Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested however undertones were steady to weak. Steer and heifers calves over 600 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 higher while lighter weight calves were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. One stick-out draft was 60 head of steers weighing 608 lbs. which sold for 452.00/cwt. The quality of the offering was average with buyers being very selective. It is getting to be that time of the year where excessive hair is discounted as much, if not more than, short/unweaned and non-vaccinated calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.19/cwt on 410 head, down $10.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −29.74 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$439.19

▼ 10.82 vs prior sale

410 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$52.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.39

vs MO average

−20.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	454.09	2,469	251
Medium and Large 1-2	561	417.87	2,343	138
Medium and Large 2	544	401.22	2,183	21

One grade step is worth $52.87/cwt here — about $286 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 sale410 hd

439.19

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MO average16 barns · 3,675 hd

467.58

−28.39

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−20.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−29.74

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

63 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 1Unweaned	400–450	421	466.49/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,964	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	433.06/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,083	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	469.26/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	380.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,197	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.30/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,234	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	406.38/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,885	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	465.14/cwt	462.50–470.00	2,177	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	377.68/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,319	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	449.73/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,956	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	436.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,225	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	402.43/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,314	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	412.22/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	389.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,070	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	450.76/cwt	442.50–461.00	2,619	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	411.03/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,713	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	538.16/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,303	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	428.20/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,415	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	460.36/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,412	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	358.63/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,206	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	413.20/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,173	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	397.93/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,292	7
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	458	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,004	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	482	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,169	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	8
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	666	381.66/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,542	15
Steers	Large 1	650–700	659	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	447.18/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,061	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	456.32/cwt	443.00–470.00	2,209	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	395.53/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,116	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	321.25/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	308.61/cwt	290.00–315.00	3,003	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	484.32/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,024	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	333.72/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,540	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	347.45/cwt	327.50–357.50	2,522	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	430.59/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,304	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	401.22/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	486.10/cwt	477.50–505.00	2,110	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	481.87/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,889	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	307.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	362.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,102	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	406.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	406.86/cwt	397.50–413.00	2,372	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	539.74/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	542.95/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,041	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	383.36/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,580	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	356.06/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	425.83/cwt	413.00–435.00	2,078	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	399.24/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,491	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	483.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	580.72/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,149	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	436.39/cwt	419.00–455.00	2,679	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	480.26/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,469	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	359.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,385	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	399	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,815	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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