Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeders steers and heifers were uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. were 8.00-16.00 lower with spots 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The quality was below average with a lot of green, short-weaned calves in the offering. The largest draft of the day was 144 head of 647 lb. heifers which brought 315.00/cwt. With hotter temperatures and high humidity in the forecast, calves were having difficulty finding a new home. Cattle Futures traded sharply lower as Boxed Beef set what most consider record highs, if you take out the short abnormally during the height of covid, with Choice closing at 386.50 and Select at 372.54.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.47/cwt on 246 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.53 against this barn's trailing median of $417.00.

Average price

$323.47

246 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$13.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.64

vs MO average

−10.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	329.22	1,817	132
Large 1-2	508	326.44	1,658	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	316.18	1,776	107

One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $40 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.28, low $334.89, median $417.00 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 sale246 hd

323.47

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MO average14 barns · 3,075 hd

343.11

−19.64

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−10.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

417.00

−93.53

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

66 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	400–450	422	339.02/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	285.04/cwt	282.50–287.00	2,263	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	384.18/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	412.27/cwt	403.00–420.00	1,736	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	342.25/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,965	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	311.06/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,810	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	322.24/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,734	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	338.99/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,607	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	305.78/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,092	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	284.76/cwt	276.00–290.00	2,022	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	365.95/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,918	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	286.98/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	289.20/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,964	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,164	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,359	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	347.64/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,516	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	298.72/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,882	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	339.62/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	314.37/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,487	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	315.51/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	361.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	337.75/cwt	337.50–338.00	1,925	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	499	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,609	12
Steers	Large 1	550–600	555	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,059	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	508	326.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	408	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	380.67/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,166	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	385.16/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	422.56/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	387.71/cwt	384.00–395.00	2,035	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	309.90/cwt	292.00–312.00	2,519	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	293.46/cwt	282.50–294.00	2,720	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	311.99/cwt	310.50–315.00	2,218	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.00/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	305.23/cwt	299.00–307.50	2,216	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	432.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,796	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	338.65/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,123	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,644	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	307.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,326	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	331.52/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	312.54/cwt	304.00–318.00	2,003	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	305.05/cwt	288.00–312.50	1,730	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	307.11/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,033	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	326.81/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,863	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,237	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	332.50/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,752	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	323.56/cwt	319.00–332.50	2,022	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	285.26/cwt	270.00–289.00	2,336	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,867	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	279.65/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	5

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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