Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-01

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Sep 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
603 head
▼ 1,156 vs last sale 1,759▼ 1,340 vs year ago 1,943 · −69.0%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Sep 30, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. There were too few calves under 700 lbs to establish a market however undertones were lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 66 head of 786 lb. colored-up steers which sold for 331.50/cwt. Heat has returned to the Ozarks with near or above triple digit temperatures predicted for the rest of the week. Heat and market instability are keeping cattle at home, except for those that are on dried up pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $348.32/cwt on 38 head, down $17.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −108.37 against this barn's trailing median of $456.69.
Average price
$348.32
▼ 17.43 vs prior sale
38 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$39.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.71
vs MO average
−23.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569359.002,0435thin
Large 1-2578356.652,0617thin
Medium and Large 1-2570348.391,98422
Large 2548320.001,7544thin
One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
525462398334median 456.6902/0303/3106/0208/0409/29
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 sale38 hd
348.32
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MO average12 barns · 720 hd
379.02
−30.71
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−23.07
This barn, trailing median35 sales
456.69
−108.37
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

48 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2550–600578356.65/cwt345.00–365.002,0617
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700664315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0924
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500499335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6727
SteersLarge 2650–700677310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0993
SteersLarge 2500–550548320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7544
HeifersLarge 2400–450402335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3473
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526346.06/cwt345.00–350.001,8209
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3063
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900873309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,69858
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800786331.44/cwt330.00–331.502,60569
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600597340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0305
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8574
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,0435
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1038
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600596322.09/cwt320.00–325.001,92012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700696300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,08812
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0363
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750704336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,36558
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434452.62/cwt450.00–457.501,96415
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700652352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,29816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy800–850838250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750737300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500490359.28/cwt350.00–375.001,7608
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382460.99/cwt450.00–475.001,7617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450408425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650632300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518362.32/cwt355.00–370.001,8774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400392383.63/cwt375.00–405.001,5047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478349.92/cwt342.50–360.001,6737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526327.25/cwt320.00–340.001,72111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615343.36/cwt335.00–350.002,1129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,89611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581345.29/cwt325.00–352.502,00618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,57124
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500482400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750738300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2143
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8483
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0623
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500494355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7544
HeifersMedium 1500–550522360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8794
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7983
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464382.55/cwt380.00–385.001,7756
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,5944
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800761300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2836
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650618344.54/cwt340.00–352.502,12914

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.