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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Oct 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

1,905 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 1,812▼ 504 vs year ago 2,409 · −20.9%

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 3.00-6.00 lower. Five and Six weight steers were steady to 6.00 higher while like weight heifers were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The offering only had three drafts over 25 head with few drafts comparable to last week's high-quality offering. The largest draft was 82 head of 597 lb. heifers which brought 382.00/cwt. The quality of the offering on the Video Auction was above average with almost as many head on video as going through the ring. Bidding, including online, was brisk creating a very active video market. Parts of the area had some much-needed rain over the weekend with frost also being reported. Much cooler temperatures and more rain is forecasted through the weekend.

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 $429.86/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 16 of 36 comparable sales and sits −12.60 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$429.86

197 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$79.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MO average

−28.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	444.48	2,441	117
Medium and Large 1-2	540	414.68	2,238	67
Medium 1-2	504	395.00	1,991	5thin
Medium 2-3	586	365.00	2,139	8thin

One grade step is worth $79.48/cwt here — about $302 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 sale197 hd

429.86

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MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

+1.18

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−28.28

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−12.60

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.84, low $348.32, median $442.46 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

68 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	511.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,688	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,007	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	501.33/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,810	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	535.95/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,967	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	494.72/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,821	11
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	404	438.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,772	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	480.83/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,029	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	437.79/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,865	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	445.65/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,099	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	487.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,317	12
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	504	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,991	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	422.96/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,195	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	453.76/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,419	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	434.55/cwt	433.00–435.00	2,338	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	453.01/cwt	436.00–467.00	2,519	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	426.44/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,422	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	408.68/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,338	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	371.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,139	5
Steers	550–600	Medium 2-3	586	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,139	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	406.81/cwt	394.00–417.50	2,522	36
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	376.06/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,411	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,202	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,359	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	388.68/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,643	53
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	369.20/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,603	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	347.10/cwt	341.00–357.50	2,492	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,824	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,760	5
Steers	750–800	Medium 2-3	786	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,083	9
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2	796	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,786	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	805	361.58/cwt	347.50–363.50	2,911	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,686	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,015	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,569	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	397.85/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,524	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	355.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,366	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	390.06/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,658	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	427	331.70/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,416	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,476	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	386.26/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,804	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	347.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,649	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	331.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,704	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	350.55/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,833	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	395.19/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,110	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	347.15/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,034	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,281	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	331.57/cwt	320.00–343.00	2,039	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	336.14/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,249	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	678	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,102	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	366.11/cwt	358.00–379.00	2,512	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,400	10
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	816	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,448	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,614	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	421.61/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,821	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	403.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,902	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,066	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	405.69/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,106	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,225	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Receipts 1,905Last week 1,812Year ago 2,409

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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
12	350–400	383	385.00–415.00	397.85
41	400–450	425	375.00–405.00	390.06
64	450–500	467	370.00–405.00	386.26
53	500–550	523	340.00–375.00	350.55
45	550–600	586	332.50–360.00	347.15
25	600–650	615	320.00–343.00	331.57
24	650–700	669	312.50–345.00	336.14
10	700–750	706	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
43	500–550	534	390.00–430.00	395.19
82	550–600	597	382.00	382.00
31	650–700	686	358.00–379.00	366.11
7	750–800	750	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	320.00–355.00	331.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
24	550–600	578	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	722	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	384	350.00–360.00	355.79
9	400–450	434	340.00	340.00
20	450–500	474	340.00–360.00	347.83
16	500–550	514	330.00–335.00	331.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	367	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	816	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	370	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	330	500.00–530.00	511.45
11	350–400	368	480.00–505.00	494.72
14	400–450	426	435.00–450.00	437.79
26	450–500	471	435.00–465.00	445.65
41	500–550	519	412.50–430.00	422.96
21	550–600	572	380.00–417.50	408.68
14	600–650	641	375.00–380.00	376.06
6	650–700	674	350.00	350.00
20	700–750	718	341.00–357.50	347.10
5	750–800	783	352.50	352.50
7	800–850	809	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	580.00	580.00
7	350–400	367	525.00–550.00	535.95
31	400–450	422	472.50–500.00	480.83
12	450–500	475	480.00–510.00	487.88
34	500–550	533	440.00–475.00	453.76
39	550–600	556	436.00–467.00	453.01
36	600–650	620	394.00–417.50	406.81
53	650–700	680	380.00–400.00	388.68
20	700–750	705	369.00–370.00	369.20
55	850–900	859	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	361	500.00–505.00	501.33
18	500–550	538	433.00–435.00	434.55
26	550–600	568	425.00–427.50	426.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	370.00–375.00	371.99
8	600–650	643	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	404	430.00–450.00	438.54
5	500–550	504	395.00	395.00
17	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
10	750–800	796	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	779	362.50	362.50
69	800–850	805	347.50–363.50	361.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	586	365.00	365.00
9	750–800	786	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	415.00	415.00
19	400–450	432	415.00–425.00	421.61
10	450–500	471	395.00–410.00	403.86
5	750–800	785	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	425.00	425.00
12	500–550	519	400.00–407.50	405.69
5	600–650	618	360.00	360.00

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.