Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was very good on moderate supply. Spring-like temperatures have melted the snow and ice allowing those who couldn't sell last week to sell today. The flesh condition on the bulk of the offering was appealing to the buyers and was an indication of the weather conditions these calves have endured. The cash market continued to remain strong even as the CME Cattle Futures traded lower on Tuesday. The largest draft of the day was 63 head of 927 lb. steers which sold for 330.00/cwt. Another stick-out draft was 25 head of 786 lb. replacement quality heifers which sold for 355.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.93/cwt on 559 head, down $42.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$468.93

▼ 42.37 vs prior sale

559 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$77.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.76

vs MO average

−9.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	482.35	2,649	353
Medium 1-2	540	475.00	2,565	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	451.14	2,515	160
Large 1-2	575	433.88	2,495	10thin
Medium and Large 2	568	404.68	2,300	25

One grade step is worth $77.67/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale559 hd

468.93

—

MO average19 barns · 4,883 hd

483.69

−14.76

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−9.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+0.00

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

72 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 1-2	450–500	472	493.69/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,330	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	395.36/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,289	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	490.56/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,119	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,506	11
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	406.67/cwt	397.50–437.00	2,745	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	327.44/cwt	324.00–333.00	2,669	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	465.45/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,486	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	428.65/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	322.70/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	588.42/cwt	560.00–607.50	2,224	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	384.56/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,634	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	335.83/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,613	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	435.72/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,540	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,059	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	365.44/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,671	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	412.78/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,634	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	548.50/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,380	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	602.85/cwt	580.00–635.00	2,610	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	469.62/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,644	250
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	433.88/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,495	10
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	649	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	649.71/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,521	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	387.58/cwt	377.50–398.00	2,779	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	639.29/cwt	622.50–675.00	2,097	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	357.53/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,985	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	438.08/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	499.76/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,159	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	467.92/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,006	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	360.21/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	378.60/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	318.62/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	333.09/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,282	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	398.67/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,117	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	463.15/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,945	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	390.73/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,231	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	433.08/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,425	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	491.45/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,838	48
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	471	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	437.18/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,112	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	312.44/cwt	308.00–317.50	2,321	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	366.50/cwt	352.50–374.00	2,430	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	552.68/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,078	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	482.60/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,239	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,580	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,257	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	498	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	377.81/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,369	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	786	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,790	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	438.67/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,299	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	546.57/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,804	9
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	561	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	499.25/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,127	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	449.47/cwt	427.50–466.50	2,800	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	513.24/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,648	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	526.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,542	98
Steers	Large 1	650–700	681	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,676	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	667.15/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,689	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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