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

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves over 500 lbs. were uneven from 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Calves under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. One stick-out draft of the day was 62 head of 867 lb. black steers which sold for 357.50/cwt. The largest draft of the day was 270 head of blk/bwf steers weighing 574 lbs. which sold for 489.50/cwt. The Cattle Futures found some footing on Tuesday after closing lower for several days. Choice Box Beef closed up 6.71 at 388.05 which was another new high for 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.98/cwt on 487 head, down $9.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.05 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$483.98

▼ 9.05 vs prior sale

487 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

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

$88.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs MO average

+8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	497.48	2,801	374
Medium and Large 1-2	567	442.53	2,510	102
Medium and Large 2	512	409.42	2,096	11thin

One grade step is worth $88.06/cwt here — about $705 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 sale487 hd

483.98

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MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd

473.70

+10.28

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+8.42

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+15.05

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

65 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 2	350–400	362	503.76/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	467.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,377	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	327.20/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,804	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	446.32/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,731	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	346.45/cwt	344.00–362.50	2,539	73
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	499.72/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,344	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	400.93/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,558	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	409.42/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	522.64/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,775	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	435.41/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,543	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	536.34/cwt	505.00–555.00	2,274	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	335.52/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	594.44/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,271	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	617.28/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,062	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	426.88/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,886	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	357.00/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,788	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	334.16/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	390.96/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,788	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	545.71/cwt	525.00–562.50	2,587	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	355.22/cwt	338.00–357.50	3,044	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	592.42/cwt	570.00–625.00	2,500	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	488.91/cwt	470.00–489.50	2,806	279
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	689	379.89/cwt	378.00–387.50	2,617	15
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	388.57/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	489.92/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	481.26/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,146	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	468.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	455.35/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	513.61/cwt	492.50–535.00	2,157	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	399.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,455	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	414.89/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,390	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	359.10/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,349	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	475.82/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,213	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	466.37/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	412.10/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	410.38/cwt	398.00–430.00	2,183	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	347.56/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,120	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	442.53/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,098	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	362.72/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,670	84
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	343.17/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,296	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	439.81/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	512.48/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,778	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	349.19/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	477.41/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,795	16
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,786	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	470.54/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,000	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	478.28/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	383.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	544.66/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	442.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	455.76/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,343	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	401.43/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,236	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	391.87/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,665	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	533.84/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,029	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,229	5

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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