Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

2,930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $311.43/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 619 lb · 165 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $303.42/cwt ≈ $2,027/hd at 668 lb · 153 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.37/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 620 lb · 152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,930	1,432	0
Feeder cattle	2,930	1,432	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to two weeks ago, which was a wean/vac special, feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer calves under 700 lbs. sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Seven weight steers topped the 300.00/cwt. mark with ten head weighing 708 lbs. bringing 301.00/cwt. This was the first regular Tuesday feeder sale of 2025 with last week being cancelled due to road conditions. The 5 Area Weighted Average for negotiated fat cattle set a record high last week closing at 202.50/cwt., 3.57 higher than the record set the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–394	376	27	400.00–420.00	$404.28	$1,520	+21.78
409–433	416	20	395.00–432.50	$421.04	$1,752	+58.54
462–471	468	21	365.00–370.00	$367.70	$1,721	+27.70
503–534	521	116	340.00–370.00	$349.81	$1,823	+22.82
559–588	574	101	327.00–357.50	$335.51	$1,926	+22.85
600–636	619	165	297.50–328.00	$311.43	$1,928	+8.54
654–689	668	153	289.00–314.00	$303.42	$2,027	—
708–730	721	88	275.00–301.00	$283.45	$2,044	+19.71
755–785	763	44	260.00–265.00	$261.92	$1,998	+7.42
800–816	810	29	254.50–255.00	$254.67	$2,063	—
852	852	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,130	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	371	5	355.00–372.50	$365.90	$1,357	+20.61
416–445	432	25	337.00–365.00	$349.38	$1,509	+8.59
452–498	484	52	322.50–352.50	$333.57	$1,614	+9.46
500–545	529	50	310.00–334.00	$319.37	$1,689	+8.02
552–598	580	112	290.00–323.00	$306.25	$1,776	+30.22
605–645	618	46	262.50–295.00	$280.96	$1,736	+6.70
662–698	675	80	255.00–282.50	$273.47	$1,846	+21.27
720–747	740	38	257.00–269.00	$261.33	$1,934	—
768–797	779	52	245.00–258.00	$253.04	$1,971	+3.04
860–899	881	39	234.00–242.00	$239.74	$2,112	+19.74
908	908	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,088	—
1067	1067	17	190.00	$190.00	$2,027	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,330	—
438	438	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,555	—
521	521	17	331.00	$331.00	$1,725	—
555	555	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
602–646	618	28	270.00–285.00	$280.19	$1,732	+22.19
700	700	14	270.00	$270.00	$1,890	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	14	298.00	$298.00	$1,794	—
679	679	29	292.50	$292.50	$1,986	—
728	728	15	269.00	$269.00	$1,958	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–481	476	7	310.00–330.00	$315.58	$1,502	—
550	550	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,691	—
734	734	19	265.00	$265.00	$1,945	—
862	862	9	241.00	$241.00	$2,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539–542	540	10	280.00–295.00	$284.52	$1,536	+6.03
694	694	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	15	340.00–360.00	$349.88	$1,113	+16.68
386–395	391	22	347.50–370.00	$360.92	$1,411	+29.95
405–449	437	13	335.00–357.50	$340.08	$1,486	+21.49
457–498	478	82	314.00–339.00	$327.99	$1,568	+14.80
501–543	520	82	302.50–330.00	$318.62	$1,657	+23.16
562 unweaned	562	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,489	—
550–578	572	49	280.00–286.00	$282.94	$1,618	+5.41
600–647	620	152	264.00–284.00	$273.37	$1,695	+0.99
652–694	675	38	262.50–277.50	$270.08	$1,823	—
757–784	768	19	243.00–250.00	$246.01	$1,889	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–377	369	18	300.00–328.00	$318.77	$1,176	—
420–448	439	13	310.00–322.50	$313.74	$1,377	+18.57
478–499	495	30	287.50–312.50	$305.37	$1,512	+15.37
501–547	530	50	277.50–295.00	$287.79	$1,525	+27.13
552–591	580	46	257.50–278.00	$271.12	$1,572	+16.79
600–642	628	21	254.00–262.50	$258.69	$1,625	+12.69
664–692	676	21	240.00–260.00	$257.26	$1,739	+24.45
708–735	717	22	240.00–245.00	$243.28	$1,744	+24.28
776	776	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,785	—
805–820	811	5	223.00–225.00	$224.19	$1,818	—
977	977	37	215.50	$215.50	$2,105	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–498	474	16	275.00–282.50	$275.99	$1,308	—
519–543	533	35	240.00–267.50	$256.09	$1,365	—
556–560	558	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,395	—
671–683	676	8	220.00–237.50	$230.60	$1,559	—
923	923	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,468	+14.00
966–967	966	29	140.00–168.00	$150.63	$1,455	+5.63
1028	1028	7	148.00	$148.00	$1,521	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561–570	567	36	273.00–277.50	$275.30	$1,561	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,299	+47.50
417	417	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,407	—
485	485	12	312.50	$312.50	$1,516	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606–648	623	10	265.00–270.00	$267.08	$1,664	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–442	441	9	317.50–325.00	$321.66	$1,419	+71.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	6	308.00	$308.00	$1,688	—
555–598	580	12	290.00–302.50	$296.70	$1,721	+30.83
656–671	664	12	261.00–265.00	$262.98	$1,746	+7.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–478	467	5	300.00–302.50	$301.54	$1,408	+7.54
586–590	589	11	265.00–280.00	$274.57	$1,617	+36.51
631	631	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,514	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.