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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Sep 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

1,981 head

▼ 499 vs last sale 2,480▼ 1,505 vs year ago 3,486 · −43.2%

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, feeders steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. sold uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Market indicators have been more positive this week with cash prices for fat cattle trending higher and cattle futures also seeing some modest gains. Locally the area saw much needed rainfall with reports of 5 inches or more. Instead of downpours, most of the rain came in small increments over 4 days allowing it to soak in without flash flooding. With temperatures expected in the 80's this week the area should see a boost in fall pasture growth.

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 $240.98/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −164.06 against this barn's trailing median of $405.04.

Average price

$240.98

244 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs MO average

+3.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	249.59	1,352	129
Medium 1	532	248.00	1,319	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	230.58	1,286	110

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale244 hd

240.98

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MO average15 barns · 1,949 hd

245.83

−4.84

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+3.97

This barn, trailing median36 sales

405.04

−164.06

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.84, low $332.23, median $405.04 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

62 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,122	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	304.30/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,153	7
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	379	276.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,050	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	286.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	302.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,293	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,162	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,082	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	285.41/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,324	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,315	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	484	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,283	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	287.29/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,459	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	263.72/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,356	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	267.60/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,531	111
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	251.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,444	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	244.01/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,520	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	256.72/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,646	24
Steers	650–700	Large 1	655	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,762	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	207.17/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,394	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	254.58/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,724	82
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	252.27/cwt	247.50–256.50	1,804	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	233.55/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,773	34
Steers	750–800	Large 1	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	244.74/cwt	240.75–250.00	1,909	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	238.40/cwt	235.00–240.75	1,950	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	222.26/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,863	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	722	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	264.67/cwt	260.00–268.00	836	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	258.28/cwt	250.00–262.50	997	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	261.65/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,091	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,231	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	256.27/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,204	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	237.50/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,159	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	236.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,237	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	242.04/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,276	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	255.67/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,350	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	532	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,319	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	246.67/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,394	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,372	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	228.09/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,307	76
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,431	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	240.33/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,509	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	227.86/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,458	65
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	664	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,620	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	246.21/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,642	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	227.91/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,548	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	222.41/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,599	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	172.82/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,260	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,718	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,752	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	217.31/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,669	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,863	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,778	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	999	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	283.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,208	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,287	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,328	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	228.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,352	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	229.25/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,458	9

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 Sep 17, 2024

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Receipts 1,981Last week 2,480Year ago 3,486

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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
7	350–400	379	300.00–307.50	304.30
13	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	286.93
27	500–550	514	256.00–268.00	263.72
51	550–600	574	240.00–260.00	251.58
31	600–650	623	225.00–250.00	244.01
12	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
34	750–800	759	230.00–234.00	233.55
16	800–850	838	215.00–228.00	222.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	263.00	263.00
10	450–500	451	240.00	240.00
8	650–700	673	200.00–219.00	207.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	379	270.00–280.00	276.92
11	450–500	484	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	655	269.00	269.00
17	750–800	760	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	305.00	305.00
24	400–450	427	295.00–315.00	302.70
10	450–500	464	283.00–287.00	285.41
55	500–550	508	275.00–297.50	287.29
111	550–600	572	264.00–278.00	267.60
24	600–650	641	253.00–265.00	256.72
82	650–700	677	249.00–261.00	254.58
65	700–750	715	247.50–256.50	252.27
43	750–800	780	240.75–250.00	244.74
84	800–850	818	235.00–240.75	238.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	316	260.00–268.00	264.67
12	350–400	386	250.00–262.50	258.28
21	400–450	417	259.00–265.00	261.65
47	450–500	470	248.00–263.00	256.27
34	500–550	524	225.00–245.00	236.13
76	550–600	573	220.00–237.50	228.09
65	600–650	640	210.00–230.00	227.86
45	650–700	679	220.00–232.00	227.91
20	700–750	719	209.00–226.00	222.41
32	750–800	768	210.00–220.50	217.31
9	900–950	941	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	438	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	488	232.50–240.00	237.50
15	700–750	729	165.00–181.50	172.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	248.00	248.00
17	600–650	618	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	664	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	527	230.00–246.00	242.04
20	550–600	570	240.00–242.50	240.65
10	600–650	609	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	456	270.00	270.00
65	500–550	528	250.00–259.00	255.67
25	550–600	565	246.00–247.00	246.67
86	600–650	628	239.00–246.00	240.33
57	650–700	667	241.00–249.00	246.21
17	700–750	731	235.00	235.00
36	750–800	765	229.00	229.00
18	800–850	843	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	277.50	277.50
5	400–450	427	280.00–285.00	283.01
5	500–550	529	251.00	251.00
5	550–600	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	258.00	258.00
12	550–600	591	220.00–235.00	228.71
9	600–650	636	227.00–232.00	229.25

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.