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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jul 30

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

1,246 head

▼ 1,842 vs last sale 3,088▼ 1,144 vs year ago 2,390 · −47.9%

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, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply with most weight ranges not well tested. Heat advisories returned to the area this week, keeping both supply and demand lighter than normal. Also contributing to the lighter run were many taking advantage of the drier weather to get another cutting of hay. The quality of the offering was below average with several small drafts of unweaned or short weaned calves in the offering.

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 $260.77/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −147.58 against this barn's trailing median of $408.36.

Average price

$260.77

225 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$48.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.02

vs MO average

+2.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	281.34	1,488	41
Medium and Large 1-2	556	259.92	1,445	159
Medium and Large 2	553	232.46	1,286	25

One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $202 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 sale225 hd

260.77

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MO average15 barns · 1,423 hd

275.79

−15.02

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+2.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

408.36

−147.58

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

50 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	323.08/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,228	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	313.14/cwt	302.50–323.00	1,321	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	290.67/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,366	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	313.73/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,490	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	335.08/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,612	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	295.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,529	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	318.46/cwt	309.00–327.50	1,669	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	315.51/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,783	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	285.62/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,639	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	275.26/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,704	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	954	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	267.34/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,799	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,956	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,762	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	748	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,863	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	248.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,903	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	239.12/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,963	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	927	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,039	9
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 2	1,250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,125	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	310.72/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,181	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,116	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	304.42/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,257	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	285.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,226	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	296.56/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,397	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	281.70/cwt	277.50–291.00	1,344	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	281.14/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,470	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	262.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,385	75
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	231.09/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,248	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,593	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,355	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	257.33/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,498	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	247.25/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,560	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	273.70/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,730	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	240.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,639	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,720	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,674	49
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	210.53/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,602	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,749	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	894	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,319	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	919	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,424	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	320.06/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,418	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	303.64/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,400	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	263.17/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,274	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	263.98/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,383	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	272.75/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,566	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	256.56/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,501	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,660	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,851	5

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 Jul 30, 2024

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Receipts 1,246Last week 3,088Year ago 2,390

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	287.00	287.00
13	400–450	429	280.00–290.00	285.72
25	450–500	477	277.50–291.00	281.70
75	500–550	527	250.00–270.00	262.83
84	550–600	582	245.00–263.00	257.33
22	600–650	631	240.00–257.50	247.25
35	650–700	680	230.00–250.00	240.96
49	700–750	734	228.00	228.00
12	750–800	761	202.50–221.00	210.53
5	850–900	870	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	540	222.50–245.00	231.09
9	550–600	577	230.00–240.00	234.89
22	850–900	894	147.50	147.50
9	900–950	919	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	302.50–320.00	310.72
24	400–450	413	300.00–317.50	304.42
19	450–500	471	295.00–302.50	296.56
35	500–550	523	277.50–290.00	281.14
6	550–600	564	282.50	282.50
25	600–650	632	267.50–280.00	273.70
6	700–750	729	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	380	317.50–330.00	323.08
29	400–450	422	302.50–323.00	313.14
36	450–500	475	310.00–322.00	313.73
17	500–550	517	280.00–300.00	295.75
30	550–600	574	283.00–292.00	285.62
63	600–650	619	264.00–286.00	275.26
27	650–700	673	263.00–270.00	267.34
5	700–750	719	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	766	240.00–250.00	248.45
11	800–850	821	235.00–245.00	239.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	470	282.50–300.00	290.67
9	900–950	927	220.00	220.00
7	1250–1300	1,250	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	636	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	748	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	330.00	330.00
15	450–500	481	325.00–345.00	335.08
22	500–550	524	309.00–327.50	318.46
23	550–600	565	300.00–323.00	315.51
8	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
26	700–750	714	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	312.50–325.00	320.06
14	450–500	461	295.00–315.00	303.64
21	550–600	574	267.50–280.00	272.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	262.00–265.00	263.17
8	500–550	524	257.50–272.50	263.98
12	550–600	585	252.00–265.00	256.56
8	750–800	772	215.00	215.00
5	800–850	845	219.00	219.00

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.