Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-10.00 lower. Steer and heifers calves were 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. Supply was light due to the upcoming holiday and recent market trends. The Cattle Futures traded mostly on the positive side after being down the limit on Monday. The USDA released its monthly Cattle on Feed Report on Friday and reported Inventories were down 2 percent, Placements were down 10 percent and Markings were down 8 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.78/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −102.15 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$366.78

136 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$73.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.33

vs MO average

−31.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	378.55	2,042	83
Large 1	568	360.00	2,045	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	355.16	1,965	37
Medium and Large 2	513	305.22	1,566	8thin

One grade step is worth $73.33/cwt here — about $476 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 sale136 hd

366.78

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MO average17 barns · 2,240 hd

380.11

−13.33

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−31.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−102.15

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.75/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,181	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	360.21/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,387	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	345.45/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,599	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	385.91/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,887	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	392.76/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,054	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	449.19/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,635	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	425.42/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,944	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,967	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	315.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	375.84/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,379	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	362.97/cwt	352.50–367.00	1,666	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	339.15/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,797	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	389.42/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,246	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	362.48/cwt	357.50–364.00	1,555	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	921	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,712	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	6
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	629	335.59/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,111	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	768	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,481	40
Steers	Large 1	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	286.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	278.32/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	336.70/cwt	336.00–337.50	2,054	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	353.82/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,045	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	336.82/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,772	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	377.27/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.67/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	308.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	365.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	877	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	305.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,126	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	378.78/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	284.02/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	376.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,822	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	340.86/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,963	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.45/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,547	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	346.68/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,432	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	321.95/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,565	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	400.63/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,326	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	299.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,226	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	334.64/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,016	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	363.49/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,003	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	337.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	401.07/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,552	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	288.17/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	290.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	370.26/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	333.03/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,085	12

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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