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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Oct 22

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Receipts

2,409 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 2,219▲ 678 vs year ago 1,731 · +39.2%

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, steer calves under 500lbs sold with a higher undertone, and steers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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 $270.84/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −174.87 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$270.84

273 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$39.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs MO average

−28.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	291.22	1,574	90
Medium and Large 1-2	556	262.31	1,459	154
Large 1-2	585	260.00	1,521	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	252.10	1,361	26

One grade step is worth $39.12/cwt here — about $213 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 sale273 hd

270.84

—

MO average19 barns · 2,548 hd

280.98

−10.13

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−28.20

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−174.87

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

109 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	266.16/cwt	262.50–270.00	860	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	303.79/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,006	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	313.64/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,151	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	344.52/cwt	330.00–376.00	1,295	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	402	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,126	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,472	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	266.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	299.20/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,272	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	337.82/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,470	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	31
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	466	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,212	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	479	236.86/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,135	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	284.64/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,369	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	258.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,244	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	311.98/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,507	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	289.40/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,493	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	278.97/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,473	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	253.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,345	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	295.66/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,576	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	289.85/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,614	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,373	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	260.56/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,480	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	245.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,506	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,578	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	243.85/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,544	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	274.18/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,744	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	223.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,428	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	656	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,568	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	262.35/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,739	61
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	249.17/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,732	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,553	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	242.25/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,725	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	254.78/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,862	23
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	741	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,689	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	744	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,719	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	243.46/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,892	52
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	246.59/cwt	242.00–247.50	2,000	56
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	238.33/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,009	54
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,199	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	224.80/cwt	217.50–225.00	2,201	75
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,021	204.87/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,092	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	262.91/cwt	262.50–265.00	897	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	238.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	815	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	285.45/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,090	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	280.54/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,161	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	268.30/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,132	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,102	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	241.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,025	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	281.85/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,344	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	242.85/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,158	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	243.22/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,172	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	263.80/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,277	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	265.79/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,350	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	242.48/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,261	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	249.16/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,321	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	227.34/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,219	13
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	240.28/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,362	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	222.87/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,273	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	218.33/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,255	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	267.17/cwt	255.00–270.50	1,547	153
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	232.95/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,440	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	250.15/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,566	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	207.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	649	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,460	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	233.11/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,518	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	203.76/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,392	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	244.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,678	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	225.83/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,592	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,740	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,474	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,654	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	207.49/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,564	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,803	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,029	20
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	947	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,373	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,767	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,012	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,538	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,128	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	434	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	922	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	260.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,224	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,465	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	261.90/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,362	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.21/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,220	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	536	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,260	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,379	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	261.35/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,511	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	592	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,184	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	230.42/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,426	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	225.47/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,506	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	209.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,487	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	190.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,566	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,601	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,677	9
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,067	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,761	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

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Receipts 2,409Last week 2,219Year ago 1,731

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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
8	300–350	331	302.50–307.50	303.79
10	350–400	367	305.00–327.50	313.64
16	400–450	425	290.00–310.00	299.20
20	450–500	481	270.00–297.50	284.64
39	500–550	528	270.00–286.00	278.97
86	550–600	568	250.00–267.50	260.56
49	600–650	613	240.00–255.00	245.67
36	650–700	695	235.00–254.00	249.17
33	700–750	712	230.00–253.00	242.25
52	750–800	777	220.00–247.00	243.46
54	800–850	843	230.00–242.00	238.33
75	950–1000	979	217.50–225.00	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	376	330.00–376.00	344.52
12	400–450	435	327.50–345.00	337.82
33	450–500	483	300.00–318.00	311.98
23	500–550	533	290.00–301.00	295.66
44	550–600	557	270.00–292.00	289.85
53	600–650	636	265.00–280.00	274.18
61	650–700	663	256.00–276.00	262.35
23	700–750	731	254.00–257.00	254.78
2	750–800	750	252.50	252.50
56	800–850	811	242.00–247.50	246.59
59	950–1000	951	231.25	231.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	260.00	260.00
7	650–700	675	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
7	700–750	741	228.00	228.00
18	1000–1050	1,021	180.00–210.00	204.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	262.50–270.00	266.16
5	400–450	423	260.00–270.00	266.17
10	450–500	481	250.00–270.00	258.58
20	500–550	530	245.00–260.00	253.72
6	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	246.69
18	600–650	638	220.00–225.00	223.89
2	650–700	698	222.50	222.50
14	700–750	718	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
29	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	245.11
30	600–650	633	240.00–245.00	243.85
5	650–700	656	239.00	239.00
6	700–750	744	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	235.00–242.50	236.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	516	280.00–292.50	289.40
8	600–650	619	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	460	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	240.00–252.50	243.22
26	500–550	520	239.00–247.50	242.48
8	550–600	571	222.50–223.00	222.87
13	600–650	608	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	607	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	414	277.50–282.50	280.54
45	450–500	477	275.00–290.00	281.85
9	500–550	508	260.00–272.50	265.79
153	550–600	579	255.00–270.50	267.17
42	600–650	626	240.00–253.00	250.15
20	650–700	686	240.00–250.00	244.59
10	700–750	722	241.00	241.00
10	800–850	816	221.00	221.00
20	900–950	918	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	262.50–265.00	262.91
13	350–400	382	272.50–297.50	285.45
18	400–450	422	262.50–275.00	268.30
23	450–500	484	257.50–273.00	263.80
70	500–550	530	242.00–265.00	249.16
48	550–600	567	229.00–250.00	240.28
33	600–650	618	222.50–238.00	232.95
9	650–700	651	230.00–237.00	233.11
9	700–750	705	217.50–230.00	225.83
10	750–800	752	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	950	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	920	175.00	175.00
12	1050–1100	1,075	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	232.50–240.00	238.95
23	400–450	424	230.00–250.00	241.70
13	450–500	477	225.00–252.50	242.85
13	500–550	536	210.00–232.50	227.34
17	550–600	575	205.00–237.50	218.33
5	600–650	644	200.00–220.00	207.98
4	650–700	683	200.00–207.50	203.76
7	700–750	737	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	754	200.00–215.00	207.49
27	900–950	947	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	538	230.00	230.00
6	1000–1050	1,012	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	212.50	212.50
7	550–600	592	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	530	227.50–240.00	230.21
5	550–600	557	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	507	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	470	250.00–272.50	260.48
11	500–550	520	252.50–277.50	261.90
4	550–600	578	250.00–273.00	261.35
6	600–650	619	225.00–237.50	230.42
12	650–700	668	212.50–233.00	225.47
8	700–750	708	200.00–215.00	209.97
4	800–850	821	185.00–195.00	190.73
5	850–900	856	187.00	187.00
9	950–1000	977	170.00–175.00	171.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,067	165.00	165.00

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.