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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 24

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Receipts

5,285 head

▲ 1,598 vs last sale 3,687▲ 1,097 vs year ago 4,188 · +26.2%

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 traded steady to 4.00 higher while heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. This week's quality was above average with several pot-load packages in the offering. Feeder Cattle futures traded higher, Live Cattle contracts were mixed and Corn Contracts traded lower. The USDA's Cattle On Feed report released Friday, reported Inventories 2 percent higher, Placements 1 percent lower and Marketings 2 percent lower.

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 $182.84/cwt on 2,403 head.

Average price

$182.84

2,403 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$33.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	485	191.95	931	44
Medium and Large 1	577	190.52	1,099	1,457
Medium 1-2	489	175.39	858	33
Large 1-2	519	175.20	909	37
Medium and Large 1-2	596	173.39	1,034	548
Medium and Large 2	530	162.62	862	257
Large 1	765	158.00	1,209	27

One grade step is worth $33.95/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale2,403 hd

182.84

—

MO average15 barns · 13,681 hd

180.17

+2.67

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	214.00/cwt	213.00–217.50	683	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	672	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	356	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	210.66/cwt	210.00–213.00	763	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	198.06/cwt	192.50–205.00	747	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	172.72/cwt	162.50–180.00	658	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	169.70/cwt	162.00–180.00	723	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	185.11/cwt	182.00–194.00	790	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	202.59/cwt	200.00–212.00	867	104
Steers	—	Large 1-2	432	183.77/cwt	175.00–187.50	794	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	437	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	874	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	456	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	885	24
Steers	—	Large 1-2	461	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	201.74/cwt	200.00–203.00	946	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	196.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	923	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	167.78/cwt	159.00–179.00	790	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	187.25/cwt	180.00–199.00	889	56
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	485	173.14/cwt	169.00–185.00	840	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	167.09/cwt	162.00–171.00	869	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.91/cwt	194.00–204.50	1,060	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	186.04/cwt	175.00–192.00	990	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	192.22/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,038	40
Steers	—	Medium 1	547	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,017	15
Steers	—	Large 1-2	552	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	894	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	155.25/cwt	148.50–165.00	863	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	188.42/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,085	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	175.69/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,021	84
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	589	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,031	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	189.55/cwt	180.00–194.75	1,164	414
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	153.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	948	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	171.57/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,065	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	179.96/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,119	46
Steers	—	Large 1-2	667	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,121	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	151.15/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,020	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	160.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,094	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,223	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	158.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,149	17
Steers	—	Large 1	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,132	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	148.26/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,216	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	156.69/cwt	152.00–157.25	1,299	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	134.67/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,190	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	129.69/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,258	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,358	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	154.77/cwt	153.00–157.00	515	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	343	163.49/cwt	157.50–167.00	561	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	351	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	355	176.24/cwt	174.00–178.00	626	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	361	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	175.78/cwt	172.00–178.00	654	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	140.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	529	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	166.20/cwt	158.00–171.00	628	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	419	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	733	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	423	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	681	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	173.19/cwt	165.00–179.00	736	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	158.89/cwt	147.00–164.00	680	40
Heifers	—	Medium 1	464	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	798	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	150.94/cwt	140.00–159.00	720	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	167.04/cwt	161.00–174.00	798	314
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	136.53/cwt	128.00–140.00	664	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	488	149.44/cwt	148.00–150.00	729	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	502	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	798	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1	513	173.80/cwt	171.00–175.00	892	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	816	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	149.31/cwt	138.00–158.00	787	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	172.45/cwt	159.00–178.25	921	283
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	137.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	733	20
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	537	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	568	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	855	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	163.28/cwt	157.00–170.00	929	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	147.09/cwt	137.00–154.00	844	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	806	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	144.13/cwt	136.00–153.00	902	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	163.58/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,026	223
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	146.97/cwt	146.00–147.50	983	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	137.71/cwt	132.00–142.50	934	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	136.23/cwt	135.00–136.50	973	17
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	741	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	978	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,115	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	135.14/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,065	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	128.15/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,046	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,140	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	170.30/cwt	160.00–178.00	731	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	176.85/cwt	174.00–182.50	782	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	162.85/cwt	159.00–165.00	774	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	823	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	812	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	153.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	879	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	148.29/cwt	137.00–154.00	916	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	968	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 May 24, 2022

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Receipts 5,285Last week 3,687Year ago 4,188

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	162.00–180.00	169.70
66	—	520	162.00–171.00	167.09
27	—	675	144.00–152.50	151.15
18	—	556	148.50–165.00	155.25
49	—	471	159.00–179.00	167.78
13	—	381	162.50–180.00	172.72
51	—	618	145.00–160.00	153.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	532	175.00–192.00	186.04
84	—	581	165.00–180.00	175.69
24	—	820	140.00–151.00	148.26
26	—	377	192.50–205.00	198.06
14	—	780	140.00–151.00	145.12
12	—	970	125.00–133.00	129.69
12	—	336	200.00	200.00
30	—	427	182.00–194.00	185.11
89	—	621	160.00–178.00	171.57
25	—	884	131.00–142.00	134.67
17	—	726	151.00–160.00	158.24
55	—	680	150.00–170.00	160.93
56	—	475	180.00–199.00	187.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	485	169.00–185.00	173.14
8	—	589	175.00	175.00
5	—	345	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	469	200.00–203.00	201.74
13	—	319	213.00–217.50	214.00
29	—	1,051	129.25	129.25
124	—	576	184.00–195.00	188.42
314	—	530	194.00–204.50	199.91
92	—	699	175.00	175.00
74	—	829	152.00–157.25	156.69
18	—	362	210.00–213.00	210.66
414	—	614	180.00–194.75	189.55
104	—	428	200.00–212.00	202.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	162.00	162.00
5	—	461	178.00	178.00
10	—	667	168.00	168.00
16	—	432	175.00–187.50	183.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	200.00	200.00
15	—	547	186.00	186.00
24	—	456	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	540	191.00–193.00	192.22
58	—	469	194.00–200.00	196.86
8	—	358	201.00	201.00
46	—	622	179.00–181.00	179.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	765	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	455	207.00	207.00
5	—	356	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	135.00	135.00
29	—	486	128.00–140.00	136.53
20	—	535	130.00–142.50	137.02
8	—	376	136.00–145.00	140.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	159.00	159.00
17	—	741	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	669	146.00–147.50	146.97
5	—	320	175.00	175.00
223	—	627	155.00–167.50	163.58
95	—	569	157.00–170.00	163.28
314	—	478	161.00–174.00	167.04
52	—	774	144.00	144.00
90	—	425	165.00–179.00	173.19
42	—	372	172.00–178.00	175.78
283	—	534	159.00–178.25	172.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	678	132.00–142.50	137.71
5	—	927	123.00	123.00
12	—	788	131.00–138.00	135.14
124	—	527	138.00–158.00	149.31
69	—	378	158.00–171.00	166.20
40	—	428	147.00–164.00	158.89
186	—	574	137.00–154.00	147.09
9	—	333	153.00–157.00	154.77
79	—	477	140.00–159.00	150.94
87	—	626	136.00–153.00	144.13
17	—	714	135.00–136.50	136.23
34	—	816	128.00–128.50	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	161.00	161.00
11	—	523	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	175.00	175.00
24	—	464	172.00	172.00
44	—	513	171.00–175.00	173.80
18	—	355	174.00–178.00	176.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	351	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	157.50–167.00	163.49
18	—	488	148.00–150.00	149.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	568	150.00–151.00	150.49
15	—	727	135.00	135.00
16	—	423	161.00	161.00
14	—	537	141.00–142.00	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	572	148.00–157.00	153.63
29	—	618	137.00–154.00	148.29
12	—	541	149.00–151.00	150.01
5	—	672	144.00	144.00
20	—	429	160.00–178.00	170.30
13	—	485	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	185.00	185.00
6	—	502	164.00	164.00
23	—	475	159.00–165.00	162.85
9	—	442	174.00–182.50	176.85

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.