Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested however undertones were unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light to moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 155 head of 615 lb. steers that sold for 390.50 which was 10.50 higher than a 92 head comparable draft last week. Cooler temperatures are expected this week with nighttime lows dropping into the lower 40's across much of the region. Feeder and Live Cattle Futures traded higher on Tuesday as Corn Futures traded lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.08/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.86 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$418.08

183 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$35.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs MO average

−27.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	425.77	2,280	123
Large 1	510	422.50	2,155	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	398.64	2,117	44
Large 1-2	529	390.00	2,063	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.77/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale183 hd

418.08

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MO average20 barns · 1,579 hd

419.16

−1.09

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−27.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−50.86

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

61 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	750–800	771	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,683	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	550.63/cwt	532.50–565.00	1,872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.87/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,236	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	327.03/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	502.19/cwt	492.50–525.00	1,908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	390.30/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,404	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	380.26/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,217	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	420.55/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,040	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	366.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,257	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	399.80/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,075	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	499.51/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,128	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	354.83/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,420	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	418.45/cwt	407.50–445.00	1,963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	457.01/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,235	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	425.51/cwt	407.50–445.00	2,400	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	405.27/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,111	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	426.99/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	452.50/cwt	432.50–472.50	1,765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	378.10/cwt	366.00–383.00	2,715	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,738	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	354.18/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,366	11
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	529	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,155	11
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	508	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	398	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	474	463.66/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,144	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	604	361.17/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,181	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	944	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	380.35/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,590	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	363.87/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	345.29/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,334	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	395.55/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,227	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	347.96/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	467.21/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,990	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	422.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	342.57/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	410.18/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,382	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	363.79/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	876	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	360.00/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	386.05/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	334.25/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,072	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	338.08/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	423.56/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,978	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,439	6

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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