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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Apr 1

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

1,895 head

▼ 756 vs last sale 2,651▲ 111 vs year ago 1,784 · +6.2%

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, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested, however undertones were steady to firm. Steer calves were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The offering included several drafts of replacement quality heifers with one stick-out draft of 41 head of 749 lb. black-hided heifers selling for 308.41/cwt. Buyers outnumbered sellers ringside as many producers dropped off their cattle and returned home to move livestock and equipment from low-lying areas, ahead of the heavy rains and flooding predicted for the rest of the week.

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 $323.48/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −81.57 against this barn's trailing median of $405.04.

Average price

$323.48

174 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

vs MO average

+2.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	335.36	1,796	113
Medium 1-2	573	305.00	1,748	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	301.15	1,716	56

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $80 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 sale174 hd

323.48

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MO average16 barns · 2,466 hd

320.04

+3.44

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

+2.10

This barn, trailing median36 sales

405.04

−81.57

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

65 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	418.45/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,406	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	408.50/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,552	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	423.83/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,644	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,575	10
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	399	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,506	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,751	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	405.16/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,698	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,519	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	401.71/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,880	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	374.12/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,785	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	354.09/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,721	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	372.85/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,887	16
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	513	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,872	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	354.06/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,827	19
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	565	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,992	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	379.18/cwt	374.00–385.00	2,146	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	327.33/cwt	322.50–333.00	1,899	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,818	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	341.02/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,080	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	312.16/cwt	304.00–322.50	1,945	16
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	627	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,113	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	326.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,146	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,901	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	299.38/cwt	287.50–305.00	2,003	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	295.19/cwt	294.00–297.50	2,117	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,013	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	260.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,141	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,164	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,165	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	363.42/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,185	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	375.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,293	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	410.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,556	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	370.87/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,435	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	404.77/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,651	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	327.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,380	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	362.05/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,531	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,468	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	368.19/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,742	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	339.80/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,641	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	344.48/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,767	75
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	318.05/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,647	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	573	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,748	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,841	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	297.47/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,728	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	304.09/cwt	297.00–321.00	1,861	218
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	287.33/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,848	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	268.41/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,796	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	263.55/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,916	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,572	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	284.23/cwt	277.00–286.00	2,100	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	749	308.41/cwt	308.41–308.41	2,310	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	261.49/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,000	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	792	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,202	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	808	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,198	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	851	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,821	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	880	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,270	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	922	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,337	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,654	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	361.95/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,748	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	319.10/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,698	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	315.04/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,827	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	238.43/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,860	16

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Receipts 1,895Last week 2,651Year ago 1,784

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	377.50	377.50
13	500–550	513	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	565	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	410.00–432.50	418.45
11	350–400	380	405.00–415.00	408.50
20	400–450	419	385.00–415.00	405.16
50	450–500	477	365.00–382.50	374.12
19	500–550	516	348.00–360.00	354.06
37	550–600	580	322.50–333.00	327.33
16	600–650	623	304.00–322.50	312.16
13	650–700	669	287.50–305.00	299.38
12	700–750	717	294.00–297.50	295.19
26	800–850	821	260.00–265.00	260.79
6	900–950	923	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	346.00	346.00
9	450–500	486	352.50–357.50	354.09
8	550–600	596	305.00	305.00
8	650–700	667	285.00	285.00
12	700–750	740	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	627	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	388	420.00–435.00	423.83
14	400–450	412	425.00	425.00
22	450–500	468	400.00–402.50	401.71
16	500–550	506	370.00–377.50	372.85
59	550–600	566	374.00–385.00	379.18
22	600–650	610	333.00–350.00	341.02
11	650–700	658	320.00–327.50	326.14
5	700–750	710	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	389	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	286	407.50	407.50
23	300–350	344	370.00–395.00	375.80
29	350–400	387	350.00–385.00	370.87
28	400–450	423	355.00–372.50	362.05
34	450–500	483	335.00–350.00	339.80
10	500–550	518	302.50–325.00	318.05
46	550–600	581	285.00–306.00	297.47
19	600–650	643	282.50–289.00	287.33
32	650–700	669	249.00–275.00	268.41
33	700–750	727	240.00–268.00	263.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	355.00–375.00	363.42
10	400–450	422	315.00–335.00	327.00
21	450–500	466	310.00–320.00	314.98
6	700–750	731	215.00	215.00
9	850–900	851	214.00	214.00
20	900–950	922	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	573	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	700–750	749	308.41	308.41
6	750–800	792	278.00	278.00
5	800–850	808	272.00	272.00
18	850–900	880	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	405.00–415.00	410.59
28	400–450	408	380.00–410.00	404.77
46	450–500	473	360.00–372.50	368.19
75	500–550	513	330.00–360.00	344.48
38	550–600	580	310.00–325.00	317.36
218	600–650	612	297.00–321.00	304.09
34	700–750	739	277.00–286.00	284.23
32	750–800	765	260.00–268.00	261.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	444	372.50	372.50
8	450–500	483	360.00–364.00	361.95
10	550–600	580	309.00–325.00	315.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
15	500–550	532	310.00–325.00	319.10
16	750–800	780	230.00–247.50	238.43

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.