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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 29

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

← Jul 21Jul 29Aug 4 →

Receipts

328 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 450▼ 88 vs year ago 416 · −21.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few feeders to establish a trend, however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Due to the heat and humidity on Tuesday, ORS moved the feeder sale to Wednesday, prior to the Cow Sale. The largest draft of feeder calves was 32 head of 501 lb. steers which sold for 445.00/cwt. The USDA's monthly Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday and reported Inventories were up 2.2 percent, Placements were down 3 percent and Marketings were down 2.7 percent. The USDA also released its Bi-Annual Cattle Inventory which had total cattle inventories up slightly.

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 $411.32/cwt on 56 head, down $14.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 36 comparable sales and sits −31.15 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$411.32

▼ 14.51 vs prior sale

56 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,093

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$245.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs MO average

+12.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	445.00	2,229	32
Medium and Large 1-2	536	404.01	2,165	14thin
Large 2	515	362.50	1,867	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	200.00	1,136	3thin

One grade step is worth $245.00/cwt here — about $1,093 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

411.32

—

MO average10 barns · 556 hd

428.11

−16.79

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+12.02

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−31.15

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

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	387	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,761	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	458.63/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,931	8
Steers	400–450	Large 2	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,229	32
Steers	500–550	Large 2	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	404.01/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,165	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,136	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,308	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	355.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,375	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,636	5
Steers	750–800	Medium 2	770	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,064	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	408	398.73/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,627	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	412	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,772	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	410.42/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,695	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	434.23/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,806	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	412.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,910	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,005	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	357.84/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,939	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,161	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	348.35/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,132	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.50/cwt	450.50–450.50	1,892	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,241	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,045	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	3

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

Wed Jul 29, 2026

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

Receipts 328Last week 450Year ago 416

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	397.50–400.00	398.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	405.00–417.50	410.42
9	450–500	463	405.00–420.00	412.59
7	500–550	542	350.00–361.00	357.84
7	550–600	596	362.50	362.50
9	600–650	612	345.00–352.50	348.35
5	800–850	800	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	430.00–437.50	434.23
6	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	505	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
7	500–550	515	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	455.00	455.00
5	750–800	770	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	501	445.00	445.00
7	600–650	635	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	676	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	450.00–485.00	458.63
6	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
14	500–550	536	390.00–425.00	404.01
6	600–650	628	365.00–370.00	367.48
9	650–700	669	350.00–365.00	355.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	340.00–350.00	346.67
3	750–800	780	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	450.50	450.50
5	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
7	550–600	586	382.50	382.50

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.