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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Aug 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

543 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 622▼ 693 vs year ago 1,236 · −56.1%

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's light run, this week's even lighter run was too few for an adequate comparison, however undertones were lower. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. This week's offering included only seven drafts larger than 10 head with the largest draft being 20 head. Weaker cash prices along with the heat and humidity have been keeping receipts much lighter than usual. Pasture conditions have been becoming less favorable in those areas not receiving rain as the high temperatures have been taking their toll. Subsoil moisture across those areas is non-existent and ponds and streams are reflecting the effects of annual rainfall 15-20 inches below average.

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 $395.13/cwt on 98 head, down $21.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 36 comparable sales and sits −47.33 against this barn's trailing median of $442.46.

Average price

$395.13

▼ 21.62 vs prior sale

98 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs MO average

−1.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	410.51	2,185	19thin
Large 1-2	537	402.99	2,164	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	390.65	2,177	74

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale98 hd

395.13

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MO average8 barns · 779 hd

402.70

−7.58

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−1.65

This barn, trailing median36 sales

442.46

−47.33

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

51 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	539.88/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,749	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	503.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,711	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,840	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	499.99/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,060	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	480.99/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,049	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,853	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,102	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	442.13/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,069	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,050	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	422.07/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,144	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	411.74/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,133	31
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	537	402.99/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,164	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	390.70/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,243	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	583	377.13/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,199	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	375.05/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,198	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	335.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,205	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	687	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,405	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	695	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,314	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,580	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	333.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,466	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	998	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,645	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	455.04/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,879	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,767	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	396.39/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,863	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,956	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	353.22/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,869	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	375.25/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,996	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	377.45/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,133	11
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	338.73/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,965	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,060	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	321.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,191	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,259	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,499	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,709	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	454.82/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,897	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	393.77/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,855	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	383.16/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,015	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	353.10/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,889	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	369.41/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,098	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	333.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,936	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	339.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,100	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	316.86/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,148	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	983	223.10/cwt	220.00–232.50	2,193	16

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	450.00–462.50	454.82
4	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
12	500–550	526	370.00–410.00	383.16
8	550–600	568	365.00–375.00	369.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	402	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	471	390.00–395.00	393.77
8	500–550	535	345.00–365.00	353.10
10	550–600	580	330.00–360.00	333.84
13	600–650	619	330.00–345.00	339.18
6	650–700	678	300.00–327.50	316.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	525.00–555.00	539.88
3	350–400	368	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	426	480.00–482.50	480.99
20	450–500	468	437.50–450.00	442.13
31	500–550	518	405.00–417.50	411.74
35	550–600	586	370.00–387.50	375.05
3	650–700	658	330.00–345.00	335.13
23	700–750	739	330.00–345.00	333.63
6	750–800	790	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	412	495.00–505.00	499.99
5	450–500	462	455.00	455.00
12	500–550	508	420.00–425.00	422.07
7	550–600	574	390.00–392.50	390.70
5	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
15	700–750	737	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	583	357.50–380.00	377.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	687	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	695	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	400.00–405.00	402.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	500.00–505.00	503.38
13	400–450	436	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	494	415.00	415.00
8	950–1000	998	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	455.00	455.00
8	400–450	431	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	396.39
21	500–550	529	340.00–370.00	353.22
8	550–600	580	335.00–340.00	338.73
18	600–650	618	330.00–335.00	333.34
14	650–700	681	300.00–330.00	321.70
5	750–800	753	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	445.00–460.00	455.04
6	450–500	489	400.00	400.00
29	500–550	532	372.50–382.50	375.25
11	550–600	565	365.00–382.50	377.45
6	650–700	670	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	833	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	983	220.00–232.50	223.10

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.