Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-40.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Cash prices came close to gaining what was lost last week. Feeder Cattle Futures traded lower early and sharply lower later in the day, after the bulk of today's offering had gone through the ring. The quality of the offering was above average with several large consignments but few large drafts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.29/cwt on 325 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.65 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$394.29

325 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$77.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs MO average

−24.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	417.83	2,221	178
Large 1	539	415.00	2,237	8thin
Medium 1	530	410.00	2,173	12thin
Large 1-2	539	385.00	2,075	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	362.32	2,003	88
Medium and Large 2	578	340.81	1,969	31

One grade step is worth $77.01/cwt here — about $251 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 sale325 hd

394.29

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MO average16 barns · 1,981 hd

398.79

−4.50

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−24.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−74.65

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

80 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	450–500	467	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,102	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,781	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	388	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,407	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	387.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,667	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	358.65/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	321.88/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	329.63/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	338.61/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,791	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	371.36/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	439.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,292	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	402.31/cwt	385.00–412.00	2,486	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	424.34/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	422.79/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	318.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,840	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	321.64/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,023	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	496.88/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,655	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	404.65/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,343	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	423.89/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,585	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	364.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	463.74/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,938	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	354.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,346	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	384.58/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,034	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.95/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,999	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	381.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,974	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	467.85/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	421.81/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,337	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	421.01/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,857	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	418.98/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,944	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,952	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	661	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,983	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	519	319.90/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,660	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	9
Steers	Large 1	500–550	539	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,237	8
Steers	Large 1	600–650	629	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,312	18
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	367	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,211	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	539	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,075	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	431	360.30/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,553	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	459	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	617	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,175	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	392	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	621	318.40/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	405.24/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,087	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	372.20/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,129	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	359.31/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,958	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	391.26/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,835	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	352.59/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	392.52/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,857	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	353.20/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,006	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	335.51/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,463	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	409.90/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	360.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,277	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	340.39/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,247	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	337.62/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,995	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	324.31/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,059	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	430.15/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,419	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	432.91/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	373.49/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	329.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,560	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	319.88/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,134	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	389.70/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,524	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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