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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, May 26

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

1,351 head

▼ 4,471 vs last sale 5,822▲ 336 vs year ago 1,015 · +33.1%

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 not well tested, however undertones were lower. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. were 4.00-12.00 lower with spots 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The quality of the offering was less than average compared to the outstanding offering last week, where four and seven weight steers topped Tuesday's nationwide sales. Most of the offering was in small drafts with only two drafts over 20 head compared to 47 drafts of 20 head or more last week. The largest draft of the day was 207 head of colored-up, slightly fleshy steers weighing 1047 lbs. which sold for 306.00/cwt. A bearish cattle on feed report was released Friday which had Inventories 2 percent higher, Placements 6 percent higher and Marketings 10 percent lower. Spot CME Feeder Cattle Futures responded negatively on Thursday and Friday losing over 15.00 and was unevenly steady on Tuesday after being closed for Memorial Day on Monday.

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 $450.01/cwt on 164 head, down $28.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 36 comparable sales and sits +7.55 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$450.01

▼ 28.77 vs prior sale

164 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$48.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.84

vs MO average

−10.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	470.51	2,559	43
Medium 1-2	538	456.69	2,456	31
Medium and Large 1-2	564	441.80	2,493	72
Medium and Large 2	567	422.40	2,393	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.11/cwt here — about $166 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 sale164 hd

450.01

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MO average11 barns · 1,762 hd

473.85

−23.84

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−10.36

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

+7.55

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

58 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,120	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,864	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	585.81/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,197	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	534.63/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,245	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,430	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	478.00/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,103	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	461	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,363	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	486.38/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,276	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	455.19/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,189	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,520	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	511	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,478	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	476.08/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,452	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	458.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,441	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	429.79/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,329	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	465.18/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,610	21
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	575	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,401	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	435.72/cwt	425.00–444.00	2,510	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,615	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,453	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	433.50/cwt	433.00–434.00	2,640	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	408.91/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,584	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,718	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	395.77/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,667	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	375.82/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,552	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	355.31/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,523	10
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,047	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,204	207
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,988	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	502.79/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,946	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	493.97/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,006	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	409	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,841	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	458.03/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,956	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	471.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,168	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,133	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	436.22/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,116	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,235	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	427.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,208	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	529	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,195	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	406.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,164	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	407.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,296	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,250	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	380.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,206	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,238	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	372.09/cwt	367.50–379.00	2,363	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	499.25/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,947	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	502.77/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,097	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	484.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,212	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	465.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,242	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	446.72/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,314	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	417.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,239	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	416.85/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,443	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	359.11/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,237	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	385.96/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,416	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,296	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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 1,351Last week 5,822Year ago 1,015

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
10	450–500	474	450.00	450.00
17	500–550	517	420.00–430.00	427.05
16	550–600	577	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	665.00	665.00
5	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
22	400–450	406	485.00–510.00	493.97
20	450–500	460	470.00–475.00	471.28
35	500–550	508	435.00–445.00	439.95
25	550–600	564	400.00–430.00	407.14
25	600–650	635	367.50–379.00	372.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	450.00	450.00
11	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
7	500–550	529	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	387	490.00–515.00	502.79
33	400–450	427	435.00–475.00	458.03
39	450–500	485	420.00–445.00	436.22
41	500–550	532	400.00–415.00	406.83
36	550–600	579	370.00–385.00	380.99
18	600–650	626	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	375	575.00–595.00	585.81
26	400–450	420	520.00–555.00	534.63
24	450–500	468	470.00–495.00	486.38
19	500–550	532	450.00–470.00	458.75
53	550–600	576	425.00–444.00	435.72
24	600–650	632	400.00–417.50	408.91
22	650–700	679	367.00–385.00	375.82
10	700–750	710	342.50–375.00	355.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	695.00	695.00
6	400–450	430	565.00	565.00
5	500–550	504	500.00	500.00
21	550–600	561	457.50–472.50	465.18
20	600–650	609	433.00–434.00	433.50
7	650–700	671	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	470	505.00	505.00
12	500–550	515	475.00–477.50	476.08
5	550–600	581	450.00	450.00
19	650–700	674	395.00–397.50	395.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	512.50	512.50
18	500–550	511	485.00	485.00
13	550–600	575	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	460	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	440	475.00–490.00	478.00
14	450–500	481	435.00–465.00	455.19
9	500–550	542	420.00–432.50	429.79
9	550–600	591	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
207	1000–1050	1,047	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	495.00–515.00	502.77
5	450–500	457	480.00–490.00	484.05
20	500–550	518	440.00–455.00	446.72
19	550–600	586	415.00–420.00	416.85
5	600–650	626	372.50–407.50	385.96
5	650–700	656	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	495.00–505.00	499.25
12	450–500	482	450.00–470.00	465.21
7	500–550	536	400.00–425.00	417.74
5	600–650	623	355.00–365.00	359.11

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.