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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Oct 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

2,219 head

▲ 292 vs last sale 1,927▲ 216 vs year ago 2,003 · +10.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

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 $278.87/cwt on 274 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −166.85 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$278.87

274 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$61.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.49

vs MO average

−20.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	294.78	1,582	113
Medium and Large 1-2	559	269.50	1,507	153
Medium and Large 2	506	233.32	1,181	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.46/cwt here — about $402 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 sale274 hd

278.87

—

MO average14 barns · 1,997 hd

287.35

−8.49

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−20.46

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−166.85

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

49 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,193	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	291.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,103	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	288.37/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,217	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	307.94/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,336	40
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	255.48/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,221	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	282.92/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,355	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	303.31/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,486	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	233.32/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,181	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	297.85/cwt	287.50–309.00	1,540	70
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	274.53/cwt	244.00–285.00	1,469	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	289.77/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,649	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	265.58/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,535	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	273.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,700	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	251.10/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,577	97
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	237.81/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,598	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	256.43/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,759	74
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	260.87/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,863	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	245.49/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,760	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	241.52/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,869	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	250.58/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,942	105
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	237.51/cwt	236.50–243.00	2,059	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,100	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	920	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	278.30/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,211	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	251.08/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,185	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	277.54/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,316	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	264.42/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,393	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	245.95/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,304	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	250.92/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,425	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	237.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,368	70
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	250.09/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,526	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	229.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,425	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,327	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	240.78/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,623	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	219.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,505	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	235.54/cwt	227.00–238.50	1,691	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,742	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	253.79/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,165	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	253.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,348	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	245.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,415	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	222.65/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,287	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	225.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,598	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,718	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Receipts 2,219Last week 1,927Year ago 2,003

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	838	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	459	247.50–260.00	253.79
6	550–600	578	218.00–225.00	222.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	531	240.00–260.00	253.81
5	550–600	576	240.00–255.00	245.73
7	600–650	622	220.00–230.00	225.59
5	650–700	686	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	422	275.00–297.50	288.37
51	450–500	479	265.00–293.00	282.92
67	500–550	535	244.00–285.00	274.53
86	550–600	578	259.00–282.00	265.58
97	600–650	628	227.00–260.00	251.10
68	650–700	672	230.00–253.00	237.81
42	700–750	717	233.00–250.00	245.49
42	750–800	774	226.00–245.00	241.52
5	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	291.75
27	450–500	478	248.00–265.00	255.48
8	500–550	506	222.50–240.00	233.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	351.00	351.00
40	400–450	434	302.50–327.50	307.94
35	450–500	490	295.00–315.00	303.31
70	500–550	517	287.50–309.00	297.85
43	550–600	569	287.00–297.00	289.77
99	600–650	621	260.00–280.00	273.74
74	650–700	686	255.00–258.00	256.43
21	700–750	714	255.00–266.00	260.87
105	750–800	775	248.00–254.00	250.58
19	850–900	867	236.50–243.00	237.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	352	312.50	312.50
26	400–450	435	270.00–286.00	278.30
86	450–500	474	265.00–287.00	277.54
55	500–550	527	255.00–277.50	264.42
67	550–600	568	246.00–255.00	250.92
47	600–650	610	241.00–256.00	250.09
44	650–700	674	235.00–246.00	240.78
58	700–750	718	227.00–238.50	235.54
6	800–850	816	212.00–215.00	213.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
48	450–500	472	245.00–260.00	251.08
71	500–550	530	230.00–252.00	245.95
70	550–600	576	225.00–245.00	237.49
42	600–650	620	220.00–240.00	229.91
10	650–700	687	210.00–225.00	219.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	238.00–240.00	239.02
5	600–650	632	210.00	210.00

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.