Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 8.00 to 16.00 higher, with some spots as much as 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day consisted of 232 head of 900 lb. steers, which sold for 321.50/cwt. Another stick-out draft, sold via video auction, featured 108 head of 1,000 lb. steers for current delivery, which brought 312.10/cwt. Following a couple of weeks of extremely hot weather and light receipts, today's receipts were in line with typical levels for this time of year. Ozarks Regional set new all-time high prices in several weight ranges for both steers and heifers on Tuesday as cattle futures traded higher and grain futures traded lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $409.15/cwt on 329 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.78 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$409.15

329 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$65.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs MO average

+19.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	420.97	2,288	208
Large 1	514	419.39	2,156	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	391.67	2,141	98
Medium 1-2	522	390.00	2,036	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	355.28	1,924	13thin

One grade step is worth $65.70/cwt here — about $364 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 sale329 hd

409.15

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MO average10 barns · 1,601 hd

409.58

−0.43

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+19.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−59.78

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

81 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	350–400	376	470.48/cwt	468.00–475.00	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	320.93/cwt	313.00–321.50	2,898	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	373.56/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,525	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	320.30/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,245	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	351.72/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,847	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	407.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,553	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	423.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,818	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	311.99/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	397.19/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,101	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	496.11/cwt	485.00–512.50	1,885	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	335.01/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,727	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	319.43/cwt	318.00–320.50	2,779	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	383.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,195	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	436.29/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,828	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	359.75/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,554	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	383.32/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,043	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	401.91/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	467.09/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,004	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	509.59/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.91/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,178	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	336.12/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,612	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	348.24/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,312	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	406.69/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,899	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	393.77/cwt	383.00–406.00	2,433	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	449.02/cwt	435.00–467.50	2,137	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	433.32/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.62/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,078	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	457.03/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	427.27/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,628	19
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	626	352.88/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,209	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	572	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,988	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	467	401.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,873	5
Steers	Large 1	400–450	426	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,906	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	524	389.24/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,040	12
Steers	Large 1	500–550	514	419.39/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,156	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,473	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	582	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	459	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,802	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	646	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,087	10
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	471	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,860	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	381	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	431.70/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,245	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	361.17/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	350.17/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,248	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,876	9
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	804	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	289.78/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,730	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	338.65/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	367.09/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,302	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	379.83/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,979	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	334.73/cwt	334.00–337.50	2,457	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	410.25/cwt	392.50–421.00	2,326	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	384.20/cwt	362.50–396.00	1,848	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	356.26/cwt	348.00–367.50	1,991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	354.13/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	414.91/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	309.10/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	320.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,649	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	415.57/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,011	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	358.33/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	322.92/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	322.40/cwt	307.50–332.50	2,186	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	480.35/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	278.39/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	392.49/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	337.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,640	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	332.88/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,440	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	346.86/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,835	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,080	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	339.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	358.11/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	341.91/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	310.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,404	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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