Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-17

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 17

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

586 head

▼ 1,883 vs last sale 2,469▼ 4,256 vs year ago 4,842 · −87.9%

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, there were too few offerings across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison however undertones were sharply lower. Demand was light on a light supply. Steers averaged 504 lbs at $135.40/cwt while heifers averaged 520 lbs at $115.11/cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.23/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$118.23

270 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.85

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	126.48	663	79
Medium and Large 1-2	520	116.91	608	161
Large 1-2	520	109.00	567	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	102.30	519	24

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $144 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 sale270 hd

118.23

—

MO average13 barns · 3,441 hd

129.09

−10.85

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

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	435	14
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	526	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	468	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	148.88/cwt	141.00–155.00	548	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	128.68/cwt	127.50–132.50	490	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	137.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	561	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	112.55/cwt	95.00–120.00	459	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	680	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	149.02/cwt	146.00–155.00	674	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	123.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	145.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	126.13/cwt	122.00–132.00	684	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	140.06/cwt	136.00–152.00	779	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	123.58/cwt	117.00–131.00	702	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	138.17/cwt	132.00–142.00	882	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	120.54/cwt	112.50–123.00	822	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	106.80/cwt	95.00–111.00	821	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	355	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	418	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	132.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	453	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	138.09/cwt	137.50–140.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	136.18/cwt	136.00–137.00	520	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	131.71/cwt	130.00–132.00	519	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	125.08/cwt	122.00–132.50	527	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	105.01/cwt	90.00–112.50	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	123.04/cwt	112.50–127.00	594	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	96.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	529	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	99.66/cwt	87.50–105.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	104.35/cwt	92.50–110.00	659	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	90.03/cwt	85.00–100.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	674	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	103.39/cwt	102.00–104.00	715	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	91.93/cwt	85.00–95.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	96.70/cwt	96.00–97.00	848	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	137.60/cwt	131.00–141.00	634	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	126.36/cwt	124.00–131.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3

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 Mar 17, 2020

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Receipts 586Last week 2,469Year ago 4,842

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	483	112.50–127.00	123.04
20	—	692	102.00–104.00	103.39
8	—	724	85.00–95.00	91.93
3	—	507	116.00–125.00	121.98
26	—	341	120.00–135.00	132.92
11	—	572	115.00–120.00	116.79
4	—	268	130.00–135.00	132.34
27	—	632	92.50–110.00	104.35
16	—	421	122.00–132.50	125.08
7	—	394	130.00–132.00	131.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	519	130.00–131.00	130.26
10	—	877	96.00–97.00	96.70
4	—	342	137.50–140.00	138.09
11	—	382	136.00–137.00	136.18
8	—	292	143.00	143.00
12	—	620	117.00	117.00
8	—	477	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	87.50–105.00	99.66
3	—	515	90.00–100.00	96.54
7	—	476	90.00–112.50	105.01
3	—	662	85.00–100.00	90.03
5	—	383	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	110.00	110.00
4	—	674	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	108.00	108.00
3	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	112.50	112.50
3	—	360	135.00	135.00
3	—	573	120.00–125.00	121.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	131.00–141.00	137.60
3	—	378	155.00	155.00
3	—	553	124.00–131.00	126.36
4	—	522	126.00	126.00
3	—	295	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	111.00	111.00
4	—	408	95.00–120.00	112.55
4	—	526	115.00	115.00
4	—	336	130.00–135.00	131.28
6	—	720	116.00	116.00
4	—	381	127.50–132.50	128.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	368	141.00–155.00	148.88
9	—	682	112.50–123.00	120.54
8	—	769	95.00–111.00	106.80
4	—	482	120.00–135.00	123.62
13	—	542	122.00–132.00	126.13
9	—	407	130.00–144.00	137.79
6	—	334	140.00	140.00
14	—	274	150.00–165.00	158.65
9	—	637	120.00–125.00	122.13
6	—	568	117.00–131.00	123.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	142.00–150.00	145.90
11	—	392	169.00	169.00
27	—	556	136.00–152.00	140.06
14	—	439	155.00	155.00
3	—	452	146.00–155.00	149.02
27	—	638	132.00–142.00	138.17
15	—	331	158.00–160.00	158.97
7	—	662	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	120.00	120.00

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.