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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Aug 25

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Receipts

1,759 head

▲ 1,216 vs last sale 543▼ 1,069 vs year ago 2,828 · −37.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 3 of 36 comparable sales and sits −76.71 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median36 sales

442.46

−76.71

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

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,406	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,808	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	427.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,653	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	403.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,640	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	424.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,818	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	393.92/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,895	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	404.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,053	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,836	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	383.09/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,027	23
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	544	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,958	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	355.51/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,998	93
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	572	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,973	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	335.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	386.15/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,224	26
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	594	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,094	12
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	391.04/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,428	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	321.50/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,006	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,139	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	367.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,465	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	332.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,269	32
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	686	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,264	7
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	689	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,191	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	355.24/cwt	347.50–362.00	2,544	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	316.56/cwt	306.00–330.00	2,343	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	335.98/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,607	82
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,628	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	308.67/cwt	301.00–316.00	2,522	129
Steers	800–850	Medium 2	829	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,321	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,773	57
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,676	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	408.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,328	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	424.63/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,563	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	368.30/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,433	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	371.36/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,608	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	315.58/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,490	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	344.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,637	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	333.53/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,711	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	351.78/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,886	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	539	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,617	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	327.38/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,846	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	355.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,028	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	311.61/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,789	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	617	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,928	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	325.21/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,042	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	338.38/cwt	337.50–339.00	2,142	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	19
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	702	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,176	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,259	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,384	49
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,726	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	392.44/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,687	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	395.90/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,857	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	341.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,631	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	369.52/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,914	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	314.49/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,824	32
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	273.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,689	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	309.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,959	21

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Tue Aug 25, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 1,759Last week 543Year ago 2,828

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	702	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	617	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	536	350.00–355.00	351.78
27	550–600	571	340.00–375.00	355.12
14	600–650	633	337.50–339.00	338.38
19	650–700	698	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	400.00–420.00	408.57
7	350–400	368	417.50–435.00	424.63
34	400–450	433	365.00–380.00	371.36
23	450–500	475	340.00–360.00	344.69
55	500–550	513	327.50–340.00	333.53
29	550–600	564	325.00–337.50	327.38
18	600–650	628	320.00–332.50	325.21
5	700–750	717	315.00	315.00
49	750–800	788	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	389	360.00–387.50	368.30
5	450–500	472	312.50–320.00	315.58
9	550–600	574	302.50–320.00	311.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	565	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	345.00	345.00
7	650–700	686	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	360.00	360.00
12	550–600	594	352.50	352.50
7	600–650	614	350.00	350.00
19	650–700	689	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	505.00	505.00
25	500–550	508	400.00–415.00	404.09
26	550–600	576	372.50–410.00	386.15
45	600–650	621	370.00–400.00	391.04
49	650–700	671	360.00–380.00	367.38
43	700–750	716	347.50–362.00	355.24
82	750–800	776	334.00–338.00	335.98
37	800–850	815	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	387	420.00–450.00	427.26
14	400–450	428	410.00–435.00	424.82
31	450–500	481	375.00–407.50	393.92
23	500–550	529	375.00–395.00	383.09
93	550–600	562	342.50–367.50	355.51
66	600–650	629	325.00–355.00	340.00
32	650–700	682	325.00–335.00	332.68
26	700–750	740	306.00–330.00	316.56
129	800–850	817	301.00–316.00	308.67
57	950–1000	980	283.00	283.00
6	1000–1050	1,010	260.00–270.00	264.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	430.00	430.00
7	400–450	407	390.00–420.00	403.00
6	500–550	521	350.00–355.00	352.43
18	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	335.57
17	600–650	624	320.00–323.00	321.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	829	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	469	392.50–400.00	395.90
5	500–550	518	365.00–372.50	369.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	387.50–400.00	392.44
10	450–500	477	340.00–345.00	341.89
32	550–600	580	300.00–332.50	314.49
21	600–650	632	300.00–325.00	309.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	273.32

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.