Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. Demand was good on light supply. Cooler temperatures and rain across the area helped demand for calves this week with most of the offering in smaller drafts. The largest draft of the day was 31 head of 626 lb. steers which sold for 367.00/cwt. The cattle futures traded sharply higher as corn futures traded lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.65/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −100.28 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$368.65

198 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$68.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.74

vs MO average

−10.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	399.33	2,148	70
Medium and Large 1-2	547	362.57	1,984	71
Medium 1-2	542	355.00	1,924	19thin
Medium and Large 2	560	330.35	1,850	38

One grade step is worth $68.98/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale198 hd

368.65

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MO average8 barns · 2,241 hd

398.39

−29.74

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−10.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−100.28

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

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,126	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	307.59/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,932	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	336.77/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,775	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	364.79/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,576	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	345.78/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,667	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	317.31/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	305.97/cwt	292.50–317.50	2,007	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	413.02/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	370.79/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,984	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	330.89/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	360.59/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,825	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	436.75/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	356.79/cwt	342.50–376.00	2,216	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	405.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,095	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	419.10/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,932	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	331.66/cwt	327.50–333.00	2,023	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	369.30/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,714	33
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	462	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,663	11
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	543	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,778	19
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	737	306.46/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,259	8
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	639	326.77/cwt	317.50–344.00	2,088	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	581	319.01/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,853	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	341.81/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,921	12
Steers	Medium 2-3	700–750	703	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	734	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,129	5
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	308	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,209	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	542	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,924	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	656	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,181	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	330.43/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,916	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,574	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	389.36/cwt	377.50–393.00	2,223	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	451.94/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.53/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,851	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	364.07/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	338.24/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	330.50/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	346.46/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,978	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,324	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	398.73/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	416.21/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	282.56/cwt	272.50–290.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.75/cwt	312.50–329.00	2,181	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	303.41/cwt	280.00–307.50	2,203	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	327.39/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,036	29

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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