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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 19

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Receipts

5,822 head

▲ 3,378 vs last sale 2,444▲ 720 vs year ago 5,102 · +14.1%

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 last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Traditionally the third week of May is the largest weekly sale of the year and this year was no exception. The quality of the offering was above average, with several large drafts from reputation herds coming across the scale. The largest draft of the day was 187 head of 592 lb. steers which sold for 484.00/cwt . Rain across the area, with more expected, had producers in a good mood and prices had them leaving with a smile on their face.

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 $478.79/cwt on 1,213 head, up $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 35 comparable sales and sits +33.07 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$478.79

▲ 8.25 vs prior sale

1,213 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$103.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs MO average

+4.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	518	520.00	2,694	21
Medium and Large 1	561	487.32	2,732	825
Medium and Large 1-2	558	459.74	2,564	318
Medium and Large 2	536	455.21	2,440	31
Medium 1-2	556	416.67	2,318	18thin

One grade step is worth $103.33/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale1,213 hd

478.79

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MO average19 barns · 5,430 hd

480.69

−1.91

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+4.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

+33.07

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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.84, low $348.32, median $445.72 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	334	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,887	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	616.25/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,120	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	644.73/cwt	625.00–655.00	2,373	14
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	373	566.99/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,115	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	600.82/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,247	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,198	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	591.67/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,426	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	547.49/cwt	530.00–567.50	2,327	92
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	511.87/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,216	55
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	436	528.42/cwt	525.00–532.50	2,304	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	533.94/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,531	139
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	506.09/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,424	121
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	474.22/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,305	19
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	487	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,192	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	507.73/cwt	495.00–522.50	2,493	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,195	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	497	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,460	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	494.62/cwt	492.50–496.00	2,518	39
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	518	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,694	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	508.33/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,638	190
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	484.79/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,545	136
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	455.21/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,440	31
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	572	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,259	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	482.45/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,784	547
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	454.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,635	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	441.03/cwt	422.50–460.00	2,567	182
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	451.53/cwt	434.00–467.50	2,790	368
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	414.35/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,586	82
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	429.80/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,699	67
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	639	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,604	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	394.57/cwt	372.50–412.50	2,663	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	423.41/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,879	136
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	682	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,626	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,777	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	395.67/cwt	389.00–417.00	2,845	130
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	386.12/cwt	385.50–389.00	2,996	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	333.87/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,798	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,925	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,096	33
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,031	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,340	108
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,630	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	597.97/cwt	595.00–605.00	2,033	27
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	554.33/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,890	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	572.58/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,124	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	504.19/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,921	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2Unweaned	399	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,915	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	481.99/cwt	457.00–490.00	2,044	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	509.39/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,165	131
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	483.86/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,095	57
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	448	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,038	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	490.91/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,302	183
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	468.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,243	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	445.09/cwt	425.00–462.50	2,168	93
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	393.53/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,042	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	456.94/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,404	342
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	426.39/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,251	163
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	433.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,304	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	554	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,244	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	349.98/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,998	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	425.38/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,467	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	395.24/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,308	96
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1Replacement	616	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,341	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	388.29/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,446	298
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	326.52/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,067	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	365.96/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,331	62
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	369.87/cwt	357.50–389.00	2,426	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	342.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,295	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	732	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,361	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	336.28/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,495	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,548	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	329.84/cwt	327.00–331.00	2,718	85
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,724	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,710	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,026	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,881	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	1,896	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	553.84/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,094	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	466.56/cwt	457.50–475.00	1,969	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	486.10/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,061	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	416.80/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,930	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	482.32/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,291	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	458.83/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,391	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	427.63/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,262	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	429.85/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,497	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,433	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	361.09/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,582	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,533	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 →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Tue May 19, 2026

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

Receipts 5,822Last week 2,444Year ago 5,102

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	550.00–555.00	554.33
37	350–400	381	500.00–520.00	504.19
28	400–450	424	457.00–490.00	481.99
93	450–500	487	425.00–462.50	445.09
163	500–550	528	415.00–440.00	426.39
96	550–600	584	372.50–405.00	395.24
62	600–650	637	345.00–375.00	365.96
11	650–700	670	330.00–350.00	342.55
19	700–750	742	330.00–345.00	336.28
18	750–800	772	330.00	330.00
7	800–850	846	322.00	322.00
9	950–1000	968	280.00	280.00
9	1050–1100	1,075	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	400–450	433	470.00–490.00	483.86
28	450–500	479	460.00–470.00	468.23
71	500–550	532	425.00–435.00	433.03
5	550–600	554	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	340	595.00–605.00	597.97
27	350–400	371	535.00–585.00	572.58
131	400–450	425	495.00–535.00	509.39
183	450–500	469	475.00–515.00	490.91
342	500–550	526	445.00–472.00	456.94
87	550–600	580	410.00–440.00	425.38
298	600–650	630	380.00–412.50	388.29
80	650–700	656	357.50–389.00	369.87
85	800–850	824	327.00–331.00	329.84
6	950–1000	973	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	455.00	455.00
13	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	732	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	616	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
7	500–550	519	385.00–400.00	393.53
21	550–600	571	330.00–367.50	349.98
17	600–650	633	320.00–337.50	326.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	368	625.00–655.00	644.73
45	400–450	410	585.00–615.00	591.67
139	450–500	474	525.00–555.00	533.94
190	500–550	519	500.00–520.00	508.33
547	550–600	577	467.50–497.50	482.45
368	600–650	618	434.00–467.50	451.53
136	650–700	680	412.50–430.00	423.41
130	700–750	719	389.00–417.00	395.67
45	750–800	776	385.50–389.00	386.12
63	850–900	854	342.50	342.50
33	900–950	900	344.00	344.00
108	1000–1050	1,031	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	491	495.00–522.50	507.73
39	500–550	509	492.50–496.00	494.62
49	550–600	580	450.00–460.00	454.36
67	600–650	628	427.50–432.50	429.80
19	650–700	690	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	344	610.00–635.00	616.25
33	350–400	374	585.00–615.00	600.82
92	400–450	425	530.00–567.50	547.49
121	450–500	479	490.00–515.00	506.09
136	500–550	525	467.50–497.50	484.79
182	550–600	582	422.50–460.00	441.03
82	600–650	624	390.00–425.00	414.35
32	650–700	675	372.50–412.50	394.57
32	800–850	838	332.50–340.00	333.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	373	560.00–575.00	566.99
67	400–450	436	525.00–532.50	528.42
9	450–500	497	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
12	550–600	572	395.00	395.00
9	650–700	682	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	518	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	565.00	565.00
21	450–500	487	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	565.00	565.00
55	400–450	433	485.00–525.00	511.87
19	450–500	486	470.00–480.00	474.22
31	500–550	536	450.00–462.50	455.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	442.50	442.50
6	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	341	556.00	556.00
20	400–450	422	457.50–475.00	466.56
14	450–500	463	415.00–417.50	416.80
19	500–550	529	415.00–440.00	427.63
5	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
12	700–750	703	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	545.00–570.00	553.84
24	400–450	424	475.00–505.00	486.10
11	450–500	475	480.00–485.00	482.32
25	500–550	521	450.00–460.00	458.83
17	550–600	581	425.00–432.50	429.85
5	600–650	632	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	715	350.00–372.50	361.09
5	750–800	756	335.00	335.00

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.