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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Tue, Sep 8

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1249

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Receipts

515 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 603▼ 2,627 vs year ago 3,142 · −83.6%

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 sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher in a light test of the market. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 65 head of 928 lb. colored-up steers which sold for 300.00/cwt. The cash market established some footing, following the Labor Day holiday, as CME Future Contracts traded higher. Buyers were more aggressive on Tuesday but continued to discount calves lacking a pre-conditioning program.

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 $365.42/cwt on 19 head, up $17.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −80.30 against this barn's trailing median of $445.72.

Average price

$365.42

▲ 17.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$64.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.50

vs MO average

−25.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	382.41	2,110	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	350.00	2,009	4thin
Large 2	591	318.00	1,879	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.41/cwt here — about $230 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 sale19 hd

365.42

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MO average5 barns · 174 hd

381.92

−16.50

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−25.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

445.72

−80.30

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

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,683	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	381.35/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,792	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	373.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,018	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	401.14/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,299	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,009	4
Steers	550–600	Large 2	591	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,879	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,378	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	335.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,323	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,548	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,530	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	2,767	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	65
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,624	4
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,816	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	404.09/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,750	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	449	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,616	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	368.05/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,697	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,766	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,845	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	373.57/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,976	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	343.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,867	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	313.11/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	325.95/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,158	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	324.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,289	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,196	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	807	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,300	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,654	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,304	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	358.20/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,830	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	328.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,274	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,075	4

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 Sep 8, 2026

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Receipts 515Last week 603Year ago 3,142

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	370.00–385.00	373.05
7	600–650	634	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	465.00	465.00
4	550–600	573	397.50–405.00	401.14
6	800–850	809	315.00	315.00
59	850–900	886	312.25	312.25
65	900–950	928	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	470	375.00–382.50	381.35
4	550–600	574	350.00	350.00
40	650–700	693	330.00–345.00	335.18
23	800–850	834	300.00–305.00	303.30
4	900–950	929	282.50	282.50
3	1100–1150	1,100	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	400.00–412.50	404.09
10	500–550	529	365.00–382.50	373.57
18	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	662	320.00–337.50	325.95
40	700–750	706	310.00–330.00	324.20
18	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
8	850–900	856	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	356.00	356.00
9	500–550	543	340.00–345.00	343.89
16	600–650	614	310.00–315.00	313.11
3	700–750	732	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	365.00–370.00	368.05
4	500–550	516	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	807	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	960	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	511	350.00–370.00	358.20
7	650–700	692	325.00–330.00	328.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	741	280.00	280.00

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.