Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steer sold 8.00-16.00 higher while feeder heifers were not well tested. Steer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 80 head of 629 lb. heifers which brought 316.00/cwt. A stick-out sale was two loads of steers averaging 895 lbs. which sold for 295.50-295.75/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.00/cwt on 366 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.93 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$364.00

366 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs MO average

−14.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	385.01	2,093	139
Medium and Large 1-2	552	354.12	1,956	183
Medium and Large 2	535	346.00	1,851	20
Medium 1-2	554	338.18	1,872	14thin
Large 1-2	561	330.00	1,851	5thin
Medium 2	595	320.00	1,904	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.01/cwt here — about $189 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 sale366 hd

364.00

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MO average13 barns · 4,354 hd

378.60

−14.60

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−14.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−104.93

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	346.55/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,353	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	461.89/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.05/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,046	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	287.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,913	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	373.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,562	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	276.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	294.13/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	275.30/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,458	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,537	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	291.95/cwt	284.00–295.75	2,598	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	440.08/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,831	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	391.29/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,058	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	406.52/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,716	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.74/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,136	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,258	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	521.80/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	440.41/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	410.36/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	468.32/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,784	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	336.66/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,899	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,004	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	295.59/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,134	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	316.73/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,970	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	347.56/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,818	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	374.48/cwt	368.00–387.50	1,749	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,054	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	450	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,834	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,851	5
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	752	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,203	11
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	7
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	698	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,129	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	702	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	396	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,327	8
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	596	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	484	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,646	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	331.62/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	357.88/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,226	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	328.16/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,930	15
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	511	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	322.21/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,537	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	340.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	359.84/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	300.76/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,478	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	346.00/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	409.65/cwt	396.00–425.00	1,733	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	280.89/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,472	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	446.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	336.24/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,091	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	367.53/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,937	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	339.00/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,970	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	311.97/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,262	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	393.67/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,854	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	324.51/cwt	312.50–326.00	2,184	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	328.82/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,700	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	345.39/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,651	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	300.82/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,907	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	312.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,805	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	343.53/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	285.97/cwt	277.50–292.50	2,042	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	415.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,374	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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