Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves over 600 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher while calves under 600 lbs. were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 60 head of 942 lb. steers which sold for 332.00/cwt. Another stick-out draft was 14 head of 424 lb. steers which sold for 605.00/cwt., which was the 5th highest 4 weight sale in the barn's history. The CME Cattle Futures traded higher on Tuesday led by the Feeder Cattle Futures which traded sharply higher. Choice boxed beef closed at 395.49 which was 4.42 lower than a week ago but 2.52 higher than Friday's close.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.27/cwt on 158 head, up $11.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.34 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$494.27

▲ 11.22 vs prior sale

158 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$76.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.11

vs MO average

+11.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	503	521.00	2,621	6thin
Medium and Large 1	543	506.29	2,748	108
Medium and Large 1-2	559	466.48	2,608	33
Large 1-2	594	445.00	2,643	11thin

One grade step is worth $76.00/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale158 hd

494.27

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MO average17 barns · 2,286 hd

479.16

+15.11

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+11.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+25.34

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

62 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	399	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	514.76/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,234	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	414.77/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,796	53
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	594	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	514.87/cwt	485.00–527.50	2,477	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	539.12/cwt	530.00–562.50	2,297	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	537.48/cwt	535.00–557.50	2,548	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,877	5
Steers	Large 2	350–400	368	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	315.65/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	640.43/cwt	635.00–645.00	1,998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,127	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	486.47/cwt	480.00–507.50	2,812	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	451.45/cwt	435.00–477.50	2,772	45
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	434	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	608.84/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	524.61/cwt	502.50–531.00	2,686	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	592.95/cwt	575.00–605.00	2,520	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	642.04/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,305	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	350.23/cwt	349.50–356.00	2,942	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	365.55/cwt	358.00–386.00	2,870	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	351	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	452.85/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,368	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	386.01/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	505.15/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	492.86/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,124	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	366.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,457	22
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	462.28/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	517.69/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	509.92/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	467.34/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	323.41/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,377	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	433.66/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	324.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	479.11/cwt	462.50–496.00	2,271	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	412.85/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,407	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	375.53/cwt	362.50–388.00	2,351	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,822	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	726	370.02/cwt	368.00–372.50	2,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	379.04/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	434.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	407.63/cwt	394.00–423.00	2,540	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	541.19/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,965	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,223	6
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	503	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,621	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	426.95/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,246	21
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	419	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,917	13
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	338	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	450.86/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,615	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	483.08/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	454.85/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	392.10/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,643	30

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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