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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Apr 11

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Receipts

2,883 head

▲ 705 vs last sale 2,178▲ 950 vs year ago 1,933 · +49.1%

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 were 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Cattle Futures traded higher while Corn Futures traded lower. April Live Cattle reached the highest point of any spot live cattle futures contract in history at 172.45 beating the previous record of 171.97 set in October 2014. Boxed Beef continues to make good gains with Choice selling 2.19 higher and Select 3.64 higher today.

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 $207.42/cwt on 1,152 head.

Average price

$207.42

1,152 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$50.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	218.91	1,156	602
Medium 1	560	213.67	1,196	24
Medium 1-2	432	208.67	902	39
Medium and Large 1-2	563	199.28	1,122	381
Large 1-2	490	190.00	931	5thin
Medium and Large 2	627	168.54	1,057	101

One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about $99 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 sale1,152 hd

207.42

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MO average15 barns · 10,459 hd

209.81

−2.39

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

Every lot

90 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 and Large 1	325	275.92/cwt	267.50–280.00	897	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	254.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	264.61/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,000	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	248.70/cwt	240.00–257.00	945	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	396	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,006	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	396	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	272.23/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,124	20
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	421	225.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	949	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	242.85/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,037	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	226.55/cwt	225.00–227.50	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	280.12/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,275	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	239.83/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,132	75
Steers	—	Large 1-2	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	209.18/cwt	177.50–222.50	998	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	262.83/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,262	30
Steers	—	Medium 1	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	261.77/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,359	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	229.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,202	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	206.62/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,128	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	232.92/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,330	34
Steers	—	Large 1-2	574	215.97/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,240	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	244.82/cwt	241.50–263.00	1,408	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	205.36/cwt	203.50–210.00	1,271	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	232.94/cwt	228.50–248.00	1,470	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	207.72/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,385	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,181	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	221.62/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,498	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	187.15/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,376	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	204.29/cwt	202.00–204.50	1,573	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	847	151.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,283	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	187.81/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,670	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	977	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	160.44/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,669	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,705	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	310	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	776	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	207.82/cwt	200.00–212.50	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	199.57/cwt	185.00–210.00	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	235.25/cwt	232.50–243.00	882	60
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	377	223.92/cwt	215.00–227.50	844	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	220.24/cwt	205.00–227.50	833	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	213.55/cwt	202.50–220.00	897	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	230.48/cwt	222.50–242.50	973	90
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	432	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	853	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	730	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	228.46/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,062	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	207.82/cwt	195.00–219.00	989	60
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	477	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,002	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	186.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	890	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	224.32/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,144	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	199.93/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,048	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	186.08/cwt	182.50–187.50	975	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,307	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	201.79/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,144	72
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	576	184.52/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,063	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	210.62/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,215	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,063	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	189.93/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,172	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	173.63/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,082	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	208.17/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,311	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	198.80/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,330	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	188.81/cwt	176.00–193.00	1,291	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,393	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1	709	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,319	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	175.45/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,246	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	160.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,236	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	182.79/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,406	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	809	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,100	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,453	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	952	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,238	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,061	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,411	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	961	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	217.41/cwt	215.00–222.50	900	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	230.86/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,027	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	209.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	988	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	223.53/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,064	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	208.51/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,084	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,159	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	183.76/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,051	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	192.29/cwt	192.00–193.00	1,223	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	177.30/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,197	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,276	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,235	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Receipts 2,883Last week 2,178Year ago 1,933

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	889	187.00–188.00	187.81
35	—	770	202.00–204.50	204.29
31	—	519	252.50–266.00	261.77
30	—	480	252.50–271.00	262.83
22	—	700	208.00	208.00
21	—	676	221.00–222.00	221.62
20	—	413	265.00–285.00	272.23
24	—	325	267.50–280.00	275.92
244	—	575	241.50–263.00	244.82
120	—	631	228.50–248.00	232.94
14	—	378	262.50–267.50	264.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	203.50–210.00	205.36
27	—	380	240.00–257.00	248.70
75	—	472	229.00–250.00	239.83
7	—	667	197.00–216.00	207.72
49	—	427	231.00–252.50	242.85
61	—	524	220.00–235.00	229.41
61	—	1,100	155.00	155.00
10	—	332	250.00–260.00	254.64
11	—	735	180.00–193.00	187.15
43	—	1,040	145.00–162.00	160.44
34	—	571	222.50–240.00	232.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	177.00	177.00
25	—	477	177.50–222.50	209.18
17	—	847	140.00–155.00	151.48
5	—	431	225.00–227.50	226.55
9	—	737	150.00	150.00
12	—	546	200.00–216.00	206.62
7	—	354	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	220.00–240.00	225.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	225.00	225.00
10	—	574	200.00–226.00	215.97
7	—	396	226.00	226.00
5	—	745	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	455	279.00–281.00	280.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	254.00	254.00
15	—	498	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	977	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	630	201.00–218.00	208.17
20	—	577	210.00–212.00	210.62
15	—	700	199.00	199.00
15	—	332	232.50–235.00	233.80
10	—	669	198.00–200.00	198.80
60	—	375	232.50–243.00	235.25
116	—	465	220.00–242.50	228.46
67	—	769	182.50–185.00	182.79
90	—	422	222.50–242.50	230.48
97	—	510	215.00–229.00	224.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	247.50	247.50
5	—	538	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,061	133.00	133.00
11	—	809	136.00	136.00
10	—	436	167.50	167.50
8	—	594	179.00	179.00
18	—	477	185.00–190.00	186.59
17	—	524	182.50–187.50	186.08
7	—	339	185.00–210.00	199.57
6	—	952	130.00	130.00
13	—	623	168.00–180.00	173.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	420	202.50–220.00	213.55
5	—	334	200.00–212.50	207.82
11	—	847	171.50	171.50
8	—	710	164.00–183.00	175.45
37	—	524	192.50–209.00	199.93
5	—	768	155.00–165.00	160.88
60	—	476	195.00–219.00	207.82
97	—	684	176.00–193.00	188.81
20	—	617	186.00–194.00	189.93
28	—	378	205.00–227.50	220.24
72	—	567	190.00–208.00	201.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	186.00	186.00
16	—	485	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	210.00	210.00
6	—	310	217.50	217.50
9	—	576	181.00–187.50	184.52
14	—	377	215.00–227.50	223.92
5	—	432	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	200.00–215.00	209.24
7	—	675	167.50–185.00	177.30
7	—	636	192.00–193.00	192.29
16	—	945	125.00–135.00	130.64
15	—	520	197.50–215.00	208.51
10	—	729	175.00	175.00
20	—	572	172.50–190.00	183.76
10	—	414	215.00–222.50	217.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	476	217.50–233.00	223.53
8	—	445	224.00–242.50	230.86
5	—	539	215.00	215.00
6	—	377	255.00	255.00

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.