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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

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

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

3,282 head

▲ 582 vs last sale 2,700▲ 3,282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 the last sale four days ago, which was a wean/vac special, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher. PeeWee calves under 450 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Several of the 28 barn records established on Friday were matched or broken on Tuesday, including a package of 355 lb. steers selling for 700.00/cwt. The offering averaged 4.3 head/draft creating an active market as buyers competed to put together loads. Feeder Cattle Futures traded higher with January up eight consecutive sessions, gaining 16.23 since December 26. Live Cattle Future traded slightly higher.

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 $461.80/cwt on 433 head. That ranks 24 of 36 comparable sales and sits +19.34 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$461.80

433 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$615

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

$122.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs MO average

−4.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	482.78	2,642	257
Large 1-2	531	447.50	2,376	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	434.51	2,415	151
Large 2	523	404.38	2,115	11thin
Medium and Large 2	563	360.00	2,027	5thin

One grade step is worth $122.78/cwt here — about $615 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale433 hd

461.80

—

MO average14 barns · 5,226 hd

457.17

+4.63

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−4.53

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

+19.34

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

88 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	659.57/cwt	625.00–685.00	2,130	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	613.62/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,982	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,485	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	597.58/cwt	570.00–625.00	2,187	30
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	367	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,743	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,914	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	526.68/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,049	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	8
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	398	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,348	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	635.65/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,625	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	541.05/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,316	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	593.49/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,546	67
Steers	400–450	Large 2	444	474.95/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,109	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,621	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	474.01/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,252	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	440.20/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,095	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	512.18/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,505	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	452.67/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,354	49
Steers	500–550	Large 2	523	404.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,115	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	492.33/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,585	124
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	531	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,376	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	473.87/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,692	133
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	425.79/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,440	102
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	428.69/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,654	135
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	389.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,469	29
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	647	383.64/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,482	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	410.76/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,736	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	376.85/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,548	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	382.65/cwt	364.00–397.50	2,740	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	356.29/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,569	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	366.63/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,779	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	338.35/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,673	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	321.86/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,630	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,842	76
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	863	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,779	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,828	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,922	69
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,881	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	578.21/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,931	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,474	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	559.20/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,058	25
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	374	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,664	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	504.67/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,903	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	386	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,718	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	501.89/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,103	68
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	447.98/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,913	70
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	437	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,770	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	467	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,950	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	416.55/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,987	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	460.10/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,199	48
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	406.67/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,952	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	378.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,837	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	503	425.99/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,143	10
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	514	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,953	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	431.63/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,253	113
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	343.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,797	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	387.24/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,048	49
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	546	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,802	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	393.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,235	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	360.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,096	91
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	369.23/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,271	117
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	335.47/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,077	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	641	308.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,978	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	341.49/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,240	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	321.68/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,191	35
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	713	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,317	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	321.72/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,294	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	276.78/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,037	6
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	739	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,424	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	306.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,368	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,514	8
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,616	20
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	888	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,540	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	511.11/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,993	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,155	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	484.91/cwt	470.00–502.50	2,260	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	442.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,094	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,839	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	434.71/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,287	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,014	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	417.00/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,381	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,378	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,047	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,780	9

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.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Tue Jan 6, 2026

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Receipts 3,282Last week 2,700Year ago 0

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	600.00–620.00	613.62
9	350–400	389	525.00–530.00	526.68
24	400–450	428	515.00–560.00	541.05
42	450–500	475	450.00–495.00	474.01
49	500–550	520	440.00–465.00	452.67
102	550–600	573	410.00–445.00	425.79
29	600–650	634	385.00–400.00	389.50
69	650–700	676	365.00–385.00	376.85
52	700–750	721	345.00–360.00	356.29
22	750–800	790	338.00–340.00	338.35
34	800–850	817	305.00–328.00	321.86
14	850–900	892	317.00	317.00
6	900–950	922	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	625.00–685.00	659.57
30	350–400	366	570.00–625.00	597.58
67	400–450	429	575.00–620.00	593.49
42	450–500	489	500.00–522.50	512.18
124	500–550	525	470.00–515.00	492.33
133	550–600	568	455.00–495.00	473.87
135	600–650	619	415.00–445.00	428.69
73	650–700	666	390.00–422.50	410.76
79	700–750	716	364.00–397.50	382.65
65	750–800	758	352.50–372.50	366.63
76	800–850	836	340.00	340.00
69	900–950	916	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	447.50	447.50
11	600–650	647	370.00–395.00	383.64
25	850–900	863	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	444	465.00–480.00	474.95
11	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	404.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	700.00	700.00
8	400–450	413	630.00–640.00	635.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	505.00	505.00
14	450–500	476	435.00–445.00	440.20
5	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	689	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	392	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	474	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	377	500.00–510.00	504.67
70	400–450	427	425.00–465.00	447.98
76	450–500	477	400.00–435.00	416.55
49	500–550	529	365.00–400.00	387.24
91	550–600	581	350.00–375.00	360.70
42	600–650	619	327.50–340.00	335.47
35	650–700	681	310.00–328.00	321.68
25	700–750	713	315.00–323.00	321.72
14	750–800	773	300.00–310.00	306.34
8	800–850	811	310.00	310.00
20	850–900	872	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	555.00–600.00	578.21
25	350–400	368	525.00–575.00	559.20
68	400–450	419	475.00–520.00	501.89
48	450–500	478	440.00–485.00	460.10
113	500–550	522	405.00–445.00	431.63
57	550–600	568	380.00–420.00	393.54
117	600–650	615	350.00–384.00	369.23
17	650–700	656	330.00–347.50	341.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	445.00	445.00
10	450–500	480	400.00–435.00	406.67
6	500–550	514	380.00	380.00
18	700–750	713	325.00	325.00
13	800–850	847	300.00	300.00
16	850–900	888	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	739	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	437	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	467	417.50	417.50
7	600–650	641	300.00–320.00	308.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	503	410.00–430.00	425.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	405.00	405.00
48	450–500	485	370.00–390.00	378.86
11	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	343.54
6	700–750	736	270.00–290.00	276.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	478	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	442.71
6	500–550	548	367.50	367.50
5	750–800	767	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	500.00–520.00	511.11
10	400–450	442	487.50	487.50
9	450–500	466	470.00–502.50	484.91
18	500–550	526	410.00–445.00	434.71
5	550–600	571	415.00–420.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,047	170.00	170.00

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.