Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

2,271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.79/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 619 lb · 144 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.83/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 672 lb · 142 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.79/cwt ≈ $2,210/hd at 819 lb · 133 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,271	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–339	333	6	422.50–450.00	$426.69	$1,421	—
350–378	362	14	440.00–475.00	$447.26	$1,619	+37.26
407–443	429	70	395.00–430.00	$416.49	$1,787	+23.66
453–499	480	49	370.00–378.00	$373.88	$1,795	-1.12
500–539	520	78	350.00–376.00	$363.84	$1,892	+19.03
556 thin fleshed	556	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,141	—
550–592	579	123	324.00–355.00	$341.74	$1,979	+26.01
601–604	602	20	320.00–336.00	$330.38	$1,989	+30.64
653–694	675	97	290.00–307.00	$297.18	$2,006	+4.34
704–722	712	88	284.00–304.00	$291.10	$2,073	—
752–791	775	60	270.50–283.00	$276.65	$2,144	—
816–820	819	133	265.00–277.50	$269.79	$2,210	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–339	335	9	412.50–415.00	$413.32	$1,385	—
368–384	377	9	405.00–415.00	$410.66	$1,548	+40.66
405–448	430	25	362.50–395.00	$382.60	$1,645	+20.88
473–495	485	53	335.00–367.50	$355.27	$1,723	+22.10
516–546	529	43	315.00–347.50	$330.17	$1,747	+12.73
551–598	574	60	300.00–325.00	$312.88	$1,796	+11.91
606–639	621	51	300.00–317.50	$310.26	$1,927	+28.42
656–699	680	52	280.00–288.00	$283.13	$1,925	+4.95
702–739	723	28	270.00–281.00	$276.03	$1,996	+19.89
760–796	780	30	242.50–267.50	$257.34	$2,007	+4.42
801–818	813	30	247.50–260.00	$256.56	$2,086	—
850–872	857	29	230.00–256.00	$250.63	$2,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,355	+5.00
530–537	535	7	295.00–310.00	$305.75	$1,636	+25.75
578	578	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,676	+21.59
649	649	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,882	—
668–693	678	17	242.00–265.00	$258.61	$1,753	—
745	745	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—
816	816	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,856	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,779	—
533	533	9	348.00	$348.00	$1,855	—
573	573	7	327.50	$327.50	$1,877	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,688	—
824	824	10	245.00	$245.00	$2,019	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	6	232.50	$232.50	$1,455	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	5	289.00	$289.00	$2,037	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	329	10	375.00–400.00	$384.57	$1,265	+24.57
354–398	372	21	360.00–385.00	$372.00	$1,384	+24.64
406 thin fleshed	406	6	372.50	$372.50	$1,512	—
406–449	431	53	330.00–360.00	$347.95	$1,500	—
450–494	468	92	325.00–352.50	$335.55	$1,570	+7.90
505–522	516	52	317.50–340.00	$330.62	$1,706	—
551–593	566	115	286.00–315.00	$302.96	$1,715	+2.96
600–643	619	144	270.00–292.00	$276.79	$1,713	+6.53
660–695	672	132	260.00–280.00	$270.45	$1,817	+13.45
674	674	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,955	+33.00
715–737	727	24	246.00–259.00	$254.75	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,267	+40.07
405–442	427	5	310.00–325.00	$315.69	$1,348	—
461–499	483	24	300.00–322.50	$315.79	$1,525	+28.43
511–549	536	73	282.50–305.00	$293.68	$1,574	+17.91
577–594	589	34	256.00–281.00	$263.45	$1,552	-6.28
605–648	623	13	255.00–265.00	$260.67	$1,624	+11.57
655–698	685	31	237.50–256.00	$249.97	$1,712	—
744	744	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,748	—
759–788	784	30	220.00–227.50	$220.97	$1,732	—
935	935	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–595	566	16	217.50–235.00	$229.25	$1,298	—
667–692	674	18	200.00–203.00	$202.08	$1,362	—
998	998	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,447	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	377.50	$377.50	$1,453	—
476	476	8	324.00	$324.00	$1,542	—
598	598	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,734	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,274	—
403	403	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,431	—
615	615	7	272.50	$272.50	$1,676	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,335	—
654–688	669	11	261.00–281.00	$275.05	$1,840	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,339	—
881	881	5	214.00	$214.00	$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.