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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 2

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Receipts

2,700 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 2,702▲ 1,009 vs year ago 1,691 · +59.7%

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, calves under 600 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher, with some spots of 10.00 higher on heifers. Feeders over 600 lbs. had few true comparisons with the previous auction but steady to weaker undertones were noted. The supply of feeders was moderate, the majority of the offering was fairly plain and on the thin side of flesh conditions. It is evident that winter was long in the area and feed is in short supply as hay plies have run out and grass is off to a very slow start due to lack of recent moisture and cool temperatures. Although not the driest area of the state, it sure enough is dry locally. For those who don't understand The Ozark soil or lack there of that might be hard to believe given back early March creeks and rivers were out of their banks and water was standing in every low spot. Futures markets and fat cattle trade is currently doing nothing to support the cow calf farmer either. Feedlot trade started to develop in the south at lower money once again and futures markets were sharply lower on Tuesday due to economic worries ahead of another suspected rise in the federal interest rate and more banking issues.

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 $202.07/cwt on 1,040 head.

Average price

$202.07

1,040 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$66.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.25

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	223.46	1,186	302
Medium and Large 1-2	602	197.66	1,191	550
Medium and Large 2	527	189.22	997	137
Medium 2-3	502	160.00	803	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	156.62	1,038	39

One grade step is worth $66.84/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,040 hd

202.07

—

MO average17 barns · 11,369 hd

216.32

−14.25

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	269.87/cwt	260.00–278.00	864	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	249.19/cwt	240.00–255.00	944	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	266.26/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,017	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	236.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	260.51/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,107	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	272.83/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,198	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	252.40/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,201	44
Steers	—	Medium 2	478	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,004	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	488	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,200	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	272.94/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,335	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	225.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,105	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	252.55/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,301	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	271.17/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,413	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	230.90/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,203	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	196.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,031	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	256.01/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,439	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	193.70/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,094	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	238.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,392	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,167	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	221.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,379	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	226.41/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,417	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,555	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,505	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	209.78/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,399	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	177.54/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,184	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	208.19/cwt	196.00–212.50	1,480	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	188.41/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,343	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	217.23/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,577	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	196.37/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,502	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,550	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,686	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	236.99/cwt	232.50–245.00	673	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	251.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	796	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	201.54/cwt	187.50–220.00	669	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	234.70/cwt	230.00–242.50	782	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	246.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	925	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	208.13/cwt	193.00–215.00	791	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	233.98/cwt	225.00–238.00	894	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	241.74/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,018	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	203.40/cwt	197.50–206.00	862	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	230.50/cwt	225.00–236.00	989	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	241.03/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,106	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	203.32/cwt	195.00–207.50	954	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	215.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,026	45
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	504	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,094	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	227.51/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,188	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	201.94/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,068	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	190.04/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,030	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	191.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,094	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,225	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	188.54/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,092	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	203.22/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,258	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	192.86/cwt	183.00–194.50	1,230	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,095	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	198.84/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,316	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	185.18/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,228	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,036	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	172.61/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,182	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	179.08/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,305	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	736	140.93/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,037	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,436	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	177.42/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,373	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,476	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,426	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,441	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	921	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,197	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	873	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	236.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	946	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	229.90/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,014	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	243.52/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,145	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	218.83/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,050	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	207.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,086	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	225.55/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,229	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	198.32/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,140	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	194.64/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,222	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	192.55/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,296	14

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 2, 2023

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

Receipts 2,700Last week 2,702Year ago 1,691

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	475	210.00–220.00	215.92
33	—	663	180.00–193.00	185.18
27	—	429	225.00–236.00	230.50
26	—	774	167.00–183.00	177.42
22	—	382	225.00–238.00	233.98
21	—	570	190.00–196.00	191.99
83	—	529	190.00–211.00	201.94
61	—	868	166.00	166.00
159	—	638	183.00–194.50	192.86
20	—	729	167.00–181.00	179.08
18	—	284	232.50–245.00	236.99
15	—	333	230.00–242.50	234.70
10	—	801	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	522	212.50–233.00	227.51
31	—	764	188.00	188.00
32	—	459	230.00–245.00	241.03
34	—	619	196.00–210.00	203.22
9	—	578	212.00	212.00
28	—	662	192.00–216.00	198.84
48	—	421	235.00–251.00	241.74
31	—	375	240.00–250.00	246.55
7	—	800	184.50	184.50
15	—	316	250.00–255.00	251.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	150.00–160.00	153.23
5	—	447	185.00	185.00
10	—	648	169.00	169.00
15	—	736	134.00–148.00	140.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	504	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	193.00–215.00	208.13
12	—	685	165.00–178.00	172.61
18	—	332	187.50–220.00	201.54
3	—	469	195.00–207.50	203.32
47	—	542	187.00–191.00	190.04
10	—	921	130.00	130.00
18	—	579	186.00–190.00	188.54
10	—	424	197.50–206.00	203.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	502	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	648	240.00	240.00
70	—	521	262.50–276.00	271.17
64	—	562	252.00–261.00	256.01
53	—	439	270.00–284.00	272.83
36	—	489	265.00–276.00	272.94
10	—	850	190.00	190.00
3	—	657	229.00	229.00
35	—	726	217.00–218.00	217.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	667	200.00–222.50	209.78
53	—	425	252.50–272.50	260.51
26	—	515	250.00–257.50	252.55
16	—	765	186.00–200.00	196.37
137	—	711	196.00–212.50	208.19
10	—	840	184.50	184.50
7	—	919	183.50	183.50
32	—	320	260.00–278.00	269.87
27	—	585	235.00–243.00	238.02
48	—	626	220.00–234.00	226.41
44	—	476	247.50–258.00	252.40
34	—	382	258.00–270.00	266.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	225.00–247.50	230.90
16	—	624	215.00–223.00	221.01
3	—	407	230.00–240.00	236.64
7	—	713	181.00–194.00	188.41
29	—	489	220.00–235.00	225.89
36	—	379	240.00–255.00	249.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	565	190.00–205.00	193.70
4	—	614	190.00	190.00
13	—	667	176.00–186.00	177.54
7	—	525	195.00–200.00	196.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	488	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	225.00–240.00	229.90
3	—	360	235.00–240.00	236.74
12	—	575	180.00–207.50	198.32
24	—	628	187.50–205.00	194.64
14	—	673	185.00–197.50	192.55
10	—	480	214.00–232.00	218.83
6	—	349	250.00	250.00
5	—	522	200.00–215.00	207.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	220.00–228.00	225.55
11	—	470	242.00–247.50	243.52
7	—	364	260.00	260.00

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.