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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

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

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

2,003 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 1,821▲ 276 vs year ago 1,727 · +16.0%

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 700 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher while heavier weight calves sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply, with few large drafts for a comparison. A stick-out draft of 43 head of 624 lb. steers brought 292.00. The Cattle Futures traded on the postive side today while Corn Futures traded 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 $258.34/cwt on 750 head.

Average price

$258.34

750 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,310

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

$197.37/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 and Large 1	606	283.37	1,718	266
Medium 1-2	485	275.83	1,338	24
Medium and Large 1-2	581	254.06	1,476	355
Medium 1	688	250.00	1,720	37
Medium and Large 2	527	234.23	1,234	31
Medium 2	597	215.00	1,284	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	352	202.50	713	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	474	86.00	408	22

One grade step is worth $197.37/cwt here — about $1,310 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 sale750 hd

258.34

—

MO average15 barns · 6,938 hd

261.01

−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

76 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	352	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	320.54/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,173	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	280.23/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,183	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	257.03/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,095	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,115	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	308.16/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,362	11
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	474	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	408	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	277.87/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,328	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	298.05/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,428	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	251.62/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,223	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	241.37/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,219	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	312.85/cwt	300.00–313.50	1,589	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,461	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	266.02/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,413	56
Steers	—	Medium 2	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	211.44/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,182	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	291.33/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,640	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	257.91/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,493	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	284.81/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,769	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	248.29/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,557	54
Steers	—	Medium 2	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	658	216.42/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,424	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	236.80/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,570	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	256.52/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,742	12
Steers	—	Medium 1	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	254.62/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,841	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	243.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,856	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,935	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	236.57/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,975	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,992	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	274.85/cwt	272.00–280.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	211.06/cwt	200.00–225.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	364	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	408	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	250.07/cwt	247.50–257.50	968	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,049	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	236.30/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,035	27
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	461	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,046	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	229.69/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,080	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	218.27/cwt	215.50–220.00	1,061	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	212.81/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,094	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	225.03/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,161	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	246.49/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,274	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	211.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,096	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	526	226.92/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,194	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	235.15/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,324	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	225.09/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,303	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	211.82/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,226	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,346	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	215.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,350	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	201.62/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,296	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	649	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,493	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	232.44/cwt	230.00–234.50	1,562	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	223.94/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,534	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	216.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,636	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,818	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,808	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,605	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	882	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,004	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	239.35/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,012	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,118	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	215.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,108	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,313	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	209.39/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,210	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	241.59/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,435	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	206.58/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,260	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,201	6

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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Receipts 2,003Last week 1,821Year ago 1,727

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	215.50–220.00	218.27
23	—	579	210.00–215.00	211.82
20	—	514	210.00–217.00	212.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	160.00	160.00
36	—	519	200.00–215.00	211.16
9	—	332	200.00–225.00	211.06
5	—	660	200.00	200.00
9	—	643	200.00–207.50	201.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	272.00–280.00	274.85
67	—	763	238.25	238.25
47	—	672	230.00–234.50	232.44
11	—	392	267.50	267.50
14	—	563	234.00–236.00	235.15
76	—	517	244.00–260.00	246.49
29	—	611	237.00	237.00
7	—	719	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	685	213.00–226.00	223.94
13	—	387	247.50–257.50	250.07
35	—	470	224.00–237.50	229.69
30	—	516	220.00–238.00	225.03
26	—	851	212.50	212.50
37	—	625	210.00–225.00	215.94
43	—	579	220.00–233.00	225.09
27	—	438	232.50–240.00	236.30
23	—	754	210.00–220.00	216.92
6	—	708	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	649	230.00	230.00
27	—	526	222.50–229.00	226.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	598	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	200.00–230.00	211.44
17	—	426	250.00–261.00	257.03
6	—	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	442	308.00–310.00	308.16
13	—	765	253.00	253.00
12	—	679	254.00–264.00	256.52
5	—	479	290.00–310.00	298.05
81	—	621	271.00–292.00	284.81
54	—	723	253.00–256.00	254.62
41	—	508	300.00–313.50	312.85
8	—	366	311.00–328.00	320.54
36	—	563	288.00–292.00	291.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	579	250.00–266.00	257.91
56	—	531	260.00–277.50	266.02
54	—	627	238.00–256.00	248.29
24	—	663	225.00–245.00	236.80
9	—	761	240.00–245.00	243.88
15	—	422	277.50–287.50	280.23
14	—	835	233.00–238.00	236.57
22	—	478	266.00–285.00	277.87
6	—	855	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	210.00	210.00
5	—	556	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	688	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	474	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	500	280.00	280.00
10	—	464	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	486	250.00–252.50	251.62
8	—	622	220.00	220.00
7	—	658	215.00–217.50	216.42
10	—	429	260.00	260.00
19	—	505	240.00–242.00	241.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	352	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	197.50–220.00	209.39
13	—	514	210.00–225.00	215.57
5	—	486	230.00	230.00
23	—	423	230.00–247.50	239.35
21	—	610	200.00–211.00	206.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	275.00–280.00	277.47
5	—	547	240.00	240.00
5	—	333	265.00	265.00
11	—	594	240.00–242.50	241.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	165.00	165.00

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.