Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Single-digit temperatures helped to solid up the ground enabling producers to get calves to town. The offering included several large drafts with the largest draft being 146 head of 971 lb. of mixed steers which brought 234.75/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.55/cwt on 530 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.38 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$331.55

530 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$44.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs MO average

−9.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	344.82	1,861	309
Medium 1-2	544	318.74	1,735	20
Large 1-2	581	315.00	1,830	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	313.27	1,726	177
Medium and Large 2	530	300.81	1,594	15thin

One grade step is worth $44.01/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale530 hd

331.55

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MO average15 barns · 3,965 hd

333.00

−1.45

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−9.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−137.38

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

91 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
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	581	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	393.39/cwt	382.50–401.00	1,684	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	312.48/cwt	297.00–331.00	1,959	260
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,966	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	582	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,717	8
Steers	Large 1	900–950	908	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,234	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	258.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,209	74
Steers	Large 1	750–800	773	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,010	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	223.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	303.09/cwt	289.00–314.00	2,003	195
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	788	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	360.65/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,590	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	270.85/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,961	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	330.98/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,850	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	304.32/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,744	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	397.34/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,506	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	257.58/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,958	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	288.38/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,820	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.28/cwt	348.00–373.00	1,863	158
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	742	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	260.90/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,912	47
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	519	334.56/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	337.27/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,636	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	273.69/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,845	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	363.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,707	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	382.41/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,499	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.81/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,594	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	326.33/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,713	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	664	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,881	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	265.65/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,211	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	272.68/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	258.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,971	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	664	275.60/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	259.60/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,851	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	333.48/cwt	317.00–347.50	1,561	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.84/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,597	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	297.14/cwt	287.00–300.50	1,688	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,103	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,085	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	267.61/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,809	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	243.99/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,967	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	277.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,709	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	254.62/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,976	36
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	342	303.50/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	339.89/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,438	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	281.83/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,528	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	258.38/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,579	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	335.37/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,258	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	317.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	512	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	265.69/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,048	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	264.14/cwt	253.00–279.00	2,153	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,498	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	2,279	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	293.24/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,648	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	452	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,345	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	316.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,343	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	996	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	227.11/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	245.83/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	280.30/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,584	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	249.68/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,006	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,459	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	288.00/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,382	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	353.23/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,318	22

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.

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