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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 21

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Receipts

5,157 head

▲ 2,440 vs last sale 2,717▲ 729 vs year ago 4,428 · +16.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 4.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The quality of the offering was above average with several large producers emptying out pastures. October in May is the best way to describe today's offering. The sounds of bawling calves could be heard across the parking lot as producers, hearing of record prices, were bringing calves to town. Remembering how quickly prices can drop, due to a news report, many have chosen the bird in the hand instead of the one in the bush. The largest draft of the day was 155 head of 602 lb. black steers that brought 332.00/cwt.

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 $308.41/cwt on 755 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −134.05 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$308.41

755 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$42.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs MO average

−5.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	320.43	1,822	335
Medium and Large 1-2	544	301.90	1,641	360
Medium 1-2	574	295.00	1,693	6thin
Large 1-2	589	287.50	1,693	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	277.97	1,553	49

One grade step is worth $42.46/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale755 hd

308.41

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MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

−11.38

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−5.69

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−134.05

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

36 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.84, low $348.32, median $442.46 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

98 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,243	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	373.76/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,390	31
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	5
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	343.78/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,306	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	308.68/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,173	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	368.34/cwt	357.00–373.00	1,536	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	335.92/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,441	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	322.57/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,384	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	319.43/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,390	16
Steers	400–450	Medium 2-3	449	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,123	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	352.18/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,648	40
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	472	332.29/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,568	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	342.28/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,629	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	330.18/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,578	163
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	311.16/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,509	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	288.82/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,415	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	339.99/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,748	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	326.94/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,684	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	309.34/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,615	199
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	288.19/cwt	271.00–293.00	1,519	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	278.87/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,570	60
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	574	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,693	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	300.91/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,730	101
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	323.90/cwt	319.00–342.50	1,872	146
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	271.49/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,572	30
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	589	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,693	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	307.12/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,812	118
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	318.84/cwt	301.00–332.00	1,939	392
Steers	600–650	Large 1	612	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,821	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	282.65/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,761	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	289.35/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,826	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	307.67/cwt	286.00–315.00	2,037	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	269.86/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,797	22
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	667	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,818	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	250.50/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,696	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	274.36/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,868	107
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	266.54/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,927	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	246.93/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,803	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	257.77/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,993	54
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,789	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	251.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,050	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,713	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,030	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,002	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,677	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	319.10/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,050	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,120	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	361	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,155	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	334.57/cwt	322.50–351.00	1,241	41
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	312.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,177	57
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	396	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,040	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	401	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,255	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	314.06/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,344	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	298.12/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,282	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	270.30/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,176	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	323.51/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,417	93
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	468	274.05/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,283	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	287.63/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,363	109
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	302.26/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,469	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	257.64/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,255	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	298.45/cwt	296.00–299.00	1,468	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	302.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,544	181
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	256.13/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,306	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	273.68/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,434	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	248.48/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,307	40
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	274.68/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,470	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	554	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,385	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	284.35/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,592	128
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	259.91/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,507	113
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	257.13/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,494	168
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	255.51/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,579	125
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	624	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,585	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	244.15/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,526	129
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	223.25/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,444	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	241.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,599	42
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,525	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	228.75/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,551	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	235.36/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,676	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	221.68/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,616	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	227.18/cwt	224.00–228.50	1,720	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	220.74/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,797	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,189	28
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	921	143.12/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,318	19
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,877	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,267	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	305.99/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,310	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	306.31/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,501	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	279.69/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,387	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	294.27/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,551	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	283.84/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,504	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	271.92/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,539	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	242.00/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,534	27
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	265.70/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,703	10

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 5,157Last week 2,717Year ago 4,428

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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
21	350–400	380	337.50–352.50	343.78
32	400–450	429	327.50–347.50	335.92
163	450–500	478	319.00–345.00	330.18
199	500–550	522	297.00–325.00	309.34
101	550–600	575	290.00–317.50	300.91
65	600–650	623	272.50–296.00	282.65
22	650–700	666	260.00–282.00	269.86
55	700–750	730	235.00–252.50	246.93
9	800–850	813	220.00	220.00
15	900–950	929	218.50	218.50
16	950–1000	958	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	302.50–317.50	308.68
19	400–450	429	320.00–326.00	322.57
29	450–500	485	310.00–313.00	311.16
19	500–550	527	271.00–293.00	288.19
30	550–600	579	257.50–280.00	271.49
24	650–700	677	232.50–255.00	250.50
60	850–900	874	196.00	196.00
8	950–1000	975	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	435	319.00–320.00	319.43
36	450–500	490	287.50–290.00	288.82
60	550–600	563	275.00–288.00	278.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
87	450–500	476	337.50–350.00	342.28
25	500–550	515	315.00–332.00	326.94
118	550–600	590	300.00–313.00	307.12
53	600–650	631	282.50–296.00	289.35
107	650–700	681	261.00–284.00	274.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	589	287.50	287.50
5	650–700	667	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	449	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	612	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
14	450–500	472	320.00–337.00	332.29
6	550–600	574	295.00	295.00
10	600–650	600	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	336	370.00	370.00
31	350–400	372	367.50–377.50	373.76
45	400–450	417	357.00–373.00	368.34
40	450–500	468	350.00–361.00	352.18
46	500–550	514	332.50–352.50	339.99
146	550–600	578	319.00–342.50	323.90
392	600–650	608	301.00–332.00	318.84
69	650–700	662	286.00–315.00	307.67
68	700–750	723	257.00–276.00	266.54
54	750–800	773	250.00–272.00	257.77
13	800–850	816	245.00–255.00	251.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	428	295.00–317.50	305.99
7	450–500	496	270.00–292.50	279.69
18	500–550	530	280.00–287.50	283.84
27	600–650	634	230.00–257.50	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	490	300.00–312.50	306.31
14	500–550	527	287.50–302.50	294.27
16	550–600	566	270.00–275.00	271.92
10	600–650	641	265.00–266.00	265.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	315.00–322.50	319.10
57	350–400	377	295.00–320.00	312.09
22	400–450	430	285.00–312.50	298.12
109	450–500	474	275.00–297.00	287.63
67	500–550	524	260.00–285.00	273.68
168	550–600	581	240.00–267.50	257.13
129	600–650	625	233.00–249.00	244.15
45	650–700	678	219.00–237.50	228.75
24	700–750	729	209.00–228.00	221.68
34	750–800	757	224.00–228.50	227.18
8	950–1000	953	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	510	250.00–259.00	256.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	435	262.50–280.00	270.30
52	450–500	487	250.00–267.50	257.64
40	500–550	526	236.00–260.00	248.48
6	600–650	647	222.50–224.00	223.25
28	850–900	868	137.00	137.00
19	900–950	921	138.00–146.00	143.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	396	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	428	310.00–318.00	314.06
48	450–500	492	296.00–299.00	298.45
58	500–550	535	265.00–287.50	274.68
113	550–600	580	240.00–263.50	259.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	335.00–337.50	336.25
41	350–400	371	322.50–351.00	334.57
93	400–450	438	322.00–324.00	323.51
64	450–500	486	300.00–322.50	302.26
181	500–550	510	290.00–310.00	302.75
128	550–600	560	268.00–289.00	284.35
125	600–650	618	252.00–262.00	255.51
42	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	241.23
34	700–750	712	235.00–238.00	235.36
28	800–850	814	219.00–225.00	220.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
8	450–500	468	257.50–285.00	274.05
5	500–550	534	255.00	255.00
10	650–700	675	225.00–227.50	225.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	361	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	401	313.00	313.00
9	550–600	554	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	624	254.00	254.00

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.