Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 higher, steer and heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 183 head of colored-up steers weighing 587 lbs. which sold for 485.00/cwt. Another large draft was 179 head of mostly black steers weighing 928 lbs which sold for 335.50/cwt. The USDA Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported Inventories were down 2 percent, Placements were down 5 percent and Marketings were down 13 percent. Boxed Beef was sharply higher today with the CME Cattle Futures unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.03/cwt on 349 head, up $6.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +24.10 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$493.03

▲ 6.14 vs prior sale

349 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$62.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs MO average

+6.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	497.48	2,842	262
Medium 1-2	529	495.00	2,619	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	482.76	2,604	75
Medium 2	544	435.00	2,366	7thin

One grade step is worth $62.48/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 sale349 hd

493.03

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MO average21 barns · 3,319 hd

489.42

+3.61

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+6.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+24.10

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

64 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	700–750	732	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,591	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	534.00/cwt	527.50–540.00	1,949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	466.88/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,292	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	630.78/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,492	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	426.76/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,684	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	432.15/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	3,113	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	341.57/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,890	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	397.93/cwt	393.00–405.00	2,662	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,888	27
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	544	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	454.13/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,589	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,099	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	388.27/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,854	50
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	494	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	548.83/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	510.42/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,419	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,903	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	529	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,619	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	734	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	487.61/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,853	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	604.26/cwt	580.00–625.00	2,465	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	433.38/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	459.88/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,424	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	536.15/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,268	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	454.36/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	364.66/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	442.18/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,893	14
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	409	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	451.53/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,158	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	440.61/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	461.67/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,248	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	373.04/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	494.84/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	507.93/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,666	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	499.54/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,893	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	424.21/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,410	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	427.38/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,278	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	491.87/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,120	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	334.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,473	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	378.31/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,485	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	509.67/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,365	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	392.11/cwt	385.00–411.00	2,482	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	519.77/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,183	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	530.96/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	653.66/cwt	620.00–675.00	2,118	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	472.88/cwt	457.50–500.00	2,440	71
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	389	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	530.02/cwt	510.00–552.50	2,788	61
Steers	Large 1	600–650	621	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	533.89/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,253	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	499.82/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,604	47

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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