Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves sold 6.00-12.00 higher with peewee calves 20.00-30.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average with more peewee and yearlings in the offering than a week ago. The offering was mostly small drafts with only 10 drafts consisting of 25 head or more. A couple of stick-out drafts were 15 head of 420 lb. steers bringing 565.00 and 14 head of 365 lb. heifers bringing 505.00/cwt. Producers looking to make some capital purchases, to avoid tax liabilities, will have an opportunity to purchase fancy bred heifers and cows at a Special Replacement Cattle Auction this Friday, December 12, beginning at 5:00 PM. Next Tuesday, December 16, will be the last feeder sale of the year for ORS followed by its final regular Cow and Bull Auction for 2025 on Wednesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.96/cwt on 397 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.97 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$421.96

397 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$616

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs MO average

−8.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	436.11	2,425	249
Large 1	580	425.00	2,465	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	406.82	2,195	100
Large 1-2	592	400.00	2,368	5thin
Medium 1-2	590	385.00	2,272	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	372.62	2,024	27
Medium 2	517	350.00	1,810	5thin

One grade step is worth $86.11/cwt here — about $616 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale397 hd

421.96

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MO average20 barns · 5,016 hd

422.47

−0.51

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−8.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−46.97

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

84 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	650–700	671	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	358.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,892	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	404.05/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,471	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	312.92/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,281	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	389.02/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	446.68/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,171	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	418.47/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,180	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	362.68/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,310	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	348.84/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,341	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	366.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	322.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	352.32/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,505	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	420.06/cwt	409.00–442.50	2,420	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	315.20/cwt	305.50–325.50	2,878	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	336.66/cwt	322.50–339.50	2,788	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	392.65/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,446	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	462.13/cwt	442.00–480.00	2,422	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	370.43/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,515	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	493.74/cwt	472.50–520.00	2,355	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	528.37/cwt	500.00–552.50	2,256	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	523.78/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,969	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	547.96/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	331.99/cwt	323.00–350.00	2,224	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	403.23/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,097	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	429.16/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,013	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.28/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,072	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	463.52/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,961	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	398.66/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,248	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	449.88/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,647	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	470.34/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,594	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	336.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,095	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	410.19/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,145	10
Steers	Large 1	700–750	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	653	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,171	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	524	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,965	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	611	389.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,378	16
Steers	Large 1	550–600	580	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,465	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	638	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,089	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	423	387.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	549	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,949	9
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	491	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,259	10
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	592	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,368	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	766	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,424	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,373	15
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	311	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	376.38/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	337.63/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,661	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1050–1100	1,059	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	312.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	325.52/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,712	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	451.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	378.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	360.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	430.08/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	376.23/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,009	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	476.23/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	466.26/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	487.72/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	273.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	312.72/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	331.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,420	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	385.19/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,211	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	346.69/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,004	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	315.28/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	397.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,924	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	414.36/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,782	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	431.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,342	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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