Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Traditionally the third week of May is the largest weekly sale of the year and this year was no exception. The quality of the offering was above average, with several large drafts from reputation herds coming across the scale. The largest draft of the day was 187 head of 592 lb. steers which sold for 484.00/cwt . Rain across the area, with more expected, had producers in a good mood and prices had them leaving with a smile on their face.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.79/cwt on 1,213 head, up $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.85 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$478.79

▲ 8.25 vs prior sale

1,213 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$103.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs MO average

+4.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	518	520.00	2,694	21
Medium and Large 1	561	487.32	2,732	825
Medium and Large 1-2	558	459.74	2,564	318
Medium and Large 2	536	455.21	2,440	31
Medium 1-2	556	416.67	2,318	18thin

One grade step is worth $103.33/cwt here — about $376 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 sale1,213 hd

478.79

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MO average19 barns · 5,430 hd

480.69

−1.91

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+4.31

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+9.85

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

94 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 1-2	600–650	637	365.96/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,331	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,340	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,925	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	466.56/cwt	457.50–475.00	1,969	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	554.33/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	342.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	533.94/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,531	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	429.80/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,699	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	426.39/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,251	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	506.09/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,424	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	416.80/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	329.84/cwt	327.00–331.00	2,718	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	482.45/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,784	547
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	427.63/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,262	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	454.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,635	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	507.73/cwt	495.00–522.50	2,493	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	508.33/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,638	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	423.41/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,879	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	597.97/cwt	595.00–605.00	2,033	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	395.67/cwt	389.00–417.00	2,845	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	451.53/cwt	434.00–467.50	2,790	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	591.67/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,426	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	425.38/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,467	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	572.58/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,124	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	386.12/cwt	385.50–389.00	2,996	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,096	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	509.39/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,165	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	553.84/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,094	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	361.09/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	644.73/cwt	625.00–655.00	2,373	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	456.94/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,404	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	388.29/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,446	298
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	482.32/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	490.91/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,302	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	369.87/cwt	357.50–389.00	2,426	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	429.85/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,497	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	497	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,460	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	399	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,915	7
Heifers	Medium 1Replacement	600–650	616	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,341	9
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,694	21
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	639	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,604	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	572	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,259	12
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	334	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	487	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,192	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	528.42/cwt	525.00–532.50	2,304	67
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	682	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	458.83/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,391	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	486.10/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,061	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	566.99/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,115	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	732	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,361	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	394.57/cwt	372.50–412.50	2,663	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	483.86/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,095	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	468.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,243	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	433.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,304	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	455.21/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,440	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	474.22/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,305	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	511.87/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,216	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	393.53/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	414.35/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,586	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	547.49/cwt	530.00–567.50	2,327	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	349.98/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,998	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	326.52/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,067	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	395.24/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,308	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	333.87/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,798	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	441.03/cwt	422.50–460.00	2,567	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	484.79/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,545	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	504.19/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,921	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	616.25/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,120	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	600.82/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,247	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	481.99/cwt	457.00–490.00	2,044	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	494.62/cwt	492.50–496.00	2,518	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	336.28/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,495	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	1,896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	445.09/cwt	425.00–462.50	2,168	93

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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