Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The offering was a mixed bag with smaller drafts of plainer, un-worked calves early followed by several larger high-quality drafts later in the day. Positive news on increasing demand and decreasing supplies has everyone guessing when prices with reach a peak, however the market is giving no indication that we are there yet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.20/cwt on 247 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −96.73 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$372.20

247 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$59.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.32

vs MO average

−12.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	396.80	2,186	85
Large 1-2	523	378.27	1,978	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	361.59	2,008	123
Medium 1-2	523	355.97	1,862	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	336.87	1,845	15thin

One grade step is worth $59.93/cwt here — about $341 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 sale247 hd

372.20

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MO average18 barns · 4,954 hd

389.52

−17.32

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−12.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−96.73

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

82 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	850–900	883	280.12/cwt	280.00–280.50	2,473	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	409.32/cwt	392.50–416.00	2,169	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	342.58/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	340.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,129	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	350.40/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	259.88/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	280.66/cwt	276.00–291.00	2,200	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	429.98/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,896	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	404.50/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	322.77/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	339.31/cwt	333.00–342.50	2,280	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	349.28/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,022	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	380.55/cwt	376.00–395.00	2,200	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	365.53/cwt	342.50–377.50	1,744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	449.06/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	312.06/cwt	312.00–312.50	2,418	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	378.96/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,978	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,206	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	445.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,071	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	463.33/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,941	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.10/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,796	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	324.79/cwt	302.50–329.50	2,027	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	520.76/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	326.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,869	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	456.79/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,069	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	353.78/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,169	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	353.01/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,818	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	410.84/cwt	395.00–432.50	1,705	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	481.24/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	431.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,573	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	286.88/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,899	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,703	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	803	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,345	21
Steers	Large 1	900–950	949	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,619	9
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	11
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	616	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	343.17/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,750	12
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	315.76/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,141	13
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	378.27/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,978	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	612	317.69/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,944	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	712	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,029	13
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	613	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	388	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,746	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	355.97/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,862	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	376	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	348.68/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,991	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	363.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,894	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.80/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	330.23/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,750	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	404.48/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,541	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,308	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	409.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	305.23/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,226	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	297.71/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	346.45/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	310.03/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	288.98/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,849	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	392.64/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,228	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	315.31/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,122	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	293.17/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	402.57/cwt	384.00–413.00	1,944	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	383.98/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,701	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	267.43/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,917	7

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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