Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Aug 18

● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

3,728 head

▲ 1,064 vs last sale 2,664▲ 2,759 vs year ago 969 · +284.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

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 $146.54/cwt on 1,768 head.

Average price

$146.54

1,768 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	154.17	988	828
Medium and Large 1-2	556	144.70	805	509
Medium 1	481	143.65	691	25
Large 1	733	142.59	1,046	152
Medium 1-2	366	135.00	494	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	130.36	730	164
Large 1-2	822	123.06	1,011	86

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale1,768 hd

146.54

—

MO average13 barns · 7,430 hd

149.85

−3.32

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

Every lot

119 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 · Steers62 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	178.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	563	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	138.72/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	366	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	494	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	367	163.19/cwt	162.50–165.00	599	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	174.71/cwt	167.50–182.50	643	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	149.09/cwt	146.00–155.00	565	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	130.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	147.40/cwt	142.50–153.00	625	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	165.78/cwt	160.00–172.50	711	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	434	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	137.37/cwt	132.50–141.00	600	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	157.12/cwt	157.00–157.50	688	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	451	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	643	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	167.82/cwt	162.50–170.00	780	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	474	154.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	735	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	145.79/cwt	140.00–152.50	694	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	18
Steers	—	Large 1-2	484	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	702	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	517	152.82/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	29
Steers	—	Large 1	524	159.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	143.32/cwt	137.00–148.00	752	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	162.59/cwt	158.00–167.00	863	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	129.45/cwt	122.50–136.00	689	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	21
Steers	—	Medium 1	556	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	141.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	802	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.96/cwt	150.00–161.00	888	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	739	33
Steers	—	Large 1	582	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.50	829	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	614	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.00	918	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.75/cwt	153.00–162.50	978	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	141.80/cwt	134.00–147.00	885	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	127.85/cwt	120.00–132.00	802	39
Steers	—	Large 1	647	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	656	154.98/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,017	93
Steers	—	Large 1-2	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	143.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	966	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	906	17
Steers	—	Large 1	687	151.75/cwt	143.00–153.75	1,043	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	143.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	986	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	724	136.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	988	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	132.19/cwt	128.00–137.00	966	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	147.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,085	144
Steers	—	Large 1	743	146.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,086	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	907	4
Steers	—	Large 1	767	141.35/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,084	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	132.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	145.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,144	102
Steers	—	Large 1-2	794	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,040	5
Steers	—	Large 1	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,109	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Large 1	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	132.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,143	9
Steers	—	Large 1	919	130.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,198	36
Steers	—	Large 1-2	920	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,049	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,173	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	147.86/cwt	147.50–150.00	494	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	135.42/cwt	132.00–137.50	506	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	389	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	412	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	145.91/cwt	142.00–153.00	608	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	588	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	434	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	595	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	438	169.53/cwt	168.00–170.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	464	159.99/cwt	153.00–164.00	742	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.45/cwt	134.00–142.50	658	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	143.24/cwt	142.00–147.50	685	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	494	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	141.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	738	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	125.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	671	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	124.37/cwt	116.00–128.00	698	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	132.81/cwt	124.00–138.00	750	72
Heifers	—	Large 1	574	132.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	758	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	136.14/cwt	128.00–138.00	839	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	131.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	901	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	128.54/cwt	122.50–132.50	864	34
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	718	129.22/cwt	125.00–134.50	928	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	915	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	836	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	128.66/cwt	123.00–129.50	953	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	129.33/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,001	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	123.45/cwt	116.00–126.50	996	17
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	818	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	864	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,066	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,066	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	599	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	136.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	708	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	124.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	115.14/cwt	114.00–116.00	899	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	521	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	391	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	775	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	504	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,128	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	902	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Receipts 3,728Last week 2,664Year ago 969

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	120.00	120.00
4	—	429	120.00–125.00	122.55
11	—	737	110.00–117.00	113.44
12	—	534	115.00–128.00	125.64
3	—	357	120.00	120.00
2	—	335	138.00	138.00
22	—	561	116.00–128.00	124.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.11
2	—	332	148.00	148.00
48	—	616	128.00–138.00	136.14
9	—	374	132.00–137.50	135.42
64	—	475	134.00–142.50	138.45
11	—	775	124.00	124.00
72	—	565	124.00–138.00	132.81
19	—	429	130.00–141.00	136.97
16	—	881	121.00	121.00
34	—	672	122.50–132.50	128.54
28	—	730	120.00–128.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	144.00	144.00
11	—	656	134.00	134.00
13	—	864	120.00–125.00	123.42
25	—	718	125.00–134.50	129.22
2	—	412	148.00	148.00
33	—	574	130.00–134.00	132.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	116.00	116.00
2	—	672	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	140.00–148.00	144.38
72	—	417	142.00–153.00	145.91
17	—	807	116.00–126.50	123.45
89	—	669	130.00–141.00	134.74
114	—	575	130.00–139.00	135.12
20	—	334	147.50–150.00	147.86
159	—	523	135.00–147.00	141.08
22	—	741	123.00–129.50	128.66
46	—	478	142.00–147.50	143.24
2	—	295	155.00	155.00
9	—	774	128.00–131.00	129.33
47	—	619	128.00–136.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	143.00	143.00
4	—	438	168.00–170.00	169.53
16	—	464	153.00–164.00	159.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	130.00	130.00
8	—	389	142.00	142.00
19	—	434	135.00–139.00	137.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	627	120.00–132.00	127.85
10	—	386	130.00–135.00	130.74
27	—	532	122.50–136.00	129.45
4	—	765	117.00–120.00	118.50
33	—	575	124.00–133.00	128.47
16	—	437	132.50–141.00	137.37
17	—	677	130.00–135.00	133.82
18	—	478	130.00–139.00	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
36	—	614	149.00–150.00	149.55
4	—	438	157.00–157.50	157.12
15	—	367	162.50–165.00	163.19
17	—	474	150.00–159.00	154.97
29	—	517	150.00–154.00	152.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	919	120.00–131.00	130.38
5	—	816	141.00	141.00
26	—	687	143.00–153.75	151.75
9	—	647	142.00	142.00
12	—	743	144.00–151.00	146.23
14	—	524	158.00–165.00	159.93
3	—	860	130.00	130.00
24	—	767	135.00–143.00	141.35
23	—	582	140.00–145.50	142.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	920	114.00	114.00
5	—	794	131.00	131.00
7	—	484	145.00	145.00
11	—	724	135.00–139.00	136.46
10	—	660	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	865	130.00–133.00	132.11
32	—	429	160.00–172.50	165.78
77	—	573	150.00–161.00	154.96
22	—	368	167.50–182.50	174.71
10	—	316	175.00–180.00	178.05
102	—	788	139.00–147.00	145.18
160	—	620	153.00–162.50	157.75
144	—	737	140.00–150.00	147.19
13	—	954	123.00	123.00
14	—	817	130.00–139.00	135.69
30	—	687	140.00–150.00	143.48
67	—	531	158.00–167.00	162.59
28	—	465	162.50–170.00	167.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	656	154.50–157.00	154.98
2	—	320	190.00	190.00
4	—	434	172.00	172.00
21	—	550	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	142.50–153.00	147.40
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
26	—	731	128.00–137.00	132.19
42	—	525	137.00–148.00	143.32
2	—	333	135.00–142.50	138.72
69	—	476	140.00–152.50	145.79
3	—	781	129.00–134.00	132.34
85	—	569	135.00–147.00	141.03
14	—	379	146.00–155.00	149.09
15	—	675	138.00–148.00	143.12
120	—	624	134.00–147.00	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	165.00	165.00
6	—	556	128.00–135.00	131.47
7	—	451	142.50	142.50
7	—	506	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	132.00–140.00	136.64
7	—	562	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
7	—	781	114.00–116.00	115.14
3	—	720	122.50	122.50
11	—	661	120.00–125.00	124.08
5	—	342	175.00	175.00
6	—	399	165.00	165.00
5	—	473	130.00–134.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,128	80.00	80.00
9	—	521	75.00	75.00

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.