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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Dec 5

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

2,310 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 2,351▼ 994 vs year ago 3,304 · −30.1%

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's regular sale, calves sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. The supply of feeders was light following the two sales from last week. The majority of the offering was calves under 700 lbs. The largest draft of the day was 53 head with only 6 drafts over 20 head this week. Quality was below what is typical for the area following the special pre-vac sale from last week which saw many of the weaned and vaccinated feeders being marketed. Demand was moderate, many buyers still most interested in weaned and vaccinated cattle that can be turned out now. A bit of moisture lately has resulted in some mud in a few lots and pens which along with the unstable temperatures makes it really tough to keep stressed calves healthy. Futures markets remain just as unstable as the weather with sharp swings one way or the other nearly every trading day. Although today was a day of gains at the close of business the January Feeder Cattle contract was near 7.00 lower than last Tuesday.

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 $231.38/cwt on 849 head.

Average price

$231.38

849 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$64.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	244.97	1,426	227
Medium and Large 1-2	593	230.43	1,367	523
Large 2	418	210.00	878	2thin
Medium and Large 2	615	207.98	1,280	55
Medium 1-2	550	206.01	1,134	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	468	200.22	938	25
Medium 2	528	180.00	950	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.97/cwt here — about $475 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 sale849 hd

231.38

—

MO average18 barns · 15,398 hd

237.71

−6.33

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

Every lot

94 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	284.68/cwt	262.50–300.00	925	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	741	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	279.39/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,095	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Large 2	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	262.11/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,117	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	279.28/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,218	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	950	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	985	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	261.79/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,196	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	282.06/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,297	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,065	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	229.07/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,168	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	258.14/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,345	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	245.39/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,293	58
Steers	—	Medium 2	528	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,213	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	235.13/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,350	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	212.71/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,223	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	200.42/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	257.93/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,522	37
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	608	189.01/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,149	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	240.75/cwt	231.00–250.50	1,490	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	221.41/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,379	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	217.47/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,383	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	228.29/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,500	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	216.03/cwt	213.50–220.00	1,465	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	678	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,390	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,391	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	701	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,332	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,114	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	203.31/cwt	198.00–212.50	1,470	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	198.24/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,517	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	204.16/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,656	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	891	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,292	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	214.83/cwt	205.00–220.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	236.57/cwt	227.50–242.50	899	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	394	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	778	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	397	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	905	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	901	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	944	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	981	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	919	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	197.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	944	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	213.24/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,024	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	183.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	953	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	206.73/cwt	193.00–217.50	1,102	114
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	228.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,306	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	183.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,051	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	188.62/cwt	182.00–217.50	1,094	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	214.66/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,312	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,209	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	191.62/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,201	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	171.48/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,089	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,008	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	195.10/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,294	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	687	165.91/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,140	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	187.21/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,357	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,385	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	802	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,331	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	897	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,166	6
Heifers	—	Large 2	914	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,280	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	959	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,597	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	193.62/cwt	190.00–201.00	896	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	237.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,102	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	243.61/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,147	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	198.78/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,028	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	228.85/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,215	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	956	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	212.89/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,245	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	190.91/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,128	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	191.08/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,269	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,382	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	4

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

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Receipts 2,310Last week 2,351Year ago 3,304

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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
8	—	463	230.00	230.00
2	—	778	187.50	187.50
4	—	891	145.00	145.00
3	—	532	228.00	228.00
23	—	575	210.00–216.00	212.71
15	—	680	202.00–207.50	204.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	213.50–220.00	216.03
34	—	765	190.00–203.00	198.24
36	—	811	196.00–207.00	204.16
37	—	457	247.50–267.00	261.79
108	—	574	225.00–247.50	235.13
17	—	426	250.00–270.00	262.11
40	—	392	272.00–287.50	279.39
25	—	723	198.00–212.50	203.31
53	—	623	214.00–230.00	221.41
11	—	325	262.50–300.00	284.68
58	—	527	236.00–254.00	245.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	436	270.00–282.50	279.28
28	—	657	224.00–230.00	228.29
37	—	590	245.00–259.00	257.93
36	—	619	231.00–250.50	240.75
36	—	521	252.00–265.00	258.14
13	—	460	280.00–292.50	282.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	212.00	212.00
4	—	719	155.00	155.00
7	—	366	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	205.00	205.00
11	—	785	190.00	190.00
18	—	701	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	185.00–198.00	189.01
5	—	435	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	636	207.00–220.00	217.47
18	—	690	192.00	192.00
3	—	403	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	187.50	187.50
8	—	589	190.00–217.50	200.42
11	—	510	222.50–233.00	229.07
6	—	453	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	217.00	217.00
7	—	623	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	548	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	165.00–183.00	171.48
8	—	478	190.00–200.00	197.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	802	166.00	166.00
10	—	687	160.00–180.00	165.91
6	—	959	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	250.00	250.00
12	—	571	220.00–230.00	228.77
36	—	611	210.00–222.00	214.66
4	—	714	195.00	195.00
2	—	412	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	572	180.00–190.00	183.71
12	—	429	210.00	210.00
6	—	375	205.00–220.00	214.83
34	—	519	180.00–190.00	183.60
13	—	471	190.00–200.00	195.22
4	—	335	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	897	130.00	130.00
7	—	334	202.50	202.50
8	—	394	197.50	197.50
12	—	642	157.00	157.00
17	—	820	135.00	135.00
7	—	459	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	627	180.00–205.00	191.62
21	—	380	227.50–242.50	236.57
10	—	761	182.00	182.00
103	—	663	185.00–200.00	195.10
72	—	480	209.00–220.00	213.24
8	—	439	215.00	215.00
14	—	974	164.00	164.00
3	—	320	225.00	225.00
114	—	533	193.00–217.50	206.73
9	—	725	180.00–193.00	187.21
60	—	580	182.00–217.50	188.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	390	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	914	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	397	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	591	187.50–197.50	190.91
4	—	895	150.00	150.00
3	—	428	220.00	220.00
2	—	805	165.00	165.00
13	—	517	192.50–210.00	198.78
8	—	464	230.00–240.00	237.50
18	—	664	191.00–192.50	191.08
2	—	795	160.00	160.00
4	—	731	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	227.50–230.00	228.85
9	—	585	212.00–220.00	212.89
13	—	471	242.50–245.00	243.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	190.00–201.00	193.62

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.