Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves over 600 lbs. were 10.00-15.00 higher. Steer calves under 600 lbs. were 15.00-20.00 higher with similar weight heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was very good, especially on turnout calves. The supply was moderate. The largest draft of the day was 64 head of 862 lb. steers that sold for 280.50/cwt. Two stick-out drafts were 21 steers weighing 555 lbs. bringing 406.00/cwt. and another 21 steers weighing 610 lbs. bringing 382.00/cwt. Both were the highest prices ever recorded at the barn in their weight class. Choice Box Beef prices gained 16.53/cwt. from a week ago, as cattle slaughter numbers are historically small.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.18/cwt on 348 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.75 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$382.18

348 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$35.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs MO average

+7.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	395.79	2,122	213
Medium and Large 1-2	559	360.71	2,016	135

One grade step is worth $35.09/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale348 hd

382.18

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MO average16 barns · 4,519 hd

382.28

−0.10

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+7.75

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−86.75

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.66/cwt	352.50–382.00	2,304	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	349.27/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,690	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	386.38/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,256	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	383.62/cwt	370.00–406.00	2,175	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	314.95/cwt	312.50–316.00	2,236	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	475.90/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	441.30/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,681	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	293.25/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,179	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	310.25/cwt	292.00–319.00	2,063	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,076	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	419.33/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,535	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	343.26/cwt	322.50–351.00	2,269	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	404.45/cwt	386.00–420.00	2,083	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	453.21/cwt	437.50–475.00	1,922	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	304.99/cwt	293.00–310.00	2,031	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.29/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,777	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	330.11/cwt	312.50–343.00	1,885	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	425.00/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,411	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	406.49/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,728	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	352.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,829	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	315.21/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,980	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	431	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,821	5
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	409	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,632	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	486	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,618	8
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	629	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	473.22/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,689	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,194	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	322.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,915	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	345.45/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	343.98/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	328.30/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,035	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	268.92/cwt	255.00–278.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	366.27/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	353.13/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,052	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,342	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	324.42/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,706	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	362.16/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,565	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	370.18/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,966	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	412.26/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,769	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	306.44/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	305.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	440.10/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,418	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	400.44/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,914	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	263.17/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,824	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	377.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,444	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	428.95/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,012	53

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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