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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

4,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.88/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 574 lb · 242 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.74/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 625 lb · 208 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $352.90/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 528 lb · 161 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,609 4,071 5,854
Feeder cattle 4,609 4,071 5,854

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 750 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. The USDA Cattle on Feed report, released Friday, had Inventories and Marketings down 1 percent and Placements much lower than expected at 96.7 percent. Both Feeder and Live Cattle futures traded higher on Tuesday as cash prices continue to set new record highs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–342 325 19 420.00–430.00 $424.59 $1,380 +9.59
364–395 373 29 400.00–425.00 $407.64 $1,520 +10.30
382 thin fleshed 382 7 457.50 $457.50 $1,748 —
400–442 427 77 390.00–430.00 $404.55 $1,727 +11.16
455–494 481 34 365.00–376.00 $370.90 $1,784 +6.95
504–548 528 161 342.50–366.00 $352.90 $1,863 -3.38
550–597 574 107 323.00–347.50 $332.26 $1,907 +1.28
620–635 thin fleshed 625 17 344.00 $344.00 $2,150 —
602–648 628 111 307.50–337.50 $319.92 $2,009 +7.44
654–699 679 98 295.00–327.50 $301.96 $2,050 -1.13
707–735 720 108 273.00–296.00 $286.76 $2,065 +15.91
753–782 763 50 264.00–273.00 $270.03 $2,060 +4.34
809–823 815 37 263.00–273.50 $267.29 $2,178 +3.15
850–885 878 55 250.00–271.00 $266.22 $2,337 +7.87
907–946 927 53 245.00–262.00 $252.84 $2,344 —
995 995 5 235.00–247.00 $239.80 $2,386 +5.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–398 387 31 365.00–395.00 $379.78 $1,470 -2.63
427–447 438 28 355.00–380.00 $366.04 $1,603 +5.39
456–497 471 82 338.00–360.00 $349.95 $1,648 +12.68
500–548 525 73 317.50–340.00 $331.78 $1,742 +5.45
550–599 585 132 300.00–322.50 $313.14 $1,832 +8.82
604–646 629 90 277.50–305.00 $295.05 $1,856 +6.67
653–699 680 129 262.50–291.00 $280.81 $1,910 +7.12
710–746 736 23 250.00–270.00 $263.62 $1,940 +2.72
750–786 766 22 240.00–260.00 $254.64 $1,951 -2.94
800–838 825 9 238.00–250.00 $241.88 $1,996 +17.88
868–880 873 5 242.00–245.00 $243.21 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 480 10 317.50–337.50 $324.17 $1,556 —
578–586 580 21 280.00–288.00 $285.69 $1,657 —
602–649 626 16 255.00–275.00 $262.58 $1,644 -3.07
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,780 —
563–584 571 16 328.00–339.00 $334.78 $1,912 —
642 642 7 303.00 $303.00 $1,945 —
669 669 9 298.00 $298.00 $1,994 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577–595 582 12 280.00–310.00 $287.67 $1,674 -27.33
606–616 611 17 295.00–297.00 $295.95 $1,808 —
701 701 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,647 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–520 512 10 345.00–352.50 $348.05 $1,782 —
620 620 18 322.50 $322.50 $2,000 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 9 140.00 $140.00 $836 —
628 628 9 140.00 $140.00 $879 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–493 470 13 270.00–302.50 $285.72 $1,343 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,340 —
468 468 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 332 38 365.00–395.00 $379.93 $1,261 -10.07
360–396 381 75 347.50–375.00 $358.32 $1,365 +5.09
404–447 424 62 337.50–357.50 $347.17 $1,472 +7.28
450–498 466 110 327.50–360.00 $344.92 $1,607 +11.44
503–540 521 143 317.00–348.00 $327.43 $1,706 +18.59
550–599 574 242 287.00–312.50 $295.88 $1,698 -1.26
600–646 625 208 275.00–288.00 $282.74 $1,767 +4.88
652–695 665 121 266.00–286.00 $276.26 $1,837 +8.65
702–745 728 77 249.00–267.50 $259.86 $1,892 +0.26
754–786 766 47 255.00–260.00 $257.40 $1,972 +2.78
767 value added 767 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,956 —
806 806 65 255.50 $255.50 $2,059 +11.51
910 910 20 218.00 $218.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 339 9 335.00–350.00 $338.03 $1,146 +20.96
383–392 389 16 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $1,293 -2.87
402–449 430 62 300.00–335.00 $316.25 $1,360 -0.48
450–498 473 84 292.50–325.00 $315.84 $1,494 +27.84
501–549 525 59 287.50–312.50 $301.00 $1,580 +19.17
552–598 577 75 260.00–287.50 $275.48 $1,590 -4.82
604–645 628 53 250.00–272.50 $262.38 $1,648 +4.00
672–699 686 34 242.50–263.00 $253.93 $1,742 +4.25
723–741 734 8 242.50–259.00 $252.91 $1,856 +7.08
818–833 829 7 210.00–230.50 $224.72 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–427 426 7 275.00–305.00 $292.13 $1,244 —
454–494 484 23 282.50–288.00 $283.97 $1,374 +21.47
540 540 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,526 +20.00
550–572 561 6 255.00–257.50 $256.23 $1,437 —
921 921 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,335 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,432 —
562–592 580 21 285.00–287.50 $286.29 $1,660 —
621 621 8 293.00 $293.00 $1,820 —
650 650 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,859 +10.40
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–475 471 9 315.00–317.50 $315.82 $1,488 —
502–540 523 22 272.50–292.00 $283.49 $1,483 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,358 —
611 611 12 282.50 $282.50 $1,726 —
724 724 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,803 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542–549 546 15 275.00–277.50 $276.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–497 478 8 305.00–310.00 $307.60 $1,470 +7.60
537–539 538 14 282.50–307.50 $295.02 $1,587 —
579–580 579 6 272.50–273.00 $272.83 $1,580 +0.15
640–645 642 27 257.50–265.00 $260.28 $1,671 —
690 690 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 —
1022 1022 5 172.50 $172.50 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,657 +5.00
569 569 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,741 -6.50
600–623 610 23 280.00–288.00 $286.10 $1,745 +19.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576–592 581 12 230.00–240.00 $233.39 $1,356 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,343 —

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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.