Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, there were too few head in the offering for an adequate comparison however undertones had feeders steady to firm and calves steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. The supplies were affected by the hot and humid conditions. The largest draft of the day was 66 head of 740 lb. steers which sold for 325.50/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down 1 percent, Placements were down 8 percent and Marketings were down 10 percent compared to a year ago. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Roger Parker family. Roger, who passed away Thursday, was a USDA/MDA Market Reporter in Northeast Missouri for over 40 years. He was a friend and mentor to many and whose wit and wisdom will be missed by all.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.26/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.67 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$342.26

152 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$56.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.37

vs MO average

−27.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	356.00	2,001	24
Medium and Large 1-2	553	345.64	1,911	104
Medium 2	505	337.50	1,704	3thin
Medium 1-2	507	325.00	1,648	9thin
Medium and Large 2	585	299.67	1,753	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.33/cwt here — about $248 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 sale152 hd

342.26

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MO average16 barns · 2,747 hd

379.63

−37.37

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−27.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−126.67

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

57 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 1-2	600–650	625	321.84/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,011	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	375.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	422.47/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	364.08/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,102	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	381.43/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	305.08/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,736	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	351.16/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,486	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,125	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	288.30/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,153	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	315.33/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,901	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	340.24/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,752	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	507	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	423	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	351	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,608	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,589	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	3
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	422	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	502	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	499	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	392.37/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,675	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	406.72/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	325.26/cwt	322.00–325.50	2,400	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	324.40/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,664	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	339.53/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,922	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	313.79/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	346.11/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	303.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	308.54/cwt	300.00–312.52	2,070	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	368.61/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	292.91/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	299.67/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	348.90/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,528	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	317.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	337.67/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,604	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	356.69/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,887	37

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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