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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.97/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 573 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.65/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 471 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $344.81/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 509 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 641 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,473 -20.51
430–444 438 14 355.00–370.00 $361.72 $1,584 -5.60
460–495 478 21 327.50–342.50 $333.17 $1,593 -6.36
512–538 530 21 295.00–327.50 $317.44 $1,682 -2.44
551–595 573 55 283.00–310.00 $300.97 $1,725 -2.37
605–635 616 8 280.00–283.00 $281.84 $1,736 -6.47
655–688 670 21 272.50–280.00 $278.18 $1,864 -0.96
719–738 724 7 252.50–265.00 $256.14 $1,854 —
752–764 761 21 252.50–254.00 $252.92 $1,925 +6.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–392 371 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,521 +0.82
402–417 410 8 387.50–405.00 $392.83 $1,611 -3.78
456 456 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,710 +20.22
500–518 509 41 335.00–352.50 $344.81 $1,755 +0.47
556–568 563 27 312.50–320.00 $315.73 $1,778 -16.04
612–634 616 32 293.00–310.00 $299.74 $1,846 -8.41
656–657 657 31 292.00–294.00 $292.84 $1,924 +1.03
913 913 9 240.00 $240.00 $2,191 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,124 —
472 472 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,298 —
516 516 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,445 -12.50
550–578 564 6 255.00–282.50 $268.41 $1,514 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 363.00 $363.00 $1,739 —
606 606 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,794 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–382 380 8 305.00–325.00 $309.93 $1,178 -9.51
450–497 462 26 285.00–297.50 $287.36 $1,328 -4.64
506–548 534 39 268.00–290.00 $275.77 $1,473 -13.22
555–595 583 27 260.00–275.00 $269.73 $1,573 +6.23
618–642 637 13 246.00–257.50 $249.10 $1,587 -2.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,231 —
352–360 356 4 335.00–360.00 $347.36 $1,237 +9.38
463–495 471 46 315.00–342.50 $327.65 $1,543 +13.09
566 566 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,698 +11.12
604–641 619 32 265.00–273.00 $270.26 $1,673 -3.13
655 655 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,683 -4.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,219 -20.00
1040 1040 22 145.00 $145.00 $1,508 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,357 —
602 602 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,656 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,566 —
733 733 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,796 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,780 +2.50
1047 1047 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,885 —

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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.