Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to two weeks ago, which was a wean/vac special, feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer calves under 700 lbs. sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Seven weight steers topped the 300.00/cwt. mark with ten head weighing 708 lbs. bringing 301.00/cwt. This was the first regular Tuesday feeder sale of 2025 with last week being cancelled due to road conditions. The 5 Area Weighted Average for negotiated fat cattle set a record high last week closing at 202.50/cwt., 3.57 higher than the record set the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.05/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.88 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$327.05

423 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs MO average

−15.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	343.15	1,872	217
Medium 1-2	535	318.17	1,702	29
Medium and Large 1-2	564	310.30	1,751	162
Large 1-2	550	307.50	1,691	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	284.52	1,536	10thin

One grade step is worth $58.63/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $395.13, median $468.93 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 sale423 hd

327.05

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MO average15 barns · 4,049 hd

336.94

−9.89

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−15.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−141.88

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

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	301.54/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	246.01/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	273.47/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,846	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	224.19/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	280.96/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,736	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	261.33/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,934	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	349.38/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,509	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	239.74/cwt	234.00–242.00	2,112	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	306.25/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,776	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	253.04/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,971	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	333.57/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,614	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	319.37/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,689	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	287.79/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,525	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	271.12/cwt	257.50–278.00	1,572	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,105	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,067	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,027	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	365.90/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	243.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	257.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	318.77/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,176	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	230.60/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,028	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	258.69/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,625	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	313.74/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,377	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	305.37/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,512	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	284.52/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	966	150.63/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,455	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.99/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,308	16
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	623	267.08/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	441	321.66/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,419	9
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	315.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,502	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	734	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,945	19
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	862	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,077	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	274.57/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	282.94/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,618	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	340.08/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	335.51/cwt	327.00–357.50	1,926	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	327.99/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,568	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	273.37/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,695	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	349.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,113	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	318.62/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,657	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	421.04/cwt	395.00–432.50	1,752	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,721	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	404.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,520	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	261.92/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,998	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	256.09/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,365	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	283.45/cwt	275.00–301.00	2,044	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	349.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,823	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	303.42/cwt	289.00–314.00	2,027	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	254.67/cwt	254.50–255.00	2,063	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	311.43/cwt	297.50–328.00	1,928	165
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	602	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,794	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	296.70/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	262.98/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	360.92/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,411	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.08/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,823	38
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	728	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,958	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	567	275.30/cwt	273.00–277.50	1,561	36
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	351	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	417	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,407	5
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	679	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,986	29
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,516	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	521	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,725	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	618	280.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,732	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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