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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

3,549 head

▼ 2,441 vs last sale 5,990▲ 1,114 vs year ago 2,435 · +45.7%

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 and heifer calves under 450 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weight calves 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Cash prices softened this week as both Feeder and Live Cattle Contracts traded lower and Corn Contracts traded higher. Choice Box Beef prices were 7.87 lower than a week ago closing at 276.66.

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 $186.84/cwt on 1,445 head.

Average price

$186.84

1,445 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	197.98	1,082	679
Medium 1	491	192.90	948	31
Medium and Large 1-2	603	178.78	1,077	563
Medium 1-2	623	168.81	1,051	41
Medium and Large 2	553	168.08	929	101
Large 1-2	640	167.54	1,071	30

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $10 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 sale1,445 hd

186.84

—

MO average17 barns · 19,323 hd

190.50

−3.66

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

Every lot

85 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	321	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	226.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	760	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	733	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	222.51/cwt	215.00–232.50	850	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	209.08/cwt	207.50–210.00	820	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	214.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	904	39
Steers	—	Medium 1	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	769	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	195.30/cwt	190.00–203.00	863	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	181.62/cwt	180.00–184.00	852	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	209.34/cwt	206.00–218.00	990	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	196.20/cwt	183.00–202.50	930	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	173.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	887	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	203.85/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,066	119
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	523	177.28/cwt	174.00–180.00	927	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	189.52/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,003	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	196.87/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,108	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	161.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	928	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	180.88/cwt	171.00–187.50	1,044	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	578	167.84/cwt	160.00–177.50	970	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	172.12/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,072	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	184.19/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,149	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	159.06/cwt	157.00–160.00	994	13
Steers	—	Large 1-2	630	172.08/cwt	167.50–173.50	1,084	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	641	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,138	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	642	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,066	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	178.09/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,190	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	165.95/cwt	159.00–173.50	1,110	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,040	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,224	26
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	726	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,180	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	165.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,207	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	159.50/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,222	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,299	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,234	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	812	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,259	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	156.16/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,351	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,429	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	502	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	191.79/cwt	189.00–201.00	619	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	368	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	182.69/cwt	176.00–190.00	683	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	172.10/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	178.22/cwt	172.50–185.00	761	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	166.69/cwt	156.00–170.00	722	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	162.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	768	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	173.21/cwt	169.00–178.00	828	161
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	160.99/cwt	150.00–166.00	850	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	169.70/cwt	167.00–182.00	905	172
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	165.71/cwt	164.00–176.00	946	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	158.78/cwt	155.00–163.00	915	123
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	610	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	930	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	616	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	970	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,025	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	154.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	974	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,054	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	152.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,025	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	155.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,108	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,006	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	152.62/cwt	144.00–158.50	1,186	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	135.59/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,125	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	147.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,295	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,247	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,328	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	174.06/cwt	172.50–175.00	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	213.36/cwt	212.50–214.00	849	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	177.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	868	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	804	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.20/cwt	160.00–172.50	842	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	161.33/cwt	157.00–167.50	850	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.34/cwt	154.00–163.00	898	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	168.13/cwt	161.00–175.00	950	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,006	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	984	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	149.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	993	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	148.28/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,071	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,199	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	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 Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Tue Jan 17, 2023

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

Receipts 3,549Last week 5,990Year ago 2,435

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	167.50–173.50	172.08
12	—	578	160.00–177.50	167.84
5	—	812	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	177.50	177.50
14	—	424	200.00	200.00
5	—	321	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	563	189.00–201.00	196.87
39	—	421	210.00–220.00	214.79
77	—	382	215.00–232.50	222.51
65	—	668	176.00–181.00	178.09
47	—	778	167.00	167.00
25	—	335	220.00–235.00	226.75
26	—	724	168.00–170.00	169.05
119	—	523	199.00–208.00	203.85
116	—	624	180.00–193.00	184.19
106	—	473	206.00–218.00	209.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	907	157.50	157.50
6	—	801	154.00	154.00
30	—	865	150.00–158.50	156.16
52	—	623	165.00–180.00	172.12
8	—	341	215.00	215.00
44	—	730	160.00–167.00	165.37
32	—	766	150.00–166.00	159.50
110	—	577	171.00–187.50	180.88
71	—	669	159.00–173.50	165.95
63	—	442	190.00–203.00	195.30
52	—	474	183.00–202.50	196.20
76	—	529	181.00–196.00	189.52
8	—	392	207.50–210.00	209.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	510	170.00–175.00	173.90
14	—	575	156.00–166.00	161.31
19	—	684	150.00–155.00	152.00
20	—	469	180.00–184.00	181.62
7	—	427	180.00	180.00
13	—	625	157.00–160.00	159.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	174.00–180.00	177.28
9	—	726	162.50	162.50
19	—	642	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	398	212.50–214.00	213.36
21	—	565	161.00–175.00	168.13
9	—	612	164.00–165.00	164.33
24	—	516	160.00–172.50	163.20
16	—	489	177.00–180.00	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	155.00–156.00	155.51
6	—	495	160.00–165.00	162.50
11	—	663	145.00–152.50	149.79
11	—	947	125.00–128.00	126.64
25	—	722	144.00–150.00	148.28
17	—	527	157.00–167.50	161.33
8	—	396	172.50–175.00	174.06
23	—	560	154.00–163.00	160.34
11	—	776	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	150.00	150.00
7	—	544	155.00	155.00
21	—	616	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	576	155.00–163.00	158.78
48	—	631	147.00–158.00	154.38
35	—	433	156.00–170.00	166.69
102	—	528	150.00–166.00	160.99
6	—	340	180.00	180.00
7	—	389	170.00–175.00	172.10
15	—	879	145.00–150.00	147.28
7	—	991	134.00	134.00
64	—	672	145.00–160.00	152.46
71	—	472	155.00–168.00	162.73
37	—	777	144.00–158.50	152.62
47	—	714	150.00–157.00	155.18
5	—	917	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	138.00–145.00	141.37
10	—	830	135.00–137.00	135.59
10	—	314	160.00	160.00
5	—	729	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	478	169.00–178.00	173.21
172	—	533	167.00–182.00	169.70
113	—	427	172.50–185.00	178.22
11	—	752	160.00	160.00
61	—	571	164.00–176.00	165.71
43	—	374	176.00–190.00	182.69
58	—	626	160.00–165.00	163.76
36	—	657	160.50	160.50
33	—	323	189.00–201.00	191.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	192.00	192.00
8	—	448	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	497	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.