Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-30

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jul 30
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
1,246 head
1,842 vs last sale 3,088 1,144 vs year ago 2,390 · 47.9%
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, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply with most weight ranges not well tested. Heat advisories returned to the area this week, keeping both supply and demand lighter than normal. Also contributing to the lighter run were many taking advantage of the drier weather to get another cutting of hay. The quality of the offering was below average with several small drafts of unweaned or short weaned calves in the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.77/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 156.22 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.
Average price
$260.77
225 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.02
vs MO average
+2.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529281.341,48841
Medium and Large 1-2556259.921,445159
Medium and Large 2553232.461,28625
One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
457412366321median 417.0012/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.28, low $334.89, median $417.00 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale225 hd
260.77
MO average15 barns · 1,423 hd
275.79
−15.02
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+2.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
417.00
−156.22
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

50 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400389287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631247.25/cwt240.00–257.501,56022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422313.14/cwt302.50–323.001,32129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619275.26/cwt264.00–286.001,70463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,67449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680240.96/cwt230.00–250.001,63935
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950927220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0399
SteersMedium and Large 21250–13001,250170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517295.75/cwt280.00–300.001,52917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766248.45/cwt240.00–250.001,90313
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950919155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4249
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577234.89/cwt230.00–240.001,3559
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650636150.00/cwt150.00–150.0095424
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470290.67/cwt282.50–300.001,36610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429285.72/cwt280.00–290.001,22613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527262.83/cwt250.00–270.001,38575
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900894147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,31922
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540231.09/cwt222.50–245.001,24816
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413304.42/cwt300.00–317.501,25724
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5936
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461303.64/cwt295.00–315.001,40014
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450443320.06/cwt312.50–325.001,4185
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574272.75/cwt267.50–280.001,56621
SteersLarge 1-2700–750748249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8637
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481335.08/cwt325.00–345.001,61215
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750714274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,95626
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565315.51/cwt300.00–323.001,78323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600585256.56/cwt252.00–265.001,50112
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8308
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650632273.70/cwt267.50–280.001,73025
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523281.14/cwt277.50–290.001,47035
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750729236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7206
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850821239.12/cwt235.00–245.001,96311
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471296.56/cwt295.00–302.501,39719
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524318.46/cwt309.00–327.501,66922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484263.17/cwt262.00–265.001,2745
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524263.98/cwt257.50–272.501,3838
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574285.62/cwt283.00–292.001,63930
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6608
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380310.72/cwt302.50–320.001,18111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475313.73/cwt310.00–322.001,49036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761210.53/cwt202.50–221.001,60212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380323.08/cwt317.50–330.001,22828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673267.34/cwt263.00–270.001,79927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477281.70/cwt277.50–291.001,34425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582257.33/cwt245.00–263.001,49884

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.