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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Dec 9

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

3,086 head

▼ 396 vs last sale 3,482▼ 132 vs year ago 3,218 · −4.1%

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 sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves sold 6.00-12.00 higher with peewee calves 20.00-30.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average with more peewee and yearlings in the offering than a week ago. The offering was mostly small drafts with only 10 drafts consisting of 25 head or more. A couple of stick-out drafts were 15 head of 420 lb. steers bringing 565.00 and 14 head of 365 lb. heifers bringing 505.00/cwt. Producers looking to make some capital purchases, to avoid tax liabilities, will have an opportunity to purchase fancy bred heifers and cows at a Special Replacement Cattle Auction this Friday, December 12, beginning at 5:00 PM. Next Tuesday, December 16, will be the last feeder sale of the year for ORS followed by its final regular Cow and Bull Auction for 2025 on Wednesday.

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 $421.96/cwt on 397 head. That ranks 15 of 36 comparable sales and sits −20.50 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$421.96

397 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$616

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs MO average

−8.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	436.11	2,425	249
Large 1	580	425.00	2,465	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	406.82	2,195	100
Large 1-2	592	400.00	2,368	5thin
Medium 1-2	590	385.00	2,272	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	372.62	2,024	27
Medium 2	517	350.00	1,810	5thin

One grade step is worth $86.11/cwt here — about $616 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 sale397 hd

421.96

—

MO average20 barns · 5,016 hd

422.47

−0.51

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−8.67

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−20.50

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

84 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	311	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,384	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	547.96/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,748	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	466.26/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,553	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	451.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,624	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	523.78/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,969	39
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	487.72/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,839	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	476.23/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,995	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,373	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	430.08/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,815	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	528.37/cwt	500.00–552.50	2,256	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,424	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	493.74/cwt	472.50–520.00	2,355	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	446.68/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,171	66
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	491	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,259	10
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	418.47/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,180	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	462.13/cwt	442.00–480.00	2,422	95
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	376.23/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,009	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	385.19/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,211	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	420.06/cwt	409.00–442.50	2,420	154
Steers	550–600	Large 1	580	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,465	5
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	592	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,368	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1	611	389.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,378	16
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	392.65/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,446	111
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	362.68/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,310	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	348.84/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,341	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	370.43/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,515	79
Steers	700–750	Large 1	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	352.32/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,505	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	331.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,420	74
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1	766	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,509	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	337.63/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,661	82
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	312.72/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,583	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	336.66/cwt	322.50–339.50	2,788	118
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	315.20/cwt	305.50–325.50	2,878	118
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	273.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,578	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	431.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,342	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	470.34/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,594	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	404.05/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,471	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	449.88/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,647	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	463.52/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,961	79
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	423	387.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,638	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	378.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,620	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	414.36/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,782	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	429.16/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,013	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	360.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,723	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	397.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,924	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	492	376.38/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,852	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	403.23/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,097	70
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	524	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,965	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	325.52/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,712	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	358.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,892	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	549	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,949	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	360.28/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,072	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	346.69/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,004	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	312.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,808	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	336.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,095	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	315.28/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,977	15
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	638	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,089	6
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	653	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,171	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	331.99/cwt	323.00–350.00	2,224	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,147	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	699	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,957	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	312.92/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,281	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,640	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,059	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,648	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,925	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	389.02/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,825	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	366.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,867	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	410.19/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,145	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	398.66/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,248	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	322.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,877	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,260	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 Dec 9, 2025

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Receipts 3,086Last week 3,482Year ago 3,218

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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
6	300–350	311	425.00–435.00	431.52
25	350–400	364	395.00–415.00	404.05
29	400–450	430	395.00–435.00	414.36
37	450–500	484	380.00–410.00	397.47
25	500–550	528	340.00–375.00	358.38
21	550–600	578	332.50–350.00	346.69
15	600–650	627	305.00–325.00	315.28
5	650–700	671	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	729	310.00–315.00	312.92
13	900–950	943	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	339	450.00–475.00	470.34
42	350–400	366	435.00–460.00	449.88
79	400–450	423	440.00–485.00	463.52
68	450–500	469	415.00–460.00	429.16
70	500–550	520	380.00–420.00	403.23
92	550–600	575	355.00–380.00	360.28
43	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	336.24
74	650–700	670	323.00–350.00	331.99
6	700–750	725	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	375.00	375.00
6	600–650	638	327.50	327.50
6	650–700	653	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	387.16
6	450–500	492	365.00–400.00	376.38
9	500–550	549	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	378.55
8	450–500	478	350.00–370.00	360.37
30	500–550	526	310.00–335.00	325.52
13	550–600	579	310.00–315.00	312.32
9	600–650	608	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	699	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,059	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
10	450–500	470	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	469	375.00–405.00	389.02
9	500–550	509	360.00–380.00	366.88
8	550–600	582	320.00–330.00	322.57
5	750–800	756	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	425.00	425.00
10	500–550	523	390.00–430.00	410.19
9	550–600	564	370.00–407.50	398.66
5	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	748	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	333	450.00–475.00	466.26
12	350–400	377	470.00–495.00	487.72
14	400–450	419	450.00–485.00	476.23
66	450–500	486	420.00–460.00	446.68
65	500–550	521	395.00–435.00	418.47
35	550–600	574	370.00–405.00	385.19
58	600–650	637	347.50–375.00	362.68
51	650–700	671	330.00–362.50	348.84
74	700–750	731	320.00–340.00	331.05
10	800–850	826	307.50–315.00	312.72
11	900–950	942	270.00–280.00	273.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	525.00–560.00	547.96
39	350–400	376	515.00–560.00	523.78
54	400–450	427	500.00–552.50	528.37
54	450–500	477	472.50–520.00	493.74
95	500–550	524	442.00–480.00	462.13
154	550–600	576	409.00–442.50	420.06
111	600–650	623	382.50–408.00	392.65
79	650–700	679	362.50–382.50	370.43
20	700–750	711	347.50–360.00	352.32
82	750–800	788	332.00–339.00	337.63
118	800–850	828	322.50–339.50	336.66
118	900–950	913	305.50–325.50	315.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	580	425.00	425.00
16	600–650	611	385.00–395.00	389.23
5	700–750	708	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	766	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	616	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	491	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	592	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	420	565.00	565.00
14	450–500	453	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	517	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	360	445.00–455.00	451.04
15	400–450	422	415.00–445.00	430.08
21	500–550	534	365.00–390.00	376.23
6	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
5	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
15	800–850	845	270.00	270.00

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.