Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jun 9
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
870 head
▼ 1,487 vs last sale 2,357▼ 1,709 vs year ago 2,579 · −66.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, there were too few calves across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison, however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. Muddy conditions in some areas and excessive heat and humidity in all areas kept receipts lighter than usual. The offering had only 11 drafts of 10 head or more with the largest draft of the day being 17 head. For the first time the Video Auction total of 1146 head exceeded the number of head through the ring. One stick-out draft on the video auction was 513 head of 910 lb. steers which sold for 338.25/cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $430.26/cwt on 166 head, down $8.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 36 comparable sales and sits −12.20 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.
Average price
$430.26
▼ 8.93 vs prior sale
166 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$89.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.83
vs MO average
−23.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539460.552,48444
Large 1552450.002,4843thin
Medium and Large 1-2551428.492,36285
Large 1-2547420.002,2979thin
Medium 1-2562420.002,3605thin
Medium and Large 2542377.892,04713thin
Medium 2578370.732,1437thin
One grade step is worth $89.82/cwt here — about $341 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale166 hd
430.26
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MO average20 barns · 4,482 hd
469.09
−38.83
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−23.46
This barn, trailing median36 sales
442.46
−12.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

36 sales
522459397334median 442.4603/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.84, low $348.32, median $442.46 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1252675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,70110
Steers300–350Medium 2-3333490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343572.88/cwt570.00–605.001,96511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376528.31/cwt515.00–550.001,9867
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377490.74/cwt475.00–505.001,8504
Steers400–450Medium 2425452.24/cwt440.00–460.001,9225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431499.57/cwt485.00–515.002,15337
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431457.84/cwt440.00–475.001,97310
Steers450–500Large 1450465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465485.34/cwt470.00–505.002,25719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473454.22/cwt440.00–460.002,14812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491405.88/cwt400.00–437.501,99311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511473.35/cwt470.00–480.002,41920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511398.35/cwt390.00–410.002,0366
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527437.97/cwt420.00–455.002,30846
Steers500–550Large 1-2547420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2979
Steers550–600Large 1552450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4843
Steers550–600Medium 1-2562420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3605
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563449.89/cwt442.50–457.002,53324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568360.35/cwt350.00–380.002,0477
Steers550–600Medium 2578370.73/cwt345.00–375.002,1437
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580417.31/cwt400.00–435.002,42039
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616415.10/cwt413.00–420.002,55716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625391.86/cwt370.00–402.502,44928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636345.08/cwt325.00–355.002,1955
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656396.89/cwt395.00–397.002,60418
Steers650–700Large 1-2658385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,53311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned679385.24/cwt385.00–386.002,61620
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680374.06/cwt365.00–385.002,54424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721351.48/cwt340.00–367.502,53418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754350.50/cwt350.00–352.502,6435
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925328.00/cwt328.00–328.003,03412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1251600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331442.62/cwt425.00–450.001,4654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337479.53/cwt475.00–495.001,6164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373466.98/cwt465.00–467.501,7425
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377404.02/cwt400.00–425.001,5237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416401.12/cwt385.00–415.001,66912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420448.06/cwt420.00–455.001,8829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428468.16/cwt460.00–470.002,00418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458450.05/cwt445.00–455.002,0616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459399.81/cwt380.00–415.001,8357
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467338.36/cwt320.00–350.001,5803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned476440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483424.13/cwt420.00–430.002,04923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,13012
Heifers500–550Large 1-2513384.84/cwt360.00–392.501,97413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517399.81/cwt395.00–415.002,06732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533363.63/cwt360.00–371.001,9389
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1387
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580363.15/cwt342.50–376.002,10650
Heifers550–600Large 1-2580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,08813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584336.97/cwt332.50–340.001,9685
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620359.52/cwt357.50–360.002,22916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623339.84/cwt330.00–350.002,11712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683335.67/cwt335.00–337.502,29315
Heifers650–700Medium 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0553
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4393
Heifers700–750Large 2708312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2133
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385468.48/cwt450.00–480.001,8043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405448.78/cwt440.00–455.001,8184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411479.72/cwt465.00–490.001,9725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473335.46/cwt325.00–355.001,5873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550388.33/cwt385.00–395.002,1363
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667361.77/cwt357.50–375.002,4134

This sale against other markets

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.