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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-02

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Fri, Jan 2

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1839

← Dec 12Jan 2Feb 7 →

Receipts

6,427 head

▲ 6,427 vs last sale 0▼ 745 vs year ago 7,172 · −10.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Feeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Ozarks Regional Stockyard kicked off the new year with a Wean/Vac Special on Friday, January 2. A rare 6:30 AM start saw the cash market continue its upward trend. With no recent sales for comparison, compared to the last regular sale of two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers over 750 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were 12.00-17.00 higher with spots 25.00 higher. Peewee calves under 500 lbs. were 30.00-40.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The quality was above average with several load and multi-load drafts coming across the scale throughout the day. The CME Live Cattle Contracts opened the new year higher with Feeder Cattle Contracts sharply higher. ORS will be returning to its normal schedule next week with its Tuesday Feeder sale beginning at 8:30 AM and its Wednesday Slaughter and Replacement sale beginning at noon.

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 $452.52/cwt on 889 head.

Average price

$452.52

889 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$179.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs MO average

+0.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	500	490.00	2,450	6thin
Medium 1	501	480.00	2,405	6thin
Medium and Large 1	546	472.19	2,579	507
Medium and Large 1-2	559	434.99	2,431	248
Medium 1-2	563	425.00	2,392	55
Large 1-2	554	424.37	2,351	24
Medium and Large 2	556	391.87	2,179	28
Medium 2-3	553	310.68	1,717	15thin

One grade step is worth $179.32/cwt here — about $733 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 sale889 hd

452.52

—

MO average5 barns · 2,415 hd

448.90

+3.62

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

+0.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

102 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special - 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,007	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	626.39/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,992	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	571.34/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,943	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	515.85/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,965	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	561.21/cwt	555.00–585.00	2,166	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	564.58/cwt	532.50–585.00	2,315	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	509.75/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,136	73
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	432	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,398	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	457.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,033	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	534.04/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,515	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	442.17/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,105	29
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	477	498.04/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,376	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	488.94/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,347	107
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	377.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,820	14
Steers	500–550	Large 1	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 2-3	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	506	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,239	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	487.44/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,559	252
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	527	454.53/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,395	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	444.75/cwt	427.50–465.00	2,344	107
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	393.01/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,079	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	457.11/cwt	441.00–485.00	2,592	255
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	391.33/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,227	19
Steers	550–600	Medium 2-3	579	296.02/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,714	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	427.59/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,493	141
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	584	418.44/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,444	40
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	586	388.73/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,278	11
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	616	383.77/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,364	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	429.51/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,680	367
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	394.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,467	76
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1	637	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,723	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	355.88/cwt	346.00–362.50	2,267	30
Steers	650–700	Large 1	659	393.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,594	14
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	366.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,419	10
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	667	372.04/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,482	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	405.88/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,723	392
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	372.27/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,539	184
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	340.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,342	11
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	381.06/cwt	367.50–404.00	2,736	238
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	350.92/cwt	344.00–362.00	2,586	139
Steers	700–750	Large 1	741	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,816	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	358.18/cwt	344.00–377.00	2,783	322
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,181	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	331.02/cwt	312.50–342.50	2,599	71
Steers	800–850	Large 1	809	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,670	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	333.34/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,703	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	346.64/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,839	85
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,990	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	318.17/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,848	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	315.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,927	72
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,843	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	982	271.86/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,670	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	558.22/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,747	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	324	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,539	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	507.46/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,685	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	338	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,791	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	408.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,533	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	506.88/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,951	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	502.26/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,099	48
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	426	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,087	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	429	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,145	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	400.70/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,723	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	467.16/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,032	50
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	478.79/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,269	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	443.05/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,113	129
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	400.09/cwt	377.50–412.50	1,956	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	347.79/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,704	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	492	395.72/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,947	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	435.91/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,275	111
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	398.35/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,111	133
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	533	406.20/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,165	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	349.23/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,872	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	554	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,133	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,833	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	393.88/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,229	229
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	368.17/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,139	147
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	366.27/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,143	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	324.41/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,914	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	366.25/cwt	353.00–387.50	2,267	362
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	627	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,289	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	312.07/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,966	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	338.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,145	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	636	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,544	79
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	340.77/cwt	333.00–367.50	2,314	254
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	323.79/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,211	131
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	688	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,167	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	320.43/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,320	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	337.74/cwt	332.50–339.00	2,466	66
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	734	330.05/cwt	327.50–332.00	2,423	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	326.13/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,505	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	314.73/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,490	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	318.08/cwt	314.00–322.50	2,605	143
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,686	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,473	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,628	16

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 Cattle Special - West Plains, MO

Fri Jan 2, 2026

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

Receipts 6,427Last week 0Year ago 7,172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	408.81
35	400–450	430	385.00–420.00	400.70
45	450–500	489	377.50–412.50	400.09
50	500–550	536	335.00–367.50	349.23
21	550–600	590	312.50–335.00	324.41
7	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	312.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	342.50–355.00	347.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	546	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	688	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	550.00–580.00	558.22
53	350–400	385	485.00–525.00	506.88
48	400–450	418	485.00–525.00	502.26
71	450–500	474	465.00–510.00	478.79
111	500–550	522	415.00–455.00	435.91
229	550–600	566	382.50–420.00	393.88
362	600–650	619	353.00–387.50	366.25
254	650–700	679	333.00–367.50	340.77
66	700–750	730	332.50–339.00	337.74
18	750–800	768	325.00–330.00	326.13
143	800–850	819	314.00–322.50	318.08
9	850–900	861	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	492	385.00–405.00	395.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	530.00	530.00
13	400–450	429	500.00	500.00
6	600–650	627	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	533	405.00–410.00	406.20
12	550–600	585	362.50–367.50	366.27
7	650–700	664	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	490.00	490.00
11	550–600	554	385.00	385.00
23	700–750	734	327.50–332.00	330.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	636	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	480.00–515.00	507.46
50	400–450	435	435.00–475.00	467.16
129	450–500	477	415.00–455.00	443.05
133	500–550	530	375.00–410.00	398.35
147	550–600	581	347.50–380.00	368.17
66	600–650	634	320.00–350.00	338.37
131	650–700	683	305.00–330.00	323.79
28	700–750	724	311.00–325.00	320.43
84	750–800	791	295.00–316.00	314.73
5	900–950	916	270.00	270.00
16	950–1000	973	265.00–275.00	270.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	482	370.00–390.00	377.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	477	485.00–505.00	498.04
15	500–550	506	442.50	442.50
40	550–600	584	400.00–437.50	418.44
5	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
23	650–700	667	370.00–373.00	372.04
9	700–750	717	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
10	550–600	579	290.00–305.00	296.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	555.00	555.00
6	500–550	501	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	527	450.00–457.50	454.53
11	550–600	586	372.50–407.50	388.73
14	600–650	616	380.00–387.50	383.77
10	650–700	660	365.00–370.00	366.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
10	600–650	637	427.50	427.50
14	650–700	659	385.00–400.00	393.61
7	700–750	741	380.00	380.00
5	800–850	809	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	293	685.00	685.00
12	300–350	318	620.00–640.00	626.39
9	350–400	386	555.00–585.00	561.21
46	400–450	410	532.50–585.00	564.58
98	450–500	471	520.00–570.00	534.04
252	500–550	525	470.00–515.00	487.44
255	550–600	567	441.00–485.00	457.11
367	600–650	624	415.00–450.00	429.51
392	650–700	671	390.00–425.00	405.88
238	700–750	718	367.50–404.00	381.06
322	750–800	777	344.00–377.00	358.18
85	800–850	819	330.00–352.00	346.64
63	850–900	884	335.00–340.00	338.27
72	900–950	929	310.00–325.00	315.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	340	565.00–575.00	571.34
21	350–400	381	505.00–520.00	515.85
73	400–450	419	485.00–530.00	509.75
107	450–500	480	470.00–507.50	488.94
107	500–550	527	427.50–465.00	444.75
141	550–600	583	405.00–440.00	427.59
76	600–650	625	375.00–405.00	394.65
184	650–700	682	355.00–382.50	372.27
139	700–750	737	344.00–362.00	350.92
71	750–800	785	312.50–342.50	331.02
12	800–850	811	325.00–337.50	333.34
35	850–900	895	318.00–320.00	318.17
8	900–950	932	305.00	305.00
8	950–1000	982	270.00–275.00	271.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	444	450.00–465.00	457.85
29	450–500	476	420.00–460.00	442.17
9	500–550	529	385.00–402.50	393.01
19	550–600	569	385.00–395.00	391.33
30	600–650	637	346.00–362.50	355.88
11	650–700	687	335.00–345.00	340.97
5	750–800	779	280.00	280.00

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.