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

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were very uneven from 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Peewee calves were sharply lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply. One stick-out sale was a draft of 19 hd. of 510 lb. steers which sold for 480.00/cwt. Cooler temperatures, drought conditions, and leveling prices had trailers backed up to the highway. Long-time weaned and vaccinated calves had no trouble matching the highs from the previous week, however most of the calves through the ring were short-weaned and not as attractive to the buyers. With feeder cattle futures down the limit and live cattle futures sharply lower, buyers were not as aggressive as they have been in the past.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.84/cwt on 285 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.09 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$406.84

285 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$82.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs MO average

−6.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	449.16	2,453	98
Medium and Large 1-2	564	396.89	2,239	107
Medium 1-2	573	370.10	2,121	25
Medium and Large 2	561	367.72	2,064	38
Large 1-2	539	366.91	1,979	17thin

One grade step is worth $82.25/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale285 hd

406.84

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MO average15 barns · 2,404 hd

425.64

−18.80

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−6.68

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−62.09

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

93 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	450–500	489	383.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	398.58/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,061	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	387.98/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	459.66/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	341.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,167	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	313.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	364.41/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,839	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	325.03/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	365.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,754	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	285.74/cwt	272.50–305.00	2,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	413.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,507	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	364.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,482	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	362.02/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	349.72/cwt	347.50–353.00	2,700	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	357.99/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,897	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	311.02/cwt	290.00–327.50	2,134	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	341.34/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,939	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	308.73/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	342.83/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	452.66/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,720	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	442.73/cwt	432.50–452.50	1,877	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	401.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	436.22/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	3,013	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	325.39/cwt	322.50–327.50	3,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	324.22/cwt	320.00–324.50	2,633	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,083	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	438.03/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,076	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	360.46/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,249	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	352.93/cwt	352.50–353.00	2,322	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	400.15/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	361.78/cwt	359.50–367.50	2,102	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	381.89/cwt	369.00–387.00	2,773	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	425.79/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,504	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	461.03/cwt	437.50–480.00	2,420	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	412.99/cwt	397.50–427.50	2,532	62
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	12
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	639	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,348	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,036	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,906	8
Steers	Large 1	600–650	648	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,479	5
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	706	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,383	23
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	599	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,141	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	856	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,568	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	486	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,187	5
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	10
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	833	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,874	12
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	376.11/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,617	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	517	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,771	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	833	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,332	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	506	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,037	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	799	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,557	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	479	419.75/cwt	407.50–432.50	2,011	26
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	429	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	403.03/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,696	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	476.33/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,282	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	385.82/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,983	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	408.33/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,940	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	339.90/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	392.85/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,259	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	321.14/cwt	315.50–330.00	2,280	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	326.51/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,214	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	371.19/cwt	356.00–390.00	2,342	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	409.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	377.90/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,014	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	303.42/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	408.86/cwt	395.00–432.50	2,175	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	359.91/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,563	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	425.87/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	404.87/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,696	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	356.41/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,114	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	339.58/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,122	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	340.86/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,967	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	330.95/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,376	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	404.97/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,349	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	408.30/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,988	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	357.24/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,525	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	325.70/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,352	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	486	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,847	13

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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