Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers not well tested. Steer calves were steady while heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Peewee calves were a little softer this week as seasonal weather changes have buyers paying closer attention to weaning and vaccination programs. August turned out to be the driest August on record for much of the area. Several producers have already started feeding hay and are becoming concerned about water levels in ponds and streams. A couple of counties in Northern Arkansas have been classified as Severe Drought with many more expected to join them Thursday when the latest data is released.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.87/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −44.06 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$424.87

200 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$65.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs MO average

+8.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	446.53	2,342	99
Large 1	592	415.00	2,457	11thin
Medium 1-2	509	415.00	2,112	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	406.02	2,229	71
Large 1-2	570	381.01	2,172	15thin

One grade step is worth $65.52/cwt here — about $170 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 sale200 hd

424.87

—

MO average9 barns · 961 hd

435.81

−10.94

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+8.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−44.06

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

84 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	650–700	679	352.34/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	364.84/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,901	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	424.00/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,586	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	328.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,227	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	357.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,062	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	360.18/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,237	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	310.42/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	371.51/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,991	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	380.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,876	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	409.22/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,768	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	480.17/cwt	470.00–498.00	2,012	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	362.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	469.90/cwt	462.50–477.50	2,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	450.41/cwt	437.50–470.00	2,315	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,989	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	429.05/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,454	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	505.83/cwt	503.00–510.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	368.66/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,278	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	465.05/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	360.49/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,650	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	381.50/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	457.36/cwt	440.00–472.50	1,967	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	378.28/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,103	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	401.09/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,114	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	407.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,966	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	383.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,391	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	445.03/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	396.48/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,082	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	418.37/cwt	405.00–426.00	1,971	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,670	5
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,878	12
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,043	8
Steers	Large 1	550–600	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	11
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	480	402.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,931	26
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	505	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,964	21
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	401	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	646	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,261	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	452	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,774	4
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	705	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,601	22
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	509	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,036	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	381.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,172	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	629	394.55/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,482	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	777	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,743	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	627	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,502	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	509	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	682	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,298	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	394	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	329.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,737	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	419.90/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,612	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	537.93/cwt	515.00–557.50	1,813	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	391.56/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,643	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	450	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,097	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	306.56/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	386.02/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	381.05/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	406.89/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	352.79/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	489.50/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	450.37/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,883	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	406.79/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,140	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	430.47/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,079	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	404.91/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,357	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	463.63/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,766	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	383.62/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,221	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	438.60/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,452	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	354.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,055	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	368.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	358.48/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	410.09/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,735	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	307.53/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	376.67/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,793	44

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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