Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs were steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There were several drafts of green yearlings crossing the scales today with the largest draft being 102 head of 936 lb. colored-up steers which sold for 296.00/cwt. Fall like temperatures have arrived in the Ozarks with daytime highs near 90 and nighttime lows in the 50's. Lack of water in ponds and streams and poor pasture conditions are becoming more and more of a problem, with much of the area ten inches or more below the average rainfall for the year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.31/cwt on 309 head, down $25.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −75.37 against this barn's trailing median of $456.69.

Average price

$381.31

▼ 25.08 vs prior sale

309 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.89

vs MO average

−33.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	393.87	2,146	127
Medium 1-2	564	389.56	2,197	5thin
Large 1-2	550	384.05	2,112	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	372.68	2,077	148
Medium and Large 2	523	350.44	1,833	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $313 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

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 sale309 hd

381.31

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MO average19 barns · 2,493 hd

399.21

−17.89

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−33.67

This barn, trailing median35 sales

456.69

−75.37

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

93 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	500–550	522	344.82/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,800	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	313.36/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,833	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	303.19/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,916	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	336.78/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,930	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	348.74/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,650	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.15/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,042	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	334.34/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,544	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	378.98/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,028	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	319.37/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	445.45/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,648	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,566	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	306.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	376.05/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,151	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,823	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	374.14/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,583	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	297.89/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,332	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	396.49/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,228	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	347.94/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,216	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	367.72/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,306	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	494.57/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	342.07/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,827	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	404.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,088	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,527	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	362.98/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,746	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	373.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,768	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	469.62/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,559	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	418.51/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	357.62/cwt	347.50–377.50	2,378	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	531.16/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.03/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,121	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,933	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,051	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	502.10/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,834	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	336.91/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,257	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	479.82/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,001	28
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	578	371.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,148	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	577	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,962	13
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	684	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,257	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	5
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	10
Steers	Large 1	600–650	614	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,456	6
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	12
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	791	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,492	12
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	950–1000	958	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,778	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	514	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,056	7
Steers	Large 2	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	743	302.55/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,248	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	474.36/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,479	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	507	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,838	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	564	389.56/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,197	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	365.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,397	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	361.93/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,714	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	349.61/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,566	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	324.70/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	321.20/cwt	307.50–335.00	2,342	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	309.81/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	306.10/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	398.01/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	411.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,988	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	329.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,870	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	408.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,341	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,544	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	334.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,272	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	295.70/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,765	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	363.46/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,094	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	347.49/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,689	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	306.32/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	286.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,368	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	416.68/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	382.67/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,055	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	340.60/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,108	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	397.39/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,749	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,658	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,039	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	438.29/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,867	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	375.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,791	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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