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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Receipts

1,795 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 2,144▼ 1,270 vs year ago 3,065 · −41.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher with some peewee heifers 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light to moderate supply. The offering was mostly smaller drafts of short-weaned calves with only one draft over 30 head, which was 81 head of 651 lb. mixed heifers that sold for 294.50/cwt. Buyers were aggressive and less selective as they worked to pick up full loads. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported Inventories were down 2 percent, Placements were up 5 percent and Marketings were up 1 percent. The cash and futures markets continue to rebound from two weeks ago and seem to establish new records almost daily.

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 $327.00/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −81.36 against this barn's trailing median of $408.36.

Average price

$327.00

202 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$61.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs MO average

−2.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	337.87	1,842	109
Large 1	556	327.50	1,821	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	316.27	1,726	78
Medium and Large 2	530	276.69	1,466	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.18/cwt here — about $375 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 sale202 hd

327.00

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MO average16 barns · 1,683 hd

326.61

+0.39

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−2.95

This barn, trailing median35 sales

408.36

−81.36

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.84, low $332.23, median $408.36 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

70 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	479.82/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,459	8
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	327	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,390	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	369	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,522	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	454.13/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,767	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	435.05/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,792	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	413.35/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,732	31
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	424	413.35/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,753	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	452	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,785	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	384.30/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,791	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	413.47/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,956	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	386.85/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,000	76
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,706	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	360.98/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,917	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.85/cwt	357.50–386.00	2,095	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	339.99/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,969	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	335.43/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,046	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	292.71/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,786	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	324.50/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,207	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	307.36/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,093	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,866	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	296.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,154	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,219	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	284.46/cwt	282.50–287.00	2,210	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,005	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,259	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	20
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,361	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,496	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,464	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	390.63/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,320	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	426.31/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,603	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	383	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,503	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	385.72/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,493	39
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Fancy	414	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,863	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	398.20/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,716	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	368.02/cwt	342.50–377.00	1,594	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	373.91/cwt	355.00–391.00	1,720	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	336.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,621	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	283.81/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,371	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	351.12/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,829	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	321.75/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,696	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	276.69/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,466	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	556	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,821	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	328.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,854	54
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,770	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	307.00/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,771	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	315.08/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,931	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	265.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,626	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	290.63/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,854	18
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,917	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	277.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,854	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,918	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	761	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,979	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,681	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,681	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,660	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	387.20/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,793	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	348.77/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,667	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	366.35/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,887	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	322.37/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,696	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,800	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,932	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,080	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,002	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	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 Apr 22, 2025

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Receipts 1,795Last week 2,144Year ago 3,065

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	377.50–400.00	390.63
39	350–400	387	377.00–395.00	385.72
8	400–450	433	342.50–377.00	368.02
26	450–500	482	320.00–350.00	336.29
49	500–550	527	302.50–330.00	321.75
29	550–600	577	295.00–312.50	307.00
18	600–650	638	275.00–298.00	290.63
8	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	277.50
27	700–750	709	270.50	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	277.50–290.00	283.81
7	500–550	530	272.50–280.00	276.69
23	600–650	613	265.00–267.50	265.23
7	800–850	808	208.00	208.00
25	900–950	905	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	556	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	310.00	310.00
7	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
7	750–800	761	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	445.00	445.00
33	350–400	376	410.00–440.00	426.31
50	400–450	431	380.00–420.00	398.20
76	450–500	460	355.00–391.00	373.91
50	500–550	521	335.00–370.00	351.12
54	550–600	565	320.00–340.00	328.19
53	600–650	613	314.00–316.00	315.08
81	650–700	651	294.50	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	419	400.00–417.50	413.35
35	450–500	466	380.00–392.50	384.30
57	500–550	531	342.50–375.00	360.98
32	550–600	579	327.50–350.00	339.99
19	600–650	610	332.50–337.50	335.43
14	650–700	681	295.00–317.50	307.36
8	700–750	727	285.00–300.00	296.27
9	750–800	777	282.50–287.00	284.46
7	800–850	814	277.50	277.50
5	950–1000	954	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	517	330.00	330.00
9	600–650	610	285.00–307.50	292.71
16	650–700	691	270.00	270.00
13	750–800	777	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	369	412.50	412.50
7	450–500	452	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	424	410.00–432.50	413.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	304	455.00–495.00	479.82
32	350–400	389	442.50–465.00	454.13
32	400–450	412	425.00–455.00	435.05
48	450–500	473	407.50–430.00	413.47
76	500–550	517	375.00–399.00	386.85
55	550–600	565	357.50–386.00	370.85
7	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
10	650–700	680	324.00–325.00	324.50
7	750–800	760	292.00	292.00
20	800–850	835	285.00	285.00
9	950–1000	962	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	422	390.00–395.00	393.32
7	450–500	463	375.00–395.00	387.20
23	500–550	515	345.00–377.50	366.35
8	550–600	564	340.00–345.00	342.56
5	650–700	671	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	728	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	478	345.00–350.00	348.77
15	500–550	526	317.50–335.00	322.37
9	550–600	558	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	272.50	272.50

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.