Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, depending on the amount of pre-conditioning. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday reported Inventories up 2 percent, Placements down 11 percent and Marketings down 7 percent. In spite of a bullish report, cash and future prices are finding it hard to establish a footing with news reports and rumors overriding market fundamentals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.75/cwt on 214 head, down $29.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −90.94 against this barn's trailing median of $456.69.

Average price

$365.75

▼ 29.38 vs prior sale

214 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$55.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.58

vs MO average

−5.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	394.94	2,143	51
Medium and Large 1-2	555	360.98	2,005	116
Medium 1-2	579	354.71	2,055	17thin
Large 1-2	572	345.00	1,973	6thin
Medium and Large 2	559	339.79	1,900	24

One grade step is worth $55.16/cwt here — about $243 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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $348.32, median $456.69 across 35 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 sale214 hd

365.75

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MO average13 barns · 850 hd

384.33

−18.58

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−5.25

This barn, trailing median35 sales

456.69

−90.94

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

60 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	Large 1-2	700–750	702	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,176	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	572	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,973	6
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	686	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,264	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	617	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,928	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	689	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,191	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	338.38/cwt	337.50–339.00	2,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	369.52/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	355.24/cwt	347.50–362.00	2,544	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	391.04/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,428	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	367.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,465	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	355.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,028	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	351.78/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,886	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	341.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	309.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,959	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	314.49/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,824	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	392.44/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	332.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,269	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	427.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,653	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.21/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	344.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	371.36/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,608	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	327.38/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,846	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,384	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	424.63/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	408.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,328	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	333.53/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,711	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	383.09/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,027	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	316.56/cwt	306.00–330.00	2,343	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	393.92/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,895	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,773	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,139	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	355.51/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,998	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	308.67/cwt	301.00–316.00	2,522	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	424.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	273.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	403.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	321.50/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,006	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	335.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	315.58/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	311.61/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	335.98/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,607	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	404.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,053	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	386.15/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,224	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,628	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	368.30/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,433	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	544	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	594	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,094	12
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	829	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	539	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	395.90/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,857	9

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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