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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Receipts

1,765 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 2,109▼ 598 vs year ago 2,363 · −25.3%

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. traded 3.00-6.00 lower in a light test of the market. Feeder calves and yearlings over 700 lbs. were not well tested however undertones were lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Much needed rain kept receipts light with some areas reporting in excess of 3 inches. The 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle for the week ending March 24, reported slaughter steers setting a new record weighted average price of 189.56 which was 2.09 higher than the previous week. The monthly USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday, reported Inventories were up 1 percent, Placements up 10 percent and Marketings up 3 percent. Cattle futures closed lower on Monday and continued to trade sharply lower on Tuesday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.18/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −151.54 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$294.18

124 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$50.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.22

vs MO average

−16.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	313.61	1,710	39
Large 1	524	312.50	1,638	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	296.01	1,631	48
Medium 1-2	584	269.00	1,571	9thin
Medium and Large 2	562	263.29	1,479	23

One grade step is worth $50.31/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale124 hd

294.18

—

MO average18 barns · 2,593 hd

313.40

−19.22

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−16.08

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−151.54

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.84, low $348.32, median $445.72 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

66 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	397.17/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,263	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,027	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	959	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	362.74/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,320	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	339.24/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,296	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	315.09/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,207	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,583	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	364.95/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,536	70
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	336.06/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,435	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	340.68/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,577	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	325.25/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,529	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	291.93/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,416	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	303.78/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,574	24
Steers	500–550	Large 1	524	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,638	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	264.02/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,402	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	316.71/cwt	316.00–317.50	1,713	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	306.62/cwt	306.00–307.50	1,702	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	288.23/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,683	24
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	584	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,571	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	266.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,621	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	298.47/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,818	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	241.23/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,534	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.10/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,622	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	247.20/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,782	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	232.60/cwt	212.50–238.00	1,679	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	231.74/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,768	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	236.68/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,882	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	222.00/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,851	43
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,931	97
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,894	5
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,926	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	844	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	821	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	903	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	292.48/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,050	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	251.08/cwt	250.00–252.50	909	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	320.46/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,250	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	314.80/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,328	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	253.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,097	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	288.61/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,258	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	292.91/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,391	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	237.73/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,141	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	272.61/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,314	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	234.82/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,202	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	268.93/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,412	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	251.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,422	33
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	266.59/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,562	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	213.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,298	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	247.67/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,550	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	235.98/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,482	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	191.34/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,292	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	220.27/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,504	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,640	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,743	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	190.60/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,605	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	907	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,161	21
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	978	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,394	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	332.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,080	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,408	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,312	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	274.47/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,430	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	223.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,535	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	191.62/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,594	11

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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 1,765Last week 2,109Year ago 2,363

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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
29	350–400	382	332.50–345.00	339.24
15	400–450	427	332.50–345.00	336.06
32	450–500	470	317.50–332.50	325.25
24	500–550	518	300.00–307.50	303.78
24	550–600	584	272.50–295.00	288.23
35	600–650	608	260.00–280.00	266.63
47	700–750	721	242.00–252.00	247.20
38	750–800	763	227.00–235.00	231.74
43	800–850	834	207.50–227.50	222.00
97	850–900	895	215.75	215.75
5	950–1000	952	199.00	199.00
9	1100–1150	1,120	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	318.00	318.00
10	350–400	383	310.00–322.50	315.09
14	450–500	485	289.00–300.00	291.93
12	500–550	531	256.00–270.00	264.02
11	550–600	595	262.50	262.50
9	600–650	636	232.50–250.00	241.23
7	650–700	670	240.00–245.00	242.10
29	700–750	722	212.50–238.00	232.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	584	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	397.17
12	350–400	364	360.00–370.00	362.74
70	400–450	421	347.50–375.00	364.95
8	450–500	463	337.50–342.50	340.68
27	500–550	541	316.00–317.50	316.71
12	550–600	555	306.00–307.50	306.62
29	600–650	609	291.00–302.50	298.47
35	750–800	795	236.00–240.00	236.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	277.50	277.50
16	350–400	359	277.50–300.00	292.48
22	400–450	436	284.00–300.00	288.61
73	450–500	482	257.50–282.50	272.61
39	500–550	525	252.50–277.50	268.93
33	550–600	565	240.00–255.00	251.60
37	600–650	628	226.00–240.00	235.98
12	650–700	683	217.00–222.50	220.27
8	800–850	842	185.00–200.00	190.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	262.50	262.50
7	350–400	362	250.00–252.50	251.08
13	400–450	433	240.00–260.00	253.27
25	450–500	480	230.00–242.50	237.73
16	500–550	512	225.00–245.00	234.82
10	600–650	607	200.00–220.00	213.92
7	650–700	675	180.00–200.00	191.34
21	900–950	907	128.00	128.00
10	950–1000	978	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	390	320.00–322.50	320.46
33	400–450	422	305.00–322.50	314.80
40	450–500	475	287.50–310.00	292.91
46	550–600	586	260.00–275.00	266.59
14	600–650	626	246.00–250.00	247.67
39	650–700	686	239.00	239.00
50	700–750	745	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
16	450–500	486	265.00–275.00	269.95
10	500–550	521	270.00–277.50	274.47
10	650–700	686	217.50–230.00	223.75
11	800–850	832	190.00–193.00	191.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	330.00–335.00	332.37
5	400–450	413	341.00	341.00

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.