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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Apr 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Receipts

2,025 head

▲ 352 vs last sale 1,673▲ 2,025 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

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves over 550 lbs. were 8.00-12.00 higher with lighter weight steers 15.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves were 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 270 head of 578 lb. steers which sold for 490.00/cwt. Another stick-out draft was 20 head of steers weighing 711 lbs. which sold for 428.00/cwt. The quality of the offering was above average with several load size drafts in the offering. The CME Cattle Futures traded lower and had little or no effect on the cash markets as most all weight ranges saw good gains. Rain over the weekend was helpful but not enough to calm drought concerns.

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 $500.67/cwt on 552 head, up $6.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 35 of 36 comparable sales and sits +58.21 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$500.67

▲ 6.41 vs prior sale

552 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs MO average

+9.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	501.33	2,839	520
Medium and Large 1-2	538	490.04	2,635	32

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $204 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 sale552 hd

500.67

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MO average19 barns · 2,625 hd

497.31

+3.37

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+9.84

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

+58.21

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

60 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 1	323	675.61/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,182	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	628.32/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,048	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	592.78/cwt	575.00–615.00	2,312	9
Steers	400–450	Large 1	403	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,418	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	571.74/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,396	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	602.92/cwt	585.00–617.50	2,653	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	558.89/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,621	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	526.90/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,540	23
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	494	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,532	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	544.80/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,828	123
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	497.01/cwt	477.50–510.00	2,629	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,649	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	487.86/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,834	397
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	603	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,653	9
Steers	600–650	Large 1	607	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,959	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	461.62/cwt	437.50–479.00	2,904	58
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	442.40/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,951	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	409.12/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,770	9
Steers	700–750	Large 1	711	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	3,043	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	395.57/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,915	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	348.99/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,659	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	375.58/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,892	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	366.49/cwt	363.00–367.50	2,939	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	23
Steers	800–850	Large 1	838	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,101	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	846	351.28/cwt	350.00–351.50	2,972	74
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,927	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,006	25
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,766	25
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,147	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,361	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	604.31/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,964	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,010	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	535.59/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,266	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	501.80/cwt	480.00–507.50	2,148	28
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	449	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,413	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	490.32/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,300	43
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	477	444.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,119	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	463.42/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,215	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	453.62/cwt	442.50–477.50	2,372	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	428.30/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,266	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,631	6
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	554	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,548	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	438.88/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,493	68
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,198	6
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	588	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,293	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	412.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,592	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	381.57/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,427	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	378.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,530	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	353.56/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,415	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,645	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	352.18/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,652	83
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	350.56/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,822	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,737	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	305.36/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,840	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,079	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,946	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,266	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,521	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 →

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Receipts 2,025Last week 1,673Year 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
11	300–350	326	625.00–630.00	628.32
9	350–400	390	575.00–615.00	592.78
9	400–450	419	565.00–575.00	571.74
23	450–500	482	500.00–540.00	526.90
26	500–550	529	477.50–510.00	497.01
6	550–600	576	450.00–470.00	459.84
9	650–700	677	407.50–415.00	409.12
5	750–800	762	347.50–350.00	348.99
23	800–850	825	350.00	350.00
25	1000–1050	1,036	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	512.50	512.50
9	600–650	603	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	665	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	660.00–700.00	675.61
21	400–450	440	585.00–617.50	602.92
31	450–500	469	540.00–575.00	558.89
123	500–550	519	520.00–570.00	544.80
397	550–600	581	475.00–510.00	487.86
58	600–650	629	437.50–479.00	461.62
50	650–700	667	420.00–460.00	442.40
38	700–750	737	392.50–397.50	395.57
25	750–800	770	367.50–382.50	375.58
9	800–850	802	363.00–367.50	366.49
7	850–900	871	336.00	336.00
25	900–950	911	330.00	330.00
8	1100–1150	1,147	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	403	600.00	600.00
5	600–650	607	487.50	487.50
20	700–750	711	428.00	428.00
5	800–850	838	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	800–850	846	350.00–351.50	351.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	449	537.50	537.50
6	550–600	554	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	551	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	428	480.00–507.50	501.80
25	450–500	478	455.00–470.00	463.42
26	500–550	529	410.00–440.00	428.30
6	550–600	586	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	636	375.00–387.50	381.57
36	650–700	683	350.00–362.50	353.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	325	585.00–625.00	604.31
6	350–400	359	560.00	560.00
66	400–450	423	515.00–565.00	535.59
43	450–500	469	475.00–515.00	490.32
60	500–550	523	442.50–477.50	453.62
68	550–600	568	410.00–450.00	438.88
42	600–650	628	400.00–430.00	412.69
17	650–700	669	370.00–380.00	378.16
3	700–750	710	372.50	372.50
83	750–800	753	350.00–357.50	352.18
9	800–850	805	350.00–352.50	350.56
12	850–900	869	315.00	315.00
14	900–950	930	305.00–307.50	305.36
7	1050–1100	1,079	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	430.00–465.00	444.32
5	550–600	588	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	548	460.00	460.00

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.