Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00-30.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves sold 40.00-60.00 lower. Demand was light on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 93 head of 727 lb. mixed steers which sold for 340.00/cwt. The CME Feeder Cattle Futures continued to see double digit losses on Tuesday. Despite the fundamentals of supply and demand being positive and Boxed Beef prices continuing to rise, tweets and social media comments have put fear into those who invest in the long side of the market. Supply was very light as those who stayed current on the market trends, and were able to hold off selling, did so.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.82/cwt on 216 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −95.11 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$373.82

216 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$85.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.52

vs MO average

−55.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	388.17	2,093	134
Large 1-2	571	355.00	2,027	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	354.04	1,916	71
Medium and Large 2	573	303.03	1,736	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.14/cwt here — about $357 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 sale216 hd

373.82

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MO average18 barns · 2,558 hd

394.34

−20.52

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−55.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−95.11

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

54 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	450–500	481	329.45/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,585	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	355.66/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,020	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	264.05/cwt	260.00–271.00	2,068	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.39/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,772	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	318.54/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	326.79/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,879	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	372.54/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,568	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	379.02/cwt	372.50–402.50	2,138	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	356.51/cwt	342.00–372.50	2,196	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	417.26/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,957	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	377.97/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	376.10/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	312.32/cwt	285.00–322.50	2,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	311.59/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.75/cwt	326.00–347.50	1,746	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	345.18/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,681	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	313.06/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,953	13
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	359	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	439	318.99/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,400	13
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,027	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	332.77/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,784	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	444	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	316.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	452.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	435.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	340.41/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,471	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	394.16/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,061	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	319.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	303.03/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	339.94/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	347.15/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,181	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	353.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,869	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	397.19/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,847	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	393.26/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	420.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,599	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	331.84/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,064	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	303.72/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	314.03/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,098	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	436.74/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,454	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	314.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	295.22/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	349.10/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,463	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	358.02/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,203	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	351.69/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,336	24

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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