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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Mar 24

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

2,691 head

▲ 1,362 vs last sale 1,329▲ 40 vs year ago 2,651 · +1.5%

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 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There was a good supply of feeder calves in the offering with the largest steer draft being 74 head weighing 707 lbs. which sold for 400.75/cwt. The largest heifer draft was 70 head weighing 724 lbs. which sold for 340.00/cwt. The CME cattle futures have continued to climb, led by feeder cattle futures. Boxed beef prices have leveled off as year-to-date, federally inspected cattle slaughter is down 9.8 percent. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down slightly, Placements were 4 percent higher and Marketings were 7 percent lower than a year ago.

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 $483.04/cwt on 268 head, down $0.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 36 comparable sales and sits +40.58 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$483.04

▼ 0.65 vs prior sale

268 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$765

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

$166.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs MO average

+4.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	511.20	2,786	125
Large 1	556	490.92	2,730	22
Medium and Large 1-2	555	466.58	2,590	100
Medium 1-2	544	437.50	2,380	5thin
Medium and Large 2	591	410.00	2,423	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	586	345.00	2,022	10thin

One grade step is worth $166.20/cwt here — about $765 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale268 hd

483.04

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MO average20 barns · 2,707 hd

480.01

+3.04

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+4.95

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

+40.58

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

73 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	323	583.89/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,886	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	653.32/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,208	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	649.85/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,398	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	557.28/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,095	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,660	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	534.54/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,063	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	616.92/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,616	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	548.14/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,362	64
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	500.03/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,200	16
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	458	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,198	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	548.06/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,603	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	515.12/cwt	490.00–528.00	2,467	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	532.72/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,770	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	487.51/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,598	51
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	544	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,380	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1	556	490.92/cwt	484.00–495.00	2,730	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	490.69/cwt	470.00–517.50	2,792	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	444.80/cwt	425.00–467.50	2,571	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,022	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,423	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	440.06/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,724	69
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	409.36/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,575	73
Steers	650–700	Large 1	658	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,731	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	406.87/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,734	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	374.02/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,517	51
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	697	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,579	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	397.47/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,810	94
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	368.36/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,649	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	337.76/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,584	30
Steers	750–800	Large 1	780	371.35/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,897	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	357.80/cwt	354.00–372.50	2,798	51
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	354.64/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,897	130
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,775	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,852	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	572.31/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,866	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	547.91/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,846	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	551.12/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,012	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,286	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	527.16/cwt	512.50–545.00	2,219	85
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	480.69/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,077	59
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	452.88/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,984	17
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	477.42/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,125	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,855	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	480.91/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,270	85
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	440.79/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,094	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	456.79/cwt	445.00–477.50	2,357	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	417.51/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,209	34
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	429.76/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,407	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	399.68/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,322	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,092	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	582	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,401	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	397.62/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,433	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	377.81/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,376	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	359.99/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,405	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	330.05/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,218	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	329.37/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,352	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	340.12/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,466	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	341.38/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,571	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	317.20/cwt	317.00–317.50	2,439	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,711	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	577.31/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,113	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	471.77/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,859	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	481.22/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,016	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	479.12/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,281	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	428.76/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,049	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	475.19/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,533	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,293	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	426.31/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,417	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	973	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,160	16

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 2,691Last week 1,329Year ago 2,651

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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
7	300–350	323	570.00–595.00	583.89
10	350–400	376	530.00–575.00	557.28
64	400–450	431	525.00–575.00	548.14
58	450–500	479	490.00–528.00	515.12
51	500–550	533	470.00–505.00	487.51
49	550–600	578	425.00–467.50	444.80
73	600–650	629	400.00–415.00	409.36
51	650–700	673	355.00–385.00	374.02
6	700–750	719	362.50–372.50	368.36
30	750–800	765	330.00–348.00	337.76
8	800–850	841	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	386	525.00–540.00	534.54
16	400–450	440	470.00–520.00	500.03
6	550–600	591	410.00	410.00
12	650–700	665	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	586	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	544	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	338	640.00–690.00	653.32
13	350–400	369	620.00–680.00	649.85
16	400–450	424	590.00–650.00	616.92
44	450–500	475	535.00–575.00	548.06
61	500–550	520	520.00–565.00	532.72
64	550–600	569	470.00–517.50	490.69
69	600–650	619	420.00–455.00	440.06
66	650–700	672	395.00–420.00	406.87
94	700–750	707	375.00–407.50	397.47
51	750–800	782	354.00–372.50	357.80
130	800–850	817	347.00–369.00	354.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	556	484.00–495.00	490.92
8	650–700	658	415.00	415.00
16	750–800	780	363.00–380.00	371.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	697	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	973	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	450.00–505.00	471.77
10	400–450	419	450.00–500.00	481.22
11	450–500	478	400.00–440.00	428.76
5	500–550	546	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	366	550.00–595.00	577.31
20	450–500	476	465.00–485.00	479.12
20	500–550	533	465.00–485.00	475.19
7	550–600	567	415.00–435.00	426.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	294	630.00	630.00
16	300–350	326	565.00–600.00	572.31
24	350–400	365	535.00–555.00	551.12
85	400–450	421	512.50–545.00	527.16
85	450–500	472	460.00–495.00	480.91
36	500–550	516	445.00–477.50	456.79
31	550–600	560	415.00–445.00	429.76
33	600–650	612	390.00–402.00	397.62
42	650–700	668	357.50–370.00	359.99
86	700–750	725	340.00–341.00	340.12
25	750–800	753	335.00–343.00	341.38
17	850–900	858	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	337	545.00–555.00	547.91
23	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
59	400–450	432	460.00–500.00	480.69
36	450–500	475	425.00–455.00	440.79
34	500–550	529	400.00–432.50	417.51
55	550–600	581	390.00–410.00	399.68
55	600–650	629	370.00–380.00	377.81
7	650–700	672	320.00–345.00	330.05
25	700–750	714	320.00–336.00	329.37
5	750–800	769	317.00–317.50	317.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	438	450.00–460.00	452.88
6	450–500	458	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	581	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	470.00–500.00	477.42
5	500–550	548	385.00	385.00

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.