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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 28

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Receipts

1,836 head

▼ 3,321 vs last sale 5,157▲ 223 vs year ago 1,613 · +13.8%

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 steady in a lightly tested market. Better tested seven and eight weight feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 133 head of 803 lb steers which brought 256.00/cwt. Storms this past weekend kept receipts lighter than expected as many are still cleaning up downed trees, repairing fences and dealing with no electricity. This week's forecast is for drier weather which is allowing hay harvest to get started. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down 1 percent, Placements were down 6 percent and Marketings were up 10 percent.

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 $299.75/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −142.71 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$299.75

239 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$687

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$113.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.40

vs MO average

−5.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	313.78	1,705	85
Medium and Large 1-2	545	304.64	1,661	113
Large 1-2	533	290.72	1,550	14thin
Medium and Large 2	529	269.29	1,425	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	242.50	1,288	9thin
Medium and Large 3	509	200.00	1,018	8thin

One grade step is worth $113.78/cwt here — about $687 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale239 hd

299.75

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MO average10 barns · 1,487 hd

319.16

−19.40

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−5.39

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−142.71

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

73 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	997	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	366.85/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,354	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,042	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	350.81/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,372	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	314.22/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,326	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	333.49/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,434	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	326.34/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,527	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	310.60/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,491	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,018	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	315.42/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,650	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	309.04/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,632	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	269.29/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,425	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	321.60/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,704	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,288	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	533	290.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,550	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	317.84/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,796	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	298.22/cwt	287.50–306.00	1,700	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	302.11/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,740	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	282.34/cwt	271.50–293.00	1,770	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	250.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,593	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	293.73/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,924	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,868	10
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	243.28/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,647	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,599	15
Steers	700–750	Large 1	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	266.60/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,920	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	247.52/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,804	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	232.17/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,776	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	254.89/cwt	250.50–257.00	2,072	255
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	849	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,613	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,070	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	864	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,786	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,009	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,230	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	303.12/cwt	297.50–307.50	961	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	367	305.43/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,121	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	319.92/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,225	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	304.45/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,300	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	244.56/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,061	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	320.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,424	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	454	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,022	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	304.05/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,456	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,373	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,432	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	300.28/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,519	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	256.89/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,351	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	271.70/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,443	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,025	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	264.89/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,478	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	252.56/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,465	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	244.49/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,543	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	254.40/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,636	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,569	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	230.31/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,557	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,723	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,544	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	867	142.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,232	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,833	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,359	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	264.96/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,251	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	307.42/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,611	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,700	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	258.30/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,485	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,711	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	194.63/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,689	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	616	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,127	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 May 28, 2024

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Receipts 1,836Last week 5,157Year ago 1,613

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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
18	350–400	391	337.50–356.00	350.81
24	400–450	430	320.00–347.50	333.49
34	450–500	468	319.00–334.00	326.34
67	500–550	528	300.00–314.00	309.04
46	550–600	570	287.50–306.00	298.22
59	600–650	627	271.50–293.00	282.34
10	650–700	667	280.00	280.00
15	700–750	729	237.50–250.00	247.52
17	750–800	765	230.00–239.00	232.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	312.50	312.50
20	400–450	422	300.00–318.00	314.22
24	450–500	480	292.50–317.50	310.60
10	500–550	529	265.00–271.00	269.29
12	600–650	637	245.00–265.00	250.02
14	650–700	677	241.00–245.00	243.28
15	700–750	703	227.50	227.50
7	800–850	849	190.00	190.00
9	850–900	864	200.00–210.00	206.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	490	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	275.00	275.00
9	500–550	531	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	710	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	533	285.00–305.00	290.72
7	650–700	672	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	362.50–370.00	366.85
5	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
18	500–550	530	320.00–322.50	321.60
12	550–600	565	317.50–318.00	317.84
13	600–650	613	300.00	300.00
30	650–700	655	292.00–294.00	293.73
31	700–750	720	260.00–272.00	266.60
255	800–850	813	250.50–257.00	254.89
15	850–900	859	241.00	241.00
22	1000–1050	1,009	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	523	309.00–318.00	315.42
21	550–600	576	300.00–305.00	302.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	367	305.00–307.50	305.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	297.50–307.50	303.12
13	350–400	383	315.00–322.50	319.92
36	400–450	427	287.50–312.50	304.45
12	450–500	486	282.50	282.50
32	500–550	531	265.00–285.00	271.70
28	550–600	580	247.50–256.00	252.56
22	600–650	631	238.00–250.00	244.49
37	650–700	676	227.00–235.00	230.31
8	750–800	778	200.00	200.00
11	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	434	235.00–257.50	244.56
17	500–550	526	255.00–257.50	256.89
6	750–800	788	196.00	196.00
43	850–900	867	135.00–150.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	554	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	454	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	492	291.00	291.00
5	650–700	651	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	444	315.00–325.00	320.75
29	450–500	479	297.50–312.50	304.05
26	500–550	506	289.00–303.00	300.28
23	550–600	558	264.00–267.50	264.89
16	600–650	643	250.00–257.00	254.40
17	700–750	721	239.00	239.00
21	850–900	875	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	252.50–277.50	264.96
14	550–600	575	250.00–273.00	258.30
5	700–750	744	230.00	230.00
7	850–900	868	187.50–200.00	194.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	347.50	347.50
10	500–550	524	305.00–309.00	307.42
5	550–600	562	302.50	302.50
12	600–650	620	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	616	183.00	183.00

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.