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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 12

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Receipts

2,444 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 2,251▲ 238 vs year ago 2,206 · +10.8%

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 3.00-5.00 lower in a lightly tested market. Steer calves under 700 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 lower and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 86 head of heifers weighing 604 lbs. which sold for 405.00/cwt., which was an exception to today's trend as a comparable load last week sold for 397.00/cwt. Markets opened brisk this morning with prices steady to firm before softening in the afternoon as the CME Feeder Cattle Futures turned sharply lower. Flesh condition dictated the prices as those on the thinner side were mostly steady with those carrying extra flesh receiving the larger discounts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.86/cwt on 265 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 36 comparable sales and sits +25.81 against this barn's trailing median of $405.04.

Average price

$430.86

▼ 3.34 vs prior sale

265 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs MO average

+13.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	437.81	2,368	165
Medium and Large 1-2	541	420.57	2,275	87
Large 1-2	536	420.00	2,251	5thin
Medium and Large 2	524	406.19	2,128	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $240 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 sale265 hd

430.86

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MO average19 barns · 3,316 hd

434.28

−3.42

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+13.75

This barn, trailing median36 sales

405.04

+25.81

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.84, low $332.23, median $405.04 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

72 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	562.97/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,785	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,063	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,240	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	589.03/cwt	565.00–615.00	2,174	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,325	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	595.08/cwt	575.00–615.00	2,458	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	544.02/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,361	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	518.64/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,308	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	509.79/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,442	73
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,304	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	536.29/cwt	532.50–545.00	2,612	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	511.35/cwt	502.50–520.00	2,659	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	492.00/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,563	37
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	534	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,550	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	481.69/cwt	481.00–485.00	2,606	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,462	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	477.25/cwt	465.00–492.50	2,663	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	453.03/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,609	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	435.70/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,540	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	437.15/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,671	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	422.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,630	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	416.74/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,630	22
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	636	408.95/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,601	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	403.09/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,729	79
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	384.39/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,602	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	412.93/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,816	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	368.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,681	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,811	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,867	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	821	316.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,596	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	505.33/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,708	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	547.27/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,855	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	506.58/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,930	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	558.60/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,145	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	514.87/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,209	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	432	474.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,052	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	480.86/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,087	30
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	456	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,189	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	489.81/cwt	467.50–510.00	2,302	132
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	447.97/cwt	430.00–461.00	2,128	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	459.48/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,348	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	406.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,128	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	430.96/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,267	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	436.32/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,308	40
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	536	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,251	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.35/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,417	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,281	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	400.50/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,451	171
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	622	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,333	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	376.73/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,411	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,326	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	341.11/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,296	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,428	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	342.88/cwt	342.50–343.00	2,500	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	337.13/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,498	88
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	762	340.53/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,595	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,640	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,608	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	303.51/cwt	302.00–306.00	2,674	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,792	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	554.95/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,331	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	495.77/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,429	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	441.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,266	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	461.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,430	49
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	441.26/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,542	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	415.45/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,555	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	392.34/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,448	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,345	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	343.77/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,523	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,631	8

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 May 12, 2026

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Receipts 2,444Last week 2,251Year ago 2,206

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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
8	300–350	317	560.00–565.00	562.97
11	400–450	445	515.00–520.00	518.64
5	500–550	544	452.50	452.50
5	800–850	821	310.00–325.00	316.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	605.00	605.00
22	350–400	369	565.00–615.00	589.03
32	400–450	434	530.00–565.00	544.02
73	450–500	479	480.00–525.00	509.79
37	500–550	521	475.00–500.00	492.00
78	550–600	583	425.00–449.00	435.70
22	600–650	631	405.00–425.00	416.74
81	650–700	677	380.00–397.50	384.39
52	700–750	728	350.00–375.00	368.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	655.00	655.00
9	350–400	372	625.00	625.00
16	400–450	413	575.00–615.00	595.08
35	450–500	487	532.50–545.00	536.29
56	500–550	520	502.50–520.00	511.35
25	550–600	558	465.00–492.50	477.25
17	600–650	611	435.00–442.50	437.15
19	650–700	682	397.50–425.00	412.93
10	700–750	730	380.00–390.00	385.00
25	800–850	819	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	534	477.50	477.50
20	600–650	636	407.50–415.00	408.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	541	481.00–485.00	481.69
44	550–600	576	445.00–462.50	453.03
22	600–650	623	420.00–430.00	422.19
79	650–700	677	400.00–405.00	403.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	530.00–565.00	554.95
11	450–500	490	487.50–497.50	495.77
49	500–550	526	450.00–480.00	461.90
14	550–600	576	420.00–455.00	441.26
10	600–650	615	410.00–422.50	415.45
8	700–750	734	340.00–355.00	343.77
8	750–800	757	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	513	435.00–445.00	441.76
7	600–650	624	382.50–405.00	392.34
5	700–750	716	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	384	535.00–580.00	558.60
22	400–450	429	500.00–520.00	514.87
132	450–500	470	467.50–510.00	489.81
63	500–550	511	450.00–470.00	459.48
51	550–600	575	415.00–432.50	420.35
171	600–650	612	385.00–415.00	400.50
9	650–700	684	355.00	355.00
34	700–750	729	342.50–343.00	342.88
5	800–850	806	327.50	327.50
8	850–900	892	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	529	425.00–442.50	436.32
11	550–600	598	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	646	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	420.00	420.00
20	600–650	622	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	339	530.00–550.00	547.27
27	350–400	381	490.00–525.00	506.58
30	400–450	434	460.00–490.00	480.86
22	450–500	475	430.00–461.00	447.97
65	500–550	526	410.00–447.50	430.96
22	550–600	585	380.00–400.00	389.86
39	600–650	640	360.00–378.00	376.73
24	650–700	673	335.00–350.00	341.11
88	700–750	741	322.50–340.00	337.13
5	800–850	828	315.00	315.00
8	850–900	881	302.00–306.00	303.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
13	400–450	432	450.00–495.00	474.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	500.00–515.00	505.33
8	500–550	524	400.00–410.00	406.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	456	480.00	480.00
26	750–800	762	338.00–344.00	340.53

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.