Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-23

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Jun 23
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249
Receipts
1,863 head
▼ 594 vs last sale 2,457▲ 847 vs year ago 1,016 · +83.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the steers weighing 450-650 lbs. sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. The 650-750 lb. steers sold 7.00 higher and the heavier weight steers sold steady to weak. The heifers under 700 lbs. sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher and the heifers weighing 800-850 lbs. sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 119 hd. of 872 lb. steers that sold at 350.50/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported Inventories were 2 percent higher, Placements were 10 percent lower, and Marketings were 12 percent lower than a year ago.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $453.35/cwt on 276 head, up $7.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 35 comparable sales and sits +7.63 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.
Average price
$453.35
▲ 7.63 vs prior sale
276 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,509
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$98.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.00
vs MO average
−15.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564469.922,649153
Large 1-2532465.002,4743thin
Medium and Large 1-2530443.142,34793
Large 2574430.002,46810thin
Medium and Large 2583371.752,16717thin
One grade step is worth $98.17/cwt here — about $481 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 sale276 hd
453.35
—
MO average17 barns · 2,536 hd
476.35
−23.00
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−15.11
This barn, trailing median35 sales
445.72
+7.63
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
522459397334median 445.7203/0304/2806/3009/0110/27
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

88 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315615.00/cwt610.00–625.001,9376
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375568.83/cwt560.00–577.502,13317
Steers350–400Large 2381580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,21016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426529.24/cwt515.00–535.002,25516
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428552.89/cwt540.00–575.002,36624
Steers450–500Large 2451495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned468519.17/cwt500.00–532.502,43018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482539.60/cwt532.50–550.002,60119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483500.23/cwt485.00–510.002,41624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned488425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,07413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned502434.66/cwt430.00–450.002,18239
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527460.29/cwt435.00–490.002,42634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528499.61/cwt480.00–517.502,63841
Steers500–550Large 1-2532465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4743
Steers550–600Large 2574430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,46810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576461.10/cwt447.50–476.002,656104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned583371.75/cwt360.00–380.002,16717
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned586432.38/cwt410.00–440.002,5348
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588430.52/cwt417.50–450.002,53120
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607426.75/cwt415.00–432.502,59048
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621453.01/cwt437.50–465.002,81355
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned630430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7095
Steers650–700Large 2650407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,6497
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677419.60/cwt412.00–433.002,84145
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned684380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5998
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686403.04/cwt390.00–407.502,76533
Steers700–750Large 1-2701390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7349
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4309
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726392.25/cwt380.00–400.002,84822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733367.71/cwt350.00–375.002,69523
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1789383.00/cwt383.00–383.003,02224
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,97110
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,86318
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872350.50/cwt350.50–350.503,056119
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,95116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927316.12/cwt310.00–320.002,9305
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1966335.50/cwt335.50–335.503,24118
Steers1150–1200Large 21,180230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312577.91/cwt565.00–585.001,8036
Heifers350–400Large 2365515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,88013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381517.66/cwt495.00–530.001,97211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,78010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425521.14/cwt515.00–530.002,21512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432494.33/cwt490.00–505.002,13618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2447458.12/cwt455.00–460.002,0488
Heifers450–500Large 2468460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1539
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475471.81/cwt465.00–480.002,24126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481480.12/cwt475.00–490.002,30928
Heifers450–500Large 1-2487452.67/cwt440.00–470.002,20511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523452.58/cwt432.50–470.002,36739
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528427.45/cwt420.00–445.002,25754
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned528400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1127
Heifers550–600Large 2567422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,39616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576419.46/cwt412.50–427.502,41647
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592375.97/cwt360.00–395.002,22643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned619366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,2664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623372.63/cwt370.00–380.002,32126
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630382.82/cwt377.50–392.502,41240
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668335.15/cwt330.00–339.002,2397
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686353.95/cwt345.00–359.002,42828
Heifers750–800Large 1-2762332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5306
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6108
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814325.98/cwt323.00–329.002,65322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned312615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9192
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9853
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2346551.55/cwt540.00–575.001,9089
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424514.53/cwt505.00–525.002,18210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2528
Bulls450–500Large 2486452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,1998
Bulls500–550Large 2507350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,34812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2876
Bulls550–600Large 1-2567407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578414.27/cwt400.00–422.502,39426
Bulls550–600Large 2595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1597440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6273
Bulls600–650Large 1-2623350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1813
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4612
Bulls650–700Large 1-2668320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1383
Bulls650–700Large 2692300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2744353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,62612
Bulls700–750Large 1-2745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2782310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4242

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.