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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jan 28

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

3,020 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 3,547▲ 952 vs year ago 2,068 · +46.0%

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, steer calves under 550 lbs traded steady while heavier weight steers and heifer calves traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Steers averaged 592 lbs at $146.39/cwt while heifers averaged 530 lbs at $130.59/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released last week reported Inventories were up 2 percent, Placements up 3 percent and Marketings up 5 percent from a year ago.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.25/cwt on 1,341 head.

Average price

$149.25

1,341 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	484	154.66	748	32
Medium and Large 1	609	152.56	929	687
Large 1-2	543	147.84	802	30
Medium 2-3	325	147.50	479	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	146.00	859	536
Medium and Large 2	515	136.31	702	51

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,341 hd

149.25

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MO average16 barns · 8,036 hd

150.91

−1.66

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

Every lot

76 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	596	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	170.57/cwt	167.00–175.00	590	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	191.67/cwt	183.00–200.00	696	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	172.52/cwt	168.00–178.00	643	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	378	156.01/cwt	152.50–162.50	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	417	159.06/cwt	155.00–167.00	663	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	163.81/cwt	152.50–169.00	701	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	175.88/cwt	172.50–185.00	763	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	176.42/cwt	169.00–180.00	827	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	141.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	673	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	159.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	769	75
Steers	—	Large 1-2	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.11/cwt	145.00–159.00	801	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	168.16/cwt	161.00–177.00	876	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	138.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	569	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	875	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	142.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	833	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	142.79/cwt	140.00–147.50	891	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	135.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	850	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	133.92/cwt	125.00–136.50	900	77
Steers	—	Large 1-2	672	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	139.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	942	71
Steers	—	Large 1-2	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.20/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,009	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	133.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	960	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	134.14/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,030	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	130.94/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,024	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,077	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	128.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,078	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	126.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,082	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	155.65/cwt	150.00–167.50	515	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	472	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.10/cwt	146.00–156.00	559	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	138.83/cwt	132.50–140.00	529	40
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	388	120.05/cwt	115.00–130.00	466	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	134.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	144.75/cwt	139.00–155.00	633	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	114.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	140.31/cwt	137.00–143.00	669	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	136.20/cwt	133.00–140.00	708	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	130.41/cwt	129.00–136.00	749	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	123.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	716	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	660	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	596	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.99/cwt	127.00–132.50	791	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	110.03/cwt	101.00–115.00	707	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	778	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	121.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	865	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	122.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	935	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.50	972	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	114.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	989	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	892	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	986	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,151	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	150.39/cwt	150.00–151.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	139.27/cwt	132.00–143.00	742	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	803	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	891	5

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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Receipts 3,020Last week 3,547Year ago 2,068

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	618	127.00–132.50	127.99
29	—	375	146.00–156.00	149.10
107	—	477	137.00–143.00	140.31
31	—	718	125.00	125.00
135	—	437	139.00–155.00	144.75
53	—	574	129.00–136.00	130.41
25	—	331	150.00–167.50	155.65
157	—	520	133.00–140.00	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	127.50	127.50
9	—	388	115.00–130.00	120.05
7	—	415	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	672	115.00–117.00	115.81
6	—	892	110.50	110.50
5	—	310	125.00	125.00
17	—	643	101.00–115.00	110.03
9	—	547	110.00–115.00	112.77
5	—	398	125.00	125.00
24	—	472	110.00–120.00	114.04
11	—	586	110.00–115.00	112.69
5	—	835	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	623	120.00–126.00	123.46
35	—	578	116.00–128.00	123.89
22	—	666	120.00–125.00	123.98
14	—	339	135.00–142.00	139.17
50	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.81
40	—	381	132.50–140.00	138.83
15	—	715	119.00–124.00	121.02
5	—	1,028	112.00	112.00
54	—	433	130.00–138.00	134.84
44	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.80
22	—	765	120.00–123.00	122.27
21	—	818	118.00–119.50	118.80
12	—	865	112.00–116.00	114.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	398	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	117.50–120.00	119.16
6	—	625	128.00–129.00	128.51
5	—	724	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	155.00	155.00
19	—	533	132.00–143.00	139.27
5	—	415	150.00–151.00	150.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	156.00	156.00
5	—	672	133.00	133.00
5	—	702	130.00	130.00
6	—	378	152.50–162.50	156.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	672	125.00–136.50	133.92
57	—	428	152.50–169.00	163.81
43	—	720	128.00–135.00	133.32
23	—	839	125.00–130.00	128.49
75	—	482	150.00–167.00	159.48
45	—	520	145.00–159.00	154.11
32	—	373	168.00–178.00	172.52
10	—	346	167.00–175.00	170.57
76	—	586	135.00–145.00	142.08
52	—	628	129.00–138.00	135.32
32	—	782	128.00–133.00	130.94
14	—	855	124.00–128.00	126.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	333	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	624	140.00–147.50	142.79
57	—	469	169.00–180.00	176.42
26	—	434	172.50–185.00	175.88
5	—	348	190.00	190.00
117	—	720	136.00–145.00	140.20
66	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.73
30	—	768	133.00–138.00	134.14
120	—	521	161.00–177.00	168.16
71	—	676	137.00–142.00	139.29
54	—	808	133.25	133.25
16	—	363	183.00–200.00	191.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	134.00–144.00	141.01
5	—	395	140.00	140.00
21	—	524	135.00–143.00	138.78
6	—	564	120.00–130.00	123.26
6	—	616	125.00–130.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	149.00	149.00
18	—	417	155.00–167.00	159.06

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.