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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 12

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Receipts

2,345 head

▼ 786 vs last sale 3,131▼ 139 vs year ago 2,484 · −5.6%

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 650 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher with heavier weight calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a light to moderate supply. Peewee calves under 500 lbs. were in very high demand as local buyers were looking to get calves ready for the rapidly greening pastures.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.84/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −137.51 against this barn's trailing median of $408.36.

Average price

$270.84

226 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs MO average

−5.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	507	290.00	1,470	5thin
Medium and Large 1	564	280.52	1,582	130
Medium and Large 1-2	558	255.97	1,429	91

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale226 hd

270.84

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MO average16 barns · 2,775 hd

272.79

−1.95

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−5.33

This barn, trailing median35 sales

408.36

−137.51

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.84, low $332.23, median $408.36 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

71 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	334.22/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,110	37
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	383.55/cwt	362.50–397.50	1,289	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,082	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	340.02/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,282	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	379.80/cwt	366.00–400.00	1,455	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	302.72/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,175	12
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,251	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	323.27/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,374	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	363.41/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,566	14
Steers	450–500	Large 1	472	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,617	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	331.49/cwt	310.00–344.00	1,588	76
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	362.27/cwt	347.50–381.00	1,739	68
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	495	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,544	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	306.11/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,580	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	331.64/cwt	321.00–336.00	1,797	61
Steers	550–600	Large 1	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	557	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,560	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	315.97/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,798	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	295.62/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,685	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	571	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,385	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	597	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,716	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	301.46/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,854	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	269.26/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,688	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,460	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	260.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,758	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,835	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,741	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	223.03/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,842	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	202.19/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,751	9
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,975	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	293.26/cwt	275.00–302.50	944	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,009	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	328.19/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,227	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	247.77/cwt	240.00–252.50	999	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	422	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,234	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	308.40/cwt	297.00–318.00	1,311	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	281.72/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,203	33
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	303.06/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,437	147
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	221.50/cwt	167.50–250.00	1,054	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	275.31/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,313	87
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	507	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,470	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	293.04/cwt	287.50–297.00	1,524	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	260.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,390	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	277.97/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,593	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	253.01/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,455	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	604	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,528	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	248.02/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,513	97
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	237.23/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,530	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	236.78/cwt	234.50–243.00	1,589	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	227.65/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,580	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	209.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,506	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	217.25/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,651	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	22
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	789	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,460	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,718	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,482	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	896	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,187	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	315.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,161	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	999	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	280.38/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,500	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,658	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Receipts 2,345Last week 3,131Year ago 2,484

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	332	320.00–355.00	334.22
23	350–400	377	335.00–355.00	340.02
17	400–450	425	312.50–335.00	323.27
76	450–500	479	310.00–344.00	331.49
48	500–550	516	290.00–315.00	306.11
22	550–600	570	287.50–305.00	295.62
37	600–650	627	250.00–279.00	269.26
13	650–700	675	250.00–265.00	260.49
5	700–750	741	235.00	235.00
47	800–850	826	215.00–228.00	223.03
9	850–900	866	192.50–210.00	202.19
5	1100–1150	1,135	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	310.00	310.00
12	350–400	388	292.50–310.00	302.72
7	500–550	533	255.00	255.00
9	600–650	649	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	309.00	309.00
7	550–600	557	280.00	280.00
28	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	312.00	312.00
7	550–600	597	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	552	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	362.50–397.50	383.55
23	350–400	383	366.00–400.00	379.80
14	400–450	431	350.00–377.50	363.41
68	450–500	480	347.50–381.00	362.27
61	500–550	542	321.00–336.00	331.64
30	550–600	569	308.00–325.00	315.97
59	600–650	615	285.00–315.00	301.46
5	650–700	682	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	571	242.50	242.50
9	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	322	275.00–302.50	293.26
10	350–400	367	275.00	275.00
33	400–450	427	275.00–292.50	281.72
87	450–500	477	265.00–282.50	275.31
37	500–550	534	250.00–265.00	260.28
54	550–600	575	240.00–260.00	253.01
43	600–650	645	225.00–242.00	237.23
48	650–700	694	210.00–233.00	227.65
8	700–750	718	200.00–220.00	209.76
27	750–800	760	195.00–220.00	217.25
9	800–850	847	175.00	175.00
6	850–900	860	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
8	400–450	403	240.00–252.50	247.77
11	450–500	476	167.50–250.00	221.50
19	850–900	896	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
5	750–800	789	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	292.50	292.50
5	500–550	507	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	604	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	374	320.00–333.00	328.19
49	400–450	425	297.00–318.00	308.40
147	450–500	474	285.00–315.00	303.06
22	500–550	520	287.50–297.00	293.04
108	550–600	573	263.00–290.00	277.97
97	600–650	610	243.00–253.00	248.02
92	650–700	671	234.50–243.00	236.78
22	750–800	770	222.00	222.00
23	800–850	826	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	253.00	253.00
7	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	300.00–330.00	315.59
5	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
13	500–550	535	270.00–297.50	280.38
5	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
6	650–700	658	252.00	252.00

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.