Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

2,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $281.44/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,164/hd at 769 lb · 110 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.74/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 712 lb · 91 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.27/cwt ≈ $2,279/hd at 816 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,130	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–348	333	19	450.00–500.00	$465.55	$1,550	+30.00
360 thin fleshed	360	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,818	—
372–399	388	34	430.00–465.00	$442.76	$1,718	+10.51
400–449	425	80	420.00–447.50	$426.89	$1,814	+4.80
450–487	467	33	395.00–410.00	$401.53	$1,875	+4.66
500–548	521	57	367.50–405.00	$377.83	$1,968	+3.92
553–583	567	20	352.50–355.00	$354.50	$2,010	-22.38
600–646	624	66	323.00–335.00	$327.29	$2,042	+4.69
658–690	676	29	315.00–324.00	$321.42	$2,173	-7.64
718–726	721	31	300.00–305.00	$302.11	$2,178	+11.49
760–797	769	110	276.00–290.00	$281.44	$2,164	+0.48
803–819	816	88	276.00–280.50	$279.27	$2,279	—
862–877	869	34	260.00–276.50	$268.66	$2,335	+1.88
928	928	7	255.00	$255.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–340	332	10	430.00–440.00	$431.02	$1,431	+31.02
352–396	373	14	405.00–425.00	$416.52	$1,554	+8.89
411–445	426	36	385.00–415.00	$407.86	$1,737	+24.25
454–496	480	53	369.00–390.00	$376.81	$1,809	+9.77
502–548	531	87	340.00–365.00	$352.37	$1,871	+6.78
554–590	564	76	330.00–347.50	$341.34	$1,925	+13.05
600–643	627	63	305.00–320.00	$315.32	$1,977	+7.65
652–682	664	14	290.00–315.00	$306.03	$2,032	+12.74
703–746	727	28	275.00–290.00	$281.38	$2,046	+2.65
767–797	781	23	273.00–275.00	$274.02	$2,140	+16.70
900	900	5	232.00	$232.00	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–496	493	7	325.00–350.00	$342.97	$1,691	+10.33
531–538	534	8	326.00–340.00	$334.71	$1,787	+9.71
643	643	27	285.00	$285.00	$1,833	+30.00
729	729	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,713	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,002	+62.50
649	649	16	318.00	$318.00	$2,064	+28.00
718	718	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,018	—
787	787	6	263.00	$263.00	$2,070	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,588	—
428	428	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,562	—
452–493	467	11	387.50–390.00	$389.04	$1,817	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	9	370.00	$370.00	$1,865	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,694	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–325	311	7	405.00–415.00	$409.32	$1,273	—
352–382	363	38	385.00–415.00	$397.73	$1,444	+25.53
402–449	437	45	365.00–390.00	$382.52	$1,672	+14.49
451–496	478	59	354.00–380.00	$366.41	$1,751	+20.73
510–530	519	59	335.00–367.50	$346.65	$1,799	+25.40
556–578	569	43	315.00–340.00	$326.03	$1,855	+5.80
602–628	617	25	297.50–310.00	$306.93	$1,894	+18.06
664–698	677	43	275.00–285.00	$282.55	$1,913	+6.09
700–736	712	91	264.00–276.00	$271.74	$1,935	+12.46
761	761	15	262.00	$262.00	$1,994	+9.50
814–842	825	13	244.00–247.00	$245.82	$2,028	—
851	851	7	239.00	$239.00	$2,034	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	326	14	350.00–380.00	$359.17	$1,171	-8.39
362–397	391	12	346.00–370.00	$349.70	$1,367	-0.67
400–446	426	38	338.00–360.00	$343.21	$1,462	+9.76
450–490	477	59	317.50–346.00	$332.93	$1,588	+12.77
502–543	525	50	295.00–330.00	$319.58	$1,678	+26.02
565–593	580	28	295.00–315.00	$303.15	$1,758	+8.89
616–640	632	24	285.00–293.00	$290.53	$1,836	+22.42
652–692	678	15	255.00–267.50	$265.56	$1,800	+8.56
769–785	774	7	250.00–258.00	$252.32	$1,953	+21.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–325	319	9	340.00–375.00	$352.55	$1,125	—
393–398	396	6	325.00–340.00	$332.55	$1,317	+15.09
436–449	444	14	325.00	$325.00	$1,443	+20.44
468–478	474	5	290.00–310.00	$302.10	$1,432	—
508–537	525	5	265.00–290.00	$280.33	$1,472	—
572–594	584	24	270.00–285.00	$281.86	$1,646	+15.63
660–694	686	8	235.00–240.00	$238.80	$1,638	—
779	779	6	233.00	$233.00	$1,815	—
993	993	32	145.00	$145.00	$1,440	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–398	385	14	340.00–370.00	$361.14	$1,390	—
476–480	478	15	345.00–365.00	$353.04	$1,688	—
568–579	572	14	275.00–286.00	$282.02	$1,613	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–488	484	15	310.00–340.00	$328.00	$1,588	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,760	—
555	555	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	10	295.00	$295.00	$1,422	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	7	332.50	$332.50	$1,343	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,326	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,684	-4.63
467–493	474	12	352.50–385.00	$376.54	$1,785	+28.45
504–533	517	17	332.50–355.00	$347.47	$1,796	+20.88
565–590	572	15	325.00–336.00	$333.60	$1,908	+14.98
610	610	8	318.00	$318.00	$1,940	+22.01
702–710	705	7	267.50–282.50	$276.03	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–449	442	6	350.00–360.00	$356.77	$1,577	+31.41
505–509	507	8	325.00–332.50	$328.76	$1,667	—
565–572	569	5	282.50–302.50	$290.44	$1,653	-6.57
600–638	613	6	255.00–275.00	$261.94	$1,606	-13.06

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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.