Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to the last sale, two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer calves under 600 lbs. sold 20.00-40.00 higher. Heifers calves sold 6.00-9.00 higher. Demand was very good on a very light supply. Last week's sleet, snow and ice continue to make transporting cattle difficult. Today's market was very active with many buyers and too few cattle in the offering. Last week's USDA Cattle on Feed Report had Inventories down 3 percent, Placements down 5 percent and Marketings up 2 percent. The semi-annual Cattle Inventory had everything, except for dairy cows, lower than last year, making the beef herd the smallest in 75 years. The CME Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle Futures responded to these bullish reports by trading higher on Monday and Tuesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $511.30/cwt on 100 head, up $44.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +42.37 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$511.30

▲ 44.16 vs prior sale

100 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$61.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.27

vs MO average

+28.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	521.14	2,761	84
Medium and Large 1-2	544	459.60	2,502	16thin

One grade step is worth $61.54/cwt here — about $259 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 sale100 hd

511.30

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MO average12 barns · 1,587 hd

482.03

+29.27

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+28.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+42.37

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

45 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	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	567.14/cwt	560.00–577.50	2,342	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1050–1100	1,066	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,558	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	554	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	446.07/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	470.13/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	388.33/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,458	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	415.33/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,608	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	390.43/cwt	388.00–403.00	2,585	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	631.57/cwt	625.00–640.00	2,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	520.46/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	505.71/cwt	487.50–524.00	2,842	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	386.51/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,041	19
Steers	Large 1	700–750	745	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	354.35/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	439.38/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,144	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	550.91/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	469.08/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	370.95/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,207	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	395.61/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.43/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	427.91/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	328.53/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,349	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	586.09/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,503	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	530.17/cwt	500.00–546.00	2,709	53
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	832	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.99/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,334	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	372.87/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,316	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	409.99/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,984	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	644.72/cwt	605.00–655.00	2,160	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	542.34/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	427.73/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,156	53

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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