Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

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 30.00-40.00 higher with spots 50.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. ORS held their December Special Pre-Vac Sale during their weekly Feeder Sale on Tuesday. Quality was above average, as could be expected for a special sale. Most weight ranges gained what had been lost the past couple of weeks with some drafts setting near record prices for the barn. The market was extremely active with several buyers ringside that haven't been seen in several months. Receipts were lighter than expected as ice and snow fell across most of the area on Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.59/cwt on 490 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.35 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$417.59

490 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$73.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.23

vs MO average

−11.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	434.09	2,334	291
Medium 1-2	550	414.00	2,277	33
Medium and Large 1-2	561	392.60	2,201	149
Medium and Large 2	507	360.93	1,830	17thin

One grade step is worth $73.16/cwt here — about $505 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 sale490 hd

417.59

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MO average11 barns · 2,430 hd

406.35

+11.23

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−11.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−51.35

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

77 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	480	361.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,737	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	396.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	382.83/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,600	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	374.16/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,005	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	287.93/cwt	280.00–307.50	2,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	438	416.23/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	307.13/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	536.50/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,225	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	358.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,562	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,360	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	319.02/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,574	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	339.75/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,028	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	392.73/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,062	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	419.06/cwt	402.50–435.00	2,389	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	429.65/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	501.60/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,936	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.50/cwt	374.00–406.00	2,421	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	324.58/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,181	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	333.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,103	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	507.25/cwt	480.00–522.50	2,166	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	447.71/cwt	429.00–470.00	2,333	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,424	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	319.42/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,287	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	429.42/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,834	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	332.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,581	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	359.02/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,039	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	359.25/cwt	344.00–380.00	2,066	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	432.67/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	417.19/cwt	407.50–437.50	2,036	110
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	6
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	881	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,731	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	637	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,325	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	641	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,019	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	737	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,550	40
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	351	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	679	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,377	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	494	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,766	13
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	632	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,345	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	539	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,264	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	572	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,299	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	386.29/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,071	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,320	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,462	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	447	432.24/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	383.60/cwt	365.00–397.50	2,217	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	317.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,703	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	360.93/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,830	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,932	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	387.01/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	330.18/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,110	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	351.03/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,281	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	462.41/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	425.84/cwt	402.50–442.50	2,031	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	306.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,080	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	322.90/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,847	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	318.44/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,477	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	409.39/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,162	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	356.07/cwt	347.00–363.00	2,265	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	448.29/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,896	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	298.53/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	365.01/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,982	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	341.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,331	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	298.15/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,168	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	468.06/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,270	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	333.48/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,391	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	369.71/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,488	135

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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