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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jan 28

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

4,609 head

▲ 538 vs last sale 4,071▼ 1,245 vs year ago 5,854 · −21.3%

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 sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 750 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The USDA Cattle on Feed report, released Friday, had Inventories and Marketings down 1 percent and Placements much lower than expected at 96.7 percent. Both Feeder and Live Cattle futures traded higher on Tuesday as cash prices continue to set new record highs.

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 $299.60/cwt on 589 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −105.44 against this barn's trailing median of $405.04.

Average price

$299.60

589 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$38.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs MO average

−5.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	307.60	1,705	385
Medium and Large 1-2	554	286.72	1,589	134
Large 1	580	286.29	1,660	21
Medium 1-2	523	283.49	1,483	22
Large 1-2	546	276.00	1,507	15thin
Medium and Large 2	551	269.37	1,483	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.23/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale589 hd

299.60

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MO average17 barns · 4,741 hd

304.36

−4.76

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−5.04

This barn, trailing median36 sales

405.04

−105.44

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

93 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	424.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,380	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	407.64/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,520	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	382	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,748	7
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	379.78/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,470	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	404.55/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,727	77
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	366.04/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,603	28
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	468	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,650	6
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	470	285.72/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,343	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	349.95/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,648	82
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	324.17/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,556	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	370.90/cwt	365.00–376.00	1,784	34
Steers	500–550	Large 1	505	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,780	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	512	348.05/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,782	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	331.78/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,742	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	352.90/cwt	342.50–366.00	1,863	161
Steers	550–600	Large 1	571	334.78/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,912	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	332.26/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,907	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	285.69/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,657	21
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	582	287.67/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,674	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	313.14/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,832	132
Steers	550–600	Medium 3	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	9
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	611	295.95/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,808	17
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,000	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,150	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	262.58/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,644	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	319.92/cwt	307.50–337.50	2,009	111
Steers	600–650	Medium 3	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	295.05/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,856	90
Steers	600–650	Large 1	642	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,945	7
Steers	650–700	Large 1	669	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,994	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	301.96/cwt	295.00–327.50	2,050	98
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	280.81/cwt	262.50–291.00	1,910	129
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	286.76/cwt	273.00–296.00	2,065	108
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	263.62/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,940	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	270.03/cwt	264.00–273.00	2,060	50
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	254.64/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,951	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	267.29/cwt	263.00–273.50	2,178	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	241.88/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,996	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	243.21/cwt	242.00–245.00	2,123	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	266.22/cwt	250.00–271.00	2,337	55
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	252.84/cwt	245.00–262.00	2,344	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	239.80/cwt	235.00–247.00	2,386	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	379.93/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,261	38
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	338.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,146	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	358.32/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,365	75
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	388	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,358	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,293	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	347.17/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,472	62
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	292.13/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,244	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	316.25/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,360	62
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	462	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,432	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	344.92/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,607	110
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	471	315.82/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,488	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	315.84/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,494	84
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	283.97/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,374	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	327.43/cwt	317.00–348.00	1,706	143
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	523	283.49/cwt	272.50–292.00	1,483	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	301.00/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,580	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,526	6
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	546	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,507	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	256.23/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,437	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	295.88/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,698	242
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	275.48/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,590	75
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	580	286.29/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,660	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	611	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,726	12
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	621	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,820	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	282.74/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,767	208
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	262.38/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,648	53
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	276.26/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,837	121
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	253.93/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,742	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	724	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,803	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	259.86/cwt	249.00–267.50	1,892	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	252.91/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,856	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	257.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,972	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,956	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,059	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	224.72/cwt	210.00–230.50	1,863	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,984	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	921	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,335	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	307.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,470	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,657	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	295.02/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,587	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,741	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	272.83/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,580	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	233.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,356	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	584	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,343	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	286.10/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,745	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	260.28/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,671	27
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	5
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,763	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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Receipts 4,609Last week 4,071Year ago 5,854

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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
31	350–400	387	365.00–395.00	379.78
28	400–450	438	355.00–380.00	366.04
82	450–500	471	338.00–360.00	349.95
73	500–550	525	317.50–340.00	331.78
132	550–600	585	300.00–322.50	313.14
90	600–650	629	277.50–305.00	295.05
129	650–700	680	262.50–291.00	280.81
23	700–750	736	250.00–270.00	263.62
22	750–800	766	240.00–260.00	254.64
9	800–850	825	238.00–250.00	241.88
5	850–900	873	242.00–245.00	243.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	325	420.00–430.00	424.59
29	350–400	373	400.00–425.00	407.64
77	400–450	427	390.00–430.00	404.55
34	450–500	481	365.00–376.00	370.90
161	500–550	528	342.50–366.00	352.90
107	550–600	574	323.00–347.50	332.26
111	600–650	628	307.50–337.50	319.92
98	650–700	679	295.00–327.50	301.96
108	700–750	720	273.00–296.00	286.76
50	750–800	763	264.00–273.00	270.03
37	800–850	815	263.00–273.50	267.29
55	850–900	878	250.00–271.00	266.22
53	900–950	927	245.00–262.00	252.84
5	950–1000	995	235.00–247.00	239.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	317.50–337.50	324.17
21	550–600	580	280.00–288.00	285.69
16	600–650	626	255.00–275.00	262.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	582	280.00–310.00	287.67
17	600–650	611	295.00–297.00	295.95
6	700–750	701	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	505	352.50	352.50
16	550–600	571	328.00–339.00	334.78
7	600–650	642	303.00	303.00
9	650–700	669	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	597	140.00	140.00
9	600–650	628	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	470	270.00–302.50	285.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	512	345.00–352.50	348.05
18	600–650	620	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	468	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	457.50	457.50
17	600–650	625	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	335.00–350.00	338.03
16	350–400	389	330.00–335.00	332.50
62	400–450	430	300.00–335.00	316.25
84	450–500	473	292.50–325.00	315.84
59	500–550	525	287.50–312.50	301.00
75	550–600	577	260.00–287.50	275.48
53	600–650	628	250.00–272.50	262.38
34	650–700	686	242.50–263.00	253.93
8	700–750	734	242.50–259.00	252.91
7	800–850	829	210.00–230.50	224.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	332	365.00–395.00	379.93
75	350–400	381	347.50–375.00	358.32
62	400–450	424	337.50–357.50	347.17
110	450–500	466	327.50–360.00	344.92
143	500–550	521	317.00–348.00	327.43
242	550–600	574	287.00–312.50	295.88
208	600–650	625	275.00–288.00	282.74
121	650–700	665	266.00–286.00	276.26
77	700–750	728	249.00–267.50	259.86
47	750–800	766	255.00–260.00	257.40
65	800–850	806	255.50	255.50
20	900–950	910	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	275.00–305.00	292.13
23	450–500	484	282.50–288.00	283.97
6	500–550	540	282.50	282.50
6	550–600	561	255.00–257.50	256.23
15	900–950	921	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	546	275.00–277.50	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	462	310.00	310.00
21	550–600	580	285.00–287.50	286.29
8	600–650	621	293.00	293.00
6	650–700	650	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	315.00–317.50	315.82
22	500–550	523	272.50–292.00	283.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
12	600–650	611	282.50	282.50
5	700–750	724	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	767	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	478	305.00–310.00	307.60
14	500–550	538	282.50–307.50	295.02
6	550–600	579	272.50–273.00	272.83
27	600–650	642	257.50–265.00	260.28
5	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
5	1000–1050	1,022	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	233.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	584	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	337.50	337.50
6	550–600	569	306.00	306.00
23	600–650	610	280.00–288.00	286.10

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.