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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Dec 3

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

5,910 head

▲ 4,013 vs last sale 1,897▲ 3,600 vs year ago 2,310 · +155.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

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There were no recent wean-vac specials for an adequate comparison, however compared to last week's regular sale, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 750 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher with spots 30.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Several occasional buyers joined the regular buyers which made for a very active market. Quality was above average with most calves long-time weaned with two rounds of shots with several drafts in thin condition. Demand was very good on grazing type calves with most headed to wheat pastures for some cheap gains.

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 $323.11/cwt on 684 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −122.61 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$323.11

684 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$94.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs MO average

−2.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	340.03	1,880	383
Large 1	555	312.00	1,732	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	304.38	1,679	272
Medium 2	590	245.33	1,447	16thin

One grade step is worth $94.70/cwt here — about $432 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 sale684 hd

323.11

—

MO average9 barns · 2,569 hd

317.91

+5.19

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−2.26

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−122.61

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

105 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	365.71/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,174	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	321.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,344	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	399.89/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,508	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	335.31/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,271	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,226	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	334.88/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,420	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	308.80/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,312	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	362.67/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,556	23
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,451	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	438	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,752	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	321.45/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,408	14
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	465	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,430	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	327.34/cwt	316.00–344.00	1,561	119
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	291.90/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,392	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	372.52/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,781	77
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	481	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,294	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	358.11/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,848	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	312.32/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,646	105
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	335.38/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,778	115
Steers	550–600	Large 1	555	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,732	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	353.45/cwt	352.50–354.00	1,983	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	299.38/cwt	283.00–311.00	1,697	167
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	332.75/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,927	160
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	590	245.33/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,447	16
Steers	600–650	Large 1	606	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,863	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	620	318.26/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,973	23
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	623	260.23/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,621	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	276.00/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,739	96
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	299.78/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,895	165
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,638	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	661	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,036	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	284.82/cwt	276.00–297.50	1,891	258
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	262.70/cwt	248.00–274.00	1,799	158
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	14
Steers	700–750	Large 1	706	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,878	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	271.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,952	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	252.27/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,831	112
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	263.33/cwt	261.00–271.00	2,014	149
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	249.80/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,951	139
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	227.72/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,785	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	245.11/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,995	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	256.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,117	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,202	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	245.83/cwt	245.00–246.00	2,163	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,290	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	221.77/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,029	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,009	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,371	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	335.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,070	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	289.01/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,032	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	303.66/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,130	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	246.37/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,035	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	320.30/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,364	82
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	300.20/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,312	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	319.32/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,485	108
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	287.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,379	102
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	258.32/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,253	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	487	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,407	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	492	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,328	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	509	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,603	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	295.20/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,562	259
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	266.96/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,420	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	533	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,482	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	278.77/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,586	250
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	572	286.16/cwt	286.00–287.50	1,637	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	267.39/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,537	123
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	580	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,380	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	582	262.39/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,527	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	232.71/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,359	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	610	249.01/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,519	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	250.12/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,561	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	261.23/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,648	242
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	11
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	244.02/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,620	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	664	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,428	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	257.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,718	206
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	223.93/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,503	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	679	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,711	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	20
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	696	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,688	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	251.07/cwt	247.00–254.50	1,778	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	238.18/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,755	110
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	231.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,819	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,870	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,858	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	243.08/cwt	234.00–248.00	2,032	112
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	844	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,317	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,641	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	964	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,427	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,486	39
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,324	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,412	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,547	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,173	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,368	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	285.80/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,500	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	281.80/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,570	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	231.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,321	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	246.18/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,514	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	269.75/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,670	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,455	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	197.50/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,635	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	816	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,224	7

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.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

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Receipts 5,910Last week 1,897Year ago 2,310

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	357	282.50–292.50	289.01
26	450–500	485	255.00–263.00	258.32
43	550–600	584	220.00–245.00	232.71
7	650–700	671	222.50–225.00	223.93
8	800–850	844	156.00	156.00
8	850–900	875	187.50	187.50
8	950–1000	964	148.00	148.00
39	1000–1050	1,025	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	302.50–307.50	303.66
48	400–450	437	292.50–306.00	300.20
102	450–500	479	275.00–300.00	287.91
46	500–550	532	250.00–278.00	266.96
123	550–600	575	250.00–272.50	267.39
50	600–650	624	245.00–254.00	250.12
63	650–700	664	238.00–249.00	244.02
110	700–750	737	225.00–244.00	238.18
20	750–800	784	220.00–235.00	231.98
15	800–850	815	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	270.00	270.00
14	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	696	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	572	286.00–287.50	286.16
11	650–700	679	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	289.00	289.00
17	550–600	582	257.50–265.00	262.39
16	600–650	610	246.00–250.00	249.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	235.00–252.50	246.37
6	550–600	580	238.00	238.00
6	650–700	664	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	687	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	533	278.00	278.00
11	600–650	635	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	319	320.00–345.00	335.48
82	400–450	426	315.00–332.50	320.30
108	450–500	465	305.00–335.00	319.32
259	500–550	529	280.00–307.00	295.20
250	550–600	569	274.00–290.00	278.77
242	600–650	631	257.00–275.00	261.23
206	650–700	667	250.00–275.00	257.60
26	700–750	708	247.00–254.50	251.07
9	750–800	799	234.00	234.00
112	800–850	836	234.00–248.00	243.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
60	500–550	509	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	321	362.50–375.00	365.71
20	350–400	379	325.00–352.50	335.31
38	400–450	424	325.00–347.50	334.88
119	450–500	477	316.00–344.00	327.34
105	500–550	527	295.00–324.00	312.32
167	550–600	567	283.00–311.00	299.38
96	600–650	630	265.00–284.00	276.00
158	650–700	685	248.00–274.00	262.70
112	700–750	726	240.00–261.00	252.27
139	750–800	781	235.00–259.00	249.80
106	800–850	814	230.00–252.50	245.11
34	850–900	880	245.00–246.00	245.83
12	900–950	915	215.00–224.00	221.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	438	400.00	400.00
54	500–550	516	355.00–359.00	358.11
54	550–600	561	352.50–354.00	353.45
23	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	318.26
7	650–700	661	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	438	320.00–322.50	321.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	326	320.00–330.00	321.85
10	350–400	386	317.50	317.50
31	400–450	425	302.50–320.00	308.80
28	450–500	477	282.50–310.00	291.90
10	600–650	635	258.00	258.00
8	750–800	784	217.50–238.00	227.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	430	337.50	337.50
14	650–700	685	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	465	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	555	312.00	312.00
5	600–650	606	307.50	307.50
13	700–750	706	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	481	269.00	269.00
16	550–600	590	241.00–255.00	245.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	623	253.00–265.00	260.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	397.50	397.50
10	350–400	377	395.00–405.00	399.89
23	400–450	429	350.00–377.50	362.67
77	450–500	478	360.00–379.00	372.52
115	500–550	530	325.00–346.00	335.38
160	550–600	579	317.50–342.50	332.75
165	600–650	632	292.00–309.00	299.78
258	650–700	664	276.00–297.50	284.82
58	700–750	719	265.00–275.00	271.48
149	750–800	765	261.00–271.00	263.33
40	800–850	825	255.00–260.00	256.58
18	850–900	850	259.00	259.00
25	900–950	905	253.00	253.00
7	1000–1050	1,009	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	491	285.00–290.00	287.49
6	500–550	521	262.50	262.50
10	550–600	572	225.00–235.00	231.01
17	600–650	615	244.00–250.00	246.18
5	700–750	746	195.00	195.00
8	800–850	828	195.00–199.00	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	499	310.00	310.00
12	500–550	525	277.50–290.00	285.80
11	550–600	557	277.00–287.50	281.80
17	600–650	619	260.00–278.00	269.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	816	150.00	150.00

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.