Ozarks Regional Stockyards market report — October 20, 2026

USDA's latest report from this barn is for October 21, 2026 (643 head), with no feeder steer or heifer prices. The feeder prices below are from the October 20, 2026 sale. See the Oct 21 report at USDA.

West Plains, MO · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

2,280

Last week 1,562 (+718)
Last year 1,905

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$406.42 /cwt

$2,221 per head · 144 hd
vs last week −5.79

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$338.76 /cwt

$2,536 per head · 81 hd
vs last week +0.06

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 240 head of 922 lb. steers which sold for 324.00/cwt. Much of the area saw a light frost this weekend with daytime highs in the 60's. The only thing that would make the weather better is several days of ground soaking and pond filling rains.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	41	380 lb	$534.72	$2,032	+40.16	+14.80	—	—
400–499 lb	100	458 lb	$468.07	$2,145	−8.72	+4.50	$440.00 (16 hd)	$400.00 (7 hd)
500–599 lb	144	546 lb	$406.42	$2,221	−5.79	−30.76	$398.00 (14 hd)	$320.00 (8 hd)
600–699 lb	193	641 lb	$368.38	$2,362	+10.52	−22.54	$372.80 (83 hd)	—
700–799 lb	81	748 lb	$338.76	$2,536	+0.06	−18.77	—	—
800–899 lb	143	845 lb	$326.74	$2,761	−4.23	−22.11	—	$263.76 (14 hd)
900–999 lb	327	920 lb	$320.42	$2,948	+17.42	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	16	389 lb	$415.42	$1,616	+16.41	+17.57	—	—
400–499 lb	120	448 lb	$399.58	$1,792	+17.50	+5.44	$400.00 (5 hd)	—
500–599 lb	162	540 lb	$363.83	$1,964	+2.32	−6.20	$347.50 (9 hd)	$315.91 (11 hd)
600–699 lb	120	644 lb	$338.84	$2,181	+6.81	−7.49	$328.87 (45 hd)	—
700–799 lb	95	756 lb	$318.62	$2,409	+15.94	−17.81	$310.00 (5 hd)	—
800–899 lb	9	803 lb	$315.00	$2,529	—	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 21

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	5	1,207 lb	$135.64	$133.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	32	1,222 lb	$127.74	$123.00–$133.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	21	1,232 lb	$116.70	$105.00–$122.50
Breaker 75-80%	High	6	1,565 lb	$138.39	$137.00–$140.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	24	1,442 lb	$127.98	$124.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	8	1,434 lb	$114.64	$109.00–$118.00
Lean 85-90%	High	11	1,036 lb	$127.83	$124.00–$134.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	68	1,099 lb	$114.66	$109.00–$123.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	45	1,017 lb	$100.32	$90.00–$108.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	11	1,020 lb	$79.63	$72.00–$85.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $406.42/cwt
4-week average: $400.92
13-week average: $401.12
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $351.65high $511.30

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $338.76/cwt
4-week average: $340.25
13-week average: $342.23
4-week vs 13-week: −0.6%

52-wk low $315.85high $394.61

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $363.83/cwt
4-week average: $359.08
13-week average: $360.17
4-week vs 13-week: −0.3%

52-wk low $319.32high $443.28

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2018 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Mar and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+0.3%	57%	7
Feb	+4.0%	86%	7
Mar	+5.4%	100%	8
Apr	+5.6%	88%	8
May	+4.6%	100%	8
Jun	+0.4%	25%	8
Jul	+1.0%	50%	8
Aug	−0.1%	50%	8
Sep	−2.9%	29%	7
Oct	−5.0%	14%	7
Nov	−4.7%	0%	7
Dec	−4.1%	14%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2018 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Sep and lowest in Dec and Jan.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.7%	29%	7
Feb	−0.6%	57%	7
Mar	+0.3%	50%	8
Apr	+1.0%	62%	8
May	+0.8%	62%	8
Jun	−0.5%	62%	8
Jul	+3.7%	88%	8
Aug	+2.6%	62%	8
Sep	+3.4%	57%	7
Oct	+0.2%	57%	7
Nov	−0.5%	57%	7
Dec	−3.5%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Wed Oct 21	643	—	—	—
Tue Oct 20	2,280	$406.42	$338.76	$363.83
Wed Oct 14	845	—	—	—
Tue Oct 13	1,562	$412.21	$338.70	$361.51
Wed Oct 7	1,033	—	—	—
Tue Oct 6	1,589	$401.90	$348.83	$360.41
Wed Sep 30	766	—	—	—
Tue Sep 29	3,051	$383.16	$334.71	$350.56
Wed Sep 23	581	—	—	—
Tue Sep 22	3,262	$408.81	$334.85	$354.97
Wed Sep 16	392	—	—	—
Tue Sep 15	1,561	$414.75	$347.53	$382.36
Wed Sep 9	189	—	—	—
Tue Sep 8	515	$375.57	—	$359.51
Wed Sep 2	272	—	—	—
Tue Sep 1	603	$351.65	$332.75	$332.55
Wed Aug 26	553	—	—	—
Tue Aug 25	1,759	$370.44	$338.12	$340.75
Wed Aug 19	310	—	—	—
Tue Aug 18	543	$396.73	$336.67	$363.01
Wed Aug 12	324	—	—	—
Tue Aug 11	622	$421.21	$365.00†	$365.06
Wed Aug 5	433	—	—	—
Tue Aug 4	668	$439.21	$348.61	$382.31
Wed Jul 29	234	—	—	—
Wed Jul 29	328	$432.52	—	$365.39
Wed Jul 22	352	—	—	—
Tue Jul 21	450	$438.56	$347.00†	$374.96

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Aug 14, 2026	Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Specialspecial	775	—	—	—	No
Feb 7, 2026	Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Specialspecial	916	—	—	—	No
Jan 2, 2026	Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Specialspecial	6,427	$459.11	$361.60	$395.65	Yes
Dec 12, 2025	Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Specialspecial	1,647	—	—	—	No

Video sales

Ozarks Regional Stockyards also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction	Oct 20	1,523	$441.00	—	$400.00	56

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Mid Missouri Stockyards,	76 mi	Oct 22	$396.95	$338.65
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield	85 mi	Oct 21	$390.32	$346.55
Interstate Regional Stockyards, Cuba	95 mi	Oct 20	$410.11	—
Farmington Regional Stockyards, Farmington	107 mi	Oct 21	$392.45	$345.00†
Four State Stockyards, Exeter	115 mi	Oct 20	$382.39	$335.02
SEMO Livestock Sales, Jackson	130 mi	Oct 20	$400.26	$331.26†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Slaughter / Replacement Cattle	October 21, 2026	643	50	AMS_1651
Feeder Cattle	October 20, 2026	2,280	49	AMS_1249
Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special special	August 14, 2026	775	4	AMS_1839

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO” (AMS_1651); “Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO” (AMS_1249); “Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special - West Plains, MO” (AMS_1839). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.