Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher except for peewee calves which were 10.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The yearling run has begun with several pot-load drafts of steers and heifers in the offering. Forty-two percent of the offering weighed over 600 lbs. compared to twenty-one percent in the previous two sales. The largest draft of the day was 190 head of 874 lb. black steers that brought 287.00/cwt. The largest draft of heifers was 73 head of 764 lbs. heifers which sold for 282.00/cwt. One stick-out draft was 68 head of 813 lb. black steers that brought 308.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.67/cwt on 492 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −95.26 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$373.67

492 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$57.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs MO average

−5.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	386.67	2,137	230
Medium and Large 1-2	537	366.35	1,968	219
Medium 1-2	547	352.50	1,928	18thin
Medium and Large 2	551	336.92	1,855	14thin
Medium 2	549	329.09	1,808	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.58/cwt here — about $329 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 sale492 hd

373.67

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MO average16 barns · 3,532 hd

383.09

−9.41

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−5.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−95.26

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

90 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	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	468.84/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,843	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	383.80/cwt	369.00–396.00	2,172	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	456.81/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,992	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	318.76/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,413	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	402.79/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,115	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	307.24/cwt	304.00–308.00	2,495	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.18/cwt	347.50–377.50	2,178	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	500.53/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	345.48/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	431.12/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,828	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	273.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,827	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	292.38/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	361.15/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	259.01/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	417.79/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,337	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	403.17/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,556	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	220.98/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	315.23/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,819	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	433.20/cwt	417.50–457.50	2,062	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,615	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,508	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	313.08/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,929	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	379.38/cwt	369.00–397.50	1,825	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	323.50/cwt	321.00–342.50	1,899	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	437.24/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,421	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	357.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.29/cwt	345.00–378.00	1,888	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	281.32/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,158	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.92/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,659	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	268.77/cwt	266.50–277.50	2,255	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	407.06/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,734	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	295.87/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,009	14
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	457	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	11
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	7
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	603	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,899	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	419	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,802	13
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	750–800	798	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,095	20
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	686	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,281	21
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	759	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,182	16
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	602	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	514	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	547	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,928	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	343.36/cwt	327.50–356.00	2,335	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	318.88/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,280	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	349.60/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,038	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	776	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,258	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	322.57/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,568	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	352.64/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	315.97/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	287.24/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	297.65/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	266.44/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	924	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	365.63/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	387.13/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	432.98/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,641	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	289.08/cwt	285.00–294.00	2,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	288.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	372.61/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,945	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	393.44/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,912	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.01/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,124	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	271.71/cwt	266.00–281.00	2,396	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,187	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	352.73/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,011	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	335.81/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,062	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	356.06/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,677	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	377.91/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,610	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	332.09/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,743	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	277.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,019	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	302.83/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,905	56

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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