176.9079022
Medium and Large 1-2580167.61973280
Medium and Large 2532160.7885554
Large 1-2752145.941,09870
One grade step is worth $32.36/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale651 hd
168.73
MO average9 barns · 5,266 hd
179.06
−10.34
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

60 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 1-2330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583162.71/cwt160.00–169.0094943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722146.25/cwt141.00–152.501,05630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470185.22/cwt180.00–190.0087128
SteersMedium and Large 2482171.63/cwt169.00–175.008279
SteersMedium and Large 2386175.00/cwt175.00–175.006767
SteersLarge 1-21,031125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2899
SteersLarge 1-2579162.50/cwt162.50–162.509415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2797144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1488
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681158.27/cwt154.00–166.001,07814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525175.62/cwt167.00–181.0092263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615162.27/cwt157.50–167.0099859
SteersMedium and Large 1666170.42/cwt170.00–172.001,13519
SteersMedium and Large 1566186.40/cwt186.00–187.001,05515
SteersLarge 1-2819143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,17124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1806
SteersMedium 1-2465176.02/cwt170.00–179.0081819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428189.59/cwt180.00–195.0081129
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned546191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,04321
SteersMedium and Large 1752156.61/cwt156.50–157.001,17842
SteersMedium and Large 1609175.07/cwt174.00–176.001,06632
SteersMedium and Large 1721164.43/cwt161.00–168.001,18619
SteersLarge 1-2684144.69/cwt140.00–146.0099017
SteersLarge 1-2614159.10/cwt157.00–161.0097715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441161.00/cwt161.00–161.007105
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675140.68/cwt139.00–143.009507
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530159.50/cwt159.00–160.008456
BullsMedium and Large 1510166.37/cwt165.00–174.0084820
BullsMedium and Large 1484165.30/cwt164.00–166.0080013
BullsMedium and Large 1620154.00/cwt154.00–154.009559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523150.04/cwt147.00–153.0078557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486153.46/cwt148.00–157.0074647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720134.86/cwt128.00–138.5097131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430157.99/cwt145.00–164.0067926
HeifersMedium and Large 1368175.11/cwt174.00–176.006449
HeifersMedium and Large 1527156.49/cwt154.00–164.0082578
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678135.46/cwt130.00–142.5091820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631144.83/cwt138.00–149.0091494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2943123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1658
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2392156.00/cwt156.00–156.006128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 2381148.00/cwt148.00–148.005645
HeifersMedium and Large 1421168.85/cwt166.00–174.0071120
HeifersLarge 1-2654128.00/cwt128.00–128.008377
HeifersLarge 1-2538148.39/cwt146.00–150.0079810
HeifersLarge 1-2473154.00/cwt154.00–154.007286
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319168.79/cwt167.50–170.005386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570145.88/cwt135.00–150.0083262
SteersMedium and Large 1319210.64/cwt205.00–220.006725
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned534151.00/cwt151.00–151.0080618
HeifersMedium and Large 1565154.81/cwt154.00–157.0087511
HeifersLarge 1-2719132.50/cwt132.50–132.5095327
HeifersMedium 1-2317172.50/cwt172.50–172.505475
HeifersMedium and Large 1473160.30/cwt159.00–164.0075856
SteersMedium and Large 2555157.50/cwt157.50–157.508745
SteersMedium and Large 2538158.92/cwt157.50–163.0085523
SteersMedium and Large 2654147.00/cwt147.00–147.0096110
SteersMedium and Large 1470198.02/cwt195.00–200.0093152
SteersMedium and Large 1810151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,22313
SteersMedium and Large 1405208.00/cwt208.00–208.008427

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.