Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher in a light test of the market. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 65 head of 928 lb. colored-up steers which sold for 300.00/cwt. The cash market established some footing, following the Labor Day holiday, as CME Future Contracts traded higher. Buyers were more aggressive on Tuesday but continued to discount calves lacking a pre-conditioning program.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.42/cwt on 19 head, up $17.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −91.27 against this barn's trailing median of $456.69.

Average price

$365.42

▲ 17.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$64.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.50

vs MO average

−25.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	382.41	2,110	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	350.00	2,009	4thin
Large 2	591	318.00	1,879	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.41/cwt here — about $230 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

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 sale19 hd

365.42

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MO average5 barns · 174 hd

381.92

−16.50

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−25.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

456.69

−91.27

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

38 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	Large 2	550–600	591	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	449	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	358.20/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	324.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,289	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	328.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	404.09/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	373.57/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	325.95/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	2,767	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	401.14/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,530	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	343.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	373.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	381.35/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	313.11/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	807	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	335.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,323	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	368.05/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,624	4

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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