Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 lower. Five and Six weight steers were steady to 6.00 higher while like weight heifers were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The offering only had three drafts over 25 head with few drafts comparable to last week's high-quality offering. The largest draft was 82 head of 597 lb. heifers which brought 382.00/cwt. The quality of the offering on the Video Auction was above average with almost as many head on video as going through the ring. Bidding, including online, was brisk creating a very active video market. Parts of the area had some much-needed rain over the weekend with frost also being reported. Much cooler temperatures and more rain is forecasted through the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.86/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −39.07 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$429.86

197 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$79.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MO average

−28.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	444.48	2,441	117
Medium and Large 1-2	540	414.68	2,238	67
Medium 1-2	504	395.00	1,991	5thin
Medium 2-3	586	365.00	2,139	8thin

One grade step is worth $79.48/cwt here — about $302 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 sale197 hd

429.86

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MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

+1.18

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−28.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−39.07

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

68 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	600–650	615	331.57/cwt	320.00–343.00	2,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	408.68/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,338	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	350.55/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,833	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	426.44/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,422	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	421.61/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,821	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	403.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,015	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	371.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	453.76/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,419	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	480.83/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,029	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	535.95/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	369.20/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,603	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	487.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,317	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	395.19/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,110	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	434.55/cwt	433.00–435.00	2,338	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	388.68/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,643	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	453.01/cwt	436.00–467.00	2,519	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	406.81/cwt	394.00–417.50	2,522	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	366.11/cwt	358.00–379.00	2,512	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,281	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	7
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	427	331.70/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	504	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,991	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	404	438.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,772	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	361.58/cwt	347.50–363.50	2,911	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	779	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,824	15
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	586	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,139	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	796	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,786	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	750–800	786	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	355.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,366	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	501.33/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	405.69/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	816	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	422.96/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,195	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	511.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	347.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	331.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	445.65/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,099	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	336.14/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,249	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	397.85/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	390.06/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,658	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	494.72/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	386.26/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,804	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	347.10/cwt	341.00–357.50	2,492	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	347.15/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,034	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	376.06/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,411	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	678	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	437.79/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	643	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,202	8

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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