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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 6

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Receipts

3,447 head

▲ 1,286 vs last sale 2,161▲ 1,312 vs year ago 2,135 · +61.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher except for peewee calves which were 10.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The yearling run has begun with several pot-load drafts of steers and heifers in the offering. Forty-two percent of the offering weighed over 600 lbs. compared to twenty-one percent in the previous two sales. The largest draft of the day was 190 head of 874 lb. black steers that brought 287.00/cwt. The largest draft of heifers was 73 head of 764 lbs. heifers which sold for 282.00/cwt. One stick-out draft was 68 head of 813 lb. black steers that brought 308.00/cwt.

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 $373.67/cwt on 492 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −72.05 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$373.67

492 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$57.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs MO average

−5.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	386.67	2,137	230
Medium and Large 1-2	537	366.35	1,968	219
Medium 1-2	547	352.50	1,928	18thin
Medium and Large 2	551	336.92	1,855	14thin
Medium 2	549	329.09	1,808	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.58/cwt here — about $329 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 sale492 hd

373.67

—

MO average16 barns · 3,532 hd

383.09

−9.41

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−5.12

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−72.05

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

90 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,410	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	500.53/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,672	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	432.98/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,641	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	468.84/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,843	27
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	419	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,802	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	431.12/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,828	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	387.13/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,684	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	456.81/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,992	70
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	433.20/cwt	417.50–457.50	2,062	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	393.44/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,912	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	365.63/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,777	12
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	503	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,937	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	514	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,748	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	372.61/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,945	150
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.79/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,115	74
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	352.64/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,894	8
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	547	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,928	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	383.80/cwt	369.00–396.00	2,172	128
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	315.97/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,798	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	352.73/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,011	69
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	349.60/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,038	22
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	335.81/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,062	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	354.18/cwt	347.50–377.50	2,178	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	317.01/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,124	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	343.36/cwt	327.50–356.00	2,335	112
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	686	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,281	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	287.24/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,970	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	318.88/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,280	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	288.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,111	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	318.76/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,413	98
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	289.08/cwt	285.00–294.00	2,232	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	5
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2Fleshy	798	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,095	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	307.24/cwt	304.00–308.00	2,495	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,327	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,508	190
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	271.71/cwt	266.00–281.00	2,396	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	20
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,002	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,615	31
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,374	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	417.79/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,337	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	437.24/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,421	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	430.92/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,659	52
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	403.17/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,556	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	407.06/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,734	65
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	377.91/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,610	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	457	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,714	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	356.06/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,677	64
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	379.38/cwt	369.00–397.50	1,825	133
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	322.57/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,568	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	362.29/cwt	345.00–378.00	1,888	112
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	332.09/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,743	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	297.65/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,595	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	266.44/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,473	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	315.23/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,819	33
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	323.50/cwt	321.00–342.50	1,899	124
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	602	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,884	9
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	603	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,899	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	313.08/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,929	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	302.83/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,905	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	273.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,827	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	295.87/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,009	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	277.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,019	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,958	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	759	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,182	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	281.32/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,158	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	776	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,258	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	259.01/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,033	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,950	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	268.77/cwt	266.50–277.50	2,255	76
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,309	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	220.98/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,022	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	924	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,340	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,454	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,613	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	345.48/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,513	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,871	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	361.15/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,777	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	357.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,864	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,773	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	292.38/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,813	12

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 May 6, 2025

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

Receipts 3,447Last week 2,161Year ago 2,135

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	266	530.00	530.00
11	300–350	334	485.00–505.00	500.53
27	350–400	393	460.00–490.00	468.84
70	400–450	436	445.00–475.00	456.81
35	450–500	476	417.50–457.50	433.20
74	500–550	525	390.00–422.50	402.79
128	550–600	566	369.00–396.00	383.80
42	600–650	615	347.50–377.50	354.18
112	650–700	680	327.50–356.00	343.36
50	700–750	715	310.00–332.50	318.88
98	750–800	757	316.00–320.00	318.76
84	800–850	812	304.00–308.00	307.24
190	850–900	874	287.00	287.00
20	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
31	1000–1050	1,002	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	379	425.00–455.00	432.98
48	400–450	424	400.00–437.50	431.12
77	450–500	486	375.00–407.50	393.44
150	500–550	522	350.00–387.00	372.61
69	550–600	570	340.00–367.50	352.73
37	600–650	614	330.00–347.00	335.81
33	650–700	670	312.50–322.50	317.01
9	700–750	732	285.00–290.00	288.36
13	750–800	772	285.00–294.00	289.08
5	800–850	831	280.00	280.00
18	850–900	882	266.00–281.00	271.71
5	1150–1200	1,187	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	610	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	419	430.00	430.00
18	500–550	547	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	798	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	686	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	514	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	579	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	583	349.00–350.00	349.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	385.00–388.00	387.13
12	450–500	486	365.00–367.50	365.63
8	500–550	537	345.00–355.00	352.64
6	550–600	569	310.00–327.50	315.97
14	650–700	686	282.50–290.00	287.24
5	750–800	780	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	438	342.50–350.00	345.48
13	450–500	492	350.00–367.50	361.15
6	550–600	572	310.00	310.00
12	600–650	620	280.00–305.00	292.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	419	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	486	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	521	355.00–360.00	357.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	320	415.00–420.00	417.79
25	350–400	386	385.00–412.50	403.17
25	400–450	426	362.50–390.00	377.91
64	450–500	471	345.00–365.00	356.06
89	500–550	525	317.50–342.50	332.09
33	550–600	577	307.50–320.00	315.23
56	600–650	629	280.00–307.50	302.83
23	650–700	667	265.00–280.00	273.87
19	700–750	727	275.00–280.00	277.68
18	750–800	785	257.50–260.00	259.01
6	800–850	821	235.00–240.00	237.54
5	900–950	915	217.50–226.00	220.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	430.00–445.00	437.24
52	350–400	385	415.00–455.00	430.92
65	400–450	426	395.00–430.00	407.06
133	450–500	481	369.00–397.50	379.38
112	500–550	521	345.00–378.00	362.29
124	550–600	587	321.00–342.50	323.50
44	600–650	616	312.50–317.50	313.08
14	650–700	679	295.00–297.00	295.87
103	750–800	767	278.00–282.00	281.32
76	800–850	839	266.50–277.50	268.77
8	900–950	902	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	457	375.00	375.00
9	600–650	602	313.00	313.00
16	750–800	759	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	603	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	325.00	325.00
16	450–500	486	305.00–335.00	322.57
8	500–550	536	282.50–312.50	297.65
7	550–600	553	265.00–267.50	266.44
6	700–750	732	267.50	267.50
11	900–950	924	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	750–800	776	291.00	291.00

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.