Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers were 3.00-6.00 higher with feeder heifers not well tested. Steer calves were 5.00-10.00 higher and heifer calves were 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average with most of the offering presented in small drafts. The largest draft of the day was 259 head of colored-up steers weighing 858 lbs. which sold for 355.00/cwt. Another stick-out draft was 18 head of 458 lb. steers which sold for 600.00/cwt. The CME Cattle Futures traded higher on the board Tuesday with Feeder Cattle Futures sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $507.84/cwt on 228 head, up $22.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +38.91 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$507.84

▲ 22.83 vs prior sale

228 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$82.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.19

vs MO average

+20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	519	542.85	2,817	7thin
Medium and Large 1	540	517.74	2,794	161
Medium 1-2	526	490.00	2,577	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	477.38	2,633	49
Medium and Large 2	532	460.00	2,447	5thin

One grade step is worth $82.85/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale228 hd

507.84

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MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd

494.65

+13.19

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+20.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+38.91

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

67 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	550–600	577	459.75/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,653	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	434.56/cwt	427.50–438.00	2,759	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	396.28/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,683	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	428	537.08/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	593.72/cwt	580.00–615.00	2,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	595.59/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,490	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	568.78/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,451	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	497.30/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,601	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	371.52/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,671	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	526	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	524.14/cwt	502.50–545.00	2,490	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	458.75/cwt	447.50–485.00	2,844	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	342.06/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,046	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	530.03/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,751	93
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	334	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	500.93/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,845	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	418.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,781	22
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	718	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	404.42/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,863	21
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	679	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	668.90/cwt	635.00–677.50	2,408	34
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	453	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,888	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	669.51/cwt	655.00–675.00	2,276	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	588.06/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,717	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	423.54/cwt	417.50–437.50	2,677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	452.67/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	487.05/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,333	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	370.43/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	560.56/cwt	555.00–562.50	2,405	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	571.57/cwt	555.00–615.00	2,218	7
Steers	Large 1	600–650	636	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	315.95/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	469.56/cwt	455.00–492.50	2,432	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	600.85/cwt	580.00–612.50	1,953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,787	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	520.93/cwt	512.50–535.00	2,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	553.29/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,114	17
Steers	Large 1	500–550	519	542.85/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	519.22/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,968	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	345.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,309	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	411.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,389	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	493.37/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,329	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	568.53/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,905	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	491.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,143	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	380.34/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,392	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	336.19/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	534.16/cwt	507.50–555.00	2,254	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	436.94/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,482	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	459.31/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	438.39/cwt	417.00–450.00	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	520.42/cwt	512.50–530.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	433.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,292	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	399.53/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,453	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	346.05/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	492.85/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,573	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	410.33/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,331	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,158	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,999	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	568	423.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,403	16

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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