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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Receipts

2,541 head

▲ 348 vs last sale 2,193▼ 34 vs year ago 2,575 · −1.3%

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 sold steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves over 500 lbs. were uneven from 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Calves under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. One stick-out draft of the day was 62 head of 867 lb. black steers which sold for 357.50/cwt. The largest draft of the day was 270 head of blk/bwf steers weighing 574 lbs. which sold for 489.50/cwt. The Cattle Futures found some footing on Tuesday after closing lower for several days. Choice Box Beef closed up 6.71 at 388.05 which was another new high for 2026.

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 $483.98/cwt on 487 head. That ranks 30 of 36 comparable sales and sits +41.52 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$483.98

487 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

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

$88.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs MO average

+8.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	497.48	2,801	374
Medium and Large 1-2	567	442.53	2,510	102
Medium and Large 2	512	409.42	2,096	11thin

One grade step is worth $88.06/cwt here — about $705 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 sale487 hd

483.98

—

MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd

473.70

+10.28

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+8.42

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

+41.52

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

65 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	544.66/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,721	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	617.28/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,062	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	503.76/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,824	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	594.44/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,271	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,229	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	592.42/cwt	570.00–625.00	2,500	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	536.34/cwt	505.00–555.00	2,274	41
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2Unweaned	432	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,922	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	478.28/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,100	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	499.72/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,344	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	545.71/cwt	525.00–562.50	2,587	26
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2Unweaned	492	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,288	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	442.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,175	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	467.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,377	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	409.42/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,096	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	522.64/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,775	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	488.91/cwt	470.00–489.50	2,806	279
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	435.41/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,543	79
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	446.32/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,731	68
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	632	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,639	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	400.93/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,558	60
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	426.88/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,886	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	391.87/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,665	23
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	689	379.89/cwt	378.00–387.50	2,617	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	390.96/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,788	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	346.45/cwt	344.00–362.50	2,539	73
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	334.16/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,523	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	357.00/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,788	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	335.52/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,701	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	355.22/cwt	338.00–357.50	3,044	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	327.20/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,804	86
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	466.37/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,600	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	512.48/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,778	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	477.41/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,795	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	533.84/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,029	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	439.81/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,684	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	513.61/cwt	492.50–535.00	2,157	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,815	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	470.54/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,000	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	475.82/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,213	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	442.53/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,098	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	455.76/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,343	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	383.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,990	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	410.38/cwt	398.00–430.00	2,183	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	401.43/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,236	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	349.19/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,962	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	414.89/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,390	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	347.56/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,120	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	399.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,455	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,853	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	359.10/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,349	50
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	343.17/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,296	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,969	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	362.72/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,670	84
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,786	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	489.92/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,764	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	481.26/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,146	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	468.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,299	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	455.35/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,359	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	388.57/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,254	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	412.10/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,423	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,079	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,439	7

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Receipts 2,541Last week 2,193Year ago 2,575

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	540.00–550.00	544.66
8	350–400	362	500.00–505.00	503.76
6	400–450	439	475.00–485.00	478.28
7	450–500	492	435.00–455.00	442.08
11	500–550	512	400.00–435.00	409.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	560.00	560.00
41	400–450	424	505.00–555.00	536.34
61	450–500	469	475.00–522.50	499.72
23	500–550	509	455.00–475.00	467.00
79	550–600	584	412.50–455.00	435.41
60	600–650	638	382.50–425.00	400.93
23	650–700	680	370.00–401.00	391.87
73	700–750	733	344.00–362.50	346.45
6	750–800	755	332.50–335.00	334.16
12	800–850	805	325.00–339.00	335.52
86	850–900	857	311.00–330.00	327.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	600.00–640.00	617.28
17	350–400	382	590.00–610.00	594.44
33	400–450	422	570.00–625.00	592.42
26	450–500	474	525.00–562.50	545.71
95	500–550	531	500.00–547.50	522.64
279	550–600	574	470.00–489.50	488.91
68	600–650	612	435.00–455.00	446.32
49	650–700	676	420.00–428.00	426.88
45	700–750	713	386.00–395.00	390.96
35	750–800	781	355.00–359.00	357.00
70	850–900	857	338.00–357.50	355.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	632	417.50	417.50
15	650–700	689	378.00–387.50	379.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	445.00	445.00
7	450–500	492	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	475.00–505.00	489.92
8	400–450	446	475.00–485.00	481.26
7	550–600	580	387.50–390.00	388.57
7	750–800	755	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	465.00–470.00	468.31
5	500–550	518	440.00–465.00	455.35
7	550–600	588	405.00–417.50	412.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	594	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	380	520.00–555.00	533.84
32	400–450	420	492.50–535.00	513.61
37	450–500	465	465.00–505.00	475.82
46	500–550	514	445.00–480.00	455.76
57	550–600	576	408.00–420.00	414.89
78	600–650	615	380.00–405.00	399.24
50	650–700	654	359.00–360.00	359.10
84	700–750	736	345.00–377.50	362.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	343	450.00–470.00	466.37
13	350–400	383	430.00–455.00	439.81
15	400–450	422	425.00–435.00	430.12
18	500–550	519	370.00–390.00	383.50
8	550–600	562	325.00–357.50	349.19
9	600–650	639	290.00	290.00
11	650–700	691	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	347	500.00–517.50	512.48
16	350–400	376	470.00–495.00	477.41
34	400–450	425	445.00–482.50	470.54
69	450–500	474	427.50–460.00	442.53
37	500–550	532	398.00–430.00	410.38
26	550–600	557	392.50–405.00	401.43
11	600–650	610	330.00–354.00	347.56
23	650–700	669	332.50–349.00	343.17
15	1000–1050	1,013	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	480	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	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.