Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

2,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.13/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 527 lb · 147 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.06/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 570 lb · 128 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $434.88/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 428 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,051	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	6	500.00	$500.00	$1,480	—
318 thin fleshed	318	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,590	—
317–346	332	55	452.50–472.50	$458.17	$1,521	-7.38
353–383	372	44	440.00–472.50	$454.78	$1,692	+12.02
407–448	428	118	420.00–462.50	$434.88	$1,861	+7.99
452–495	470	30	395.00–420.00	$407.16	$1,914	+5.63
511–542	527	147	370.00–392.50	$380.13	$2,003	+2.30
568–572	571	13	368.00–370.00	$368.46	$2,104	+13.96
623–645	631	30	332.50–333.00	$332.69	$2,099	+5.40
659–676	667	81	316.00–331.00	$324.71	$2,166	+3.29
715–725	717	18	303.00–308.00	$307.16	$2,202	+5.05
752–782	759	63	283.00–288.50	$286.79	$2,177	+5.35
904	904	6	260.00	$260.00	$2,350	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,309	-6.02
353–391	377	20	410.00–425.00	$417.85	$1,575	+1.33
403–444	426	46	387.50–415.00	$405.19	$1,726	-2.67
452–493	481	14	380.00–390.00	$386.92	$1,861	+10.11
500–548	525	29	337.50–357.50	$350.37	$1,839	-2.00
558–587	567	53	325.00–345.00	$341.18	$1,934	-0.16
600–645	636	26	315.00–325.00	$318.10	$2,023	+2.78
650–668	667	63	290.00–307.50	$306.10	$2,042	+0.07
725–743	733	7	270.00–277.50	$273.26	$2,003	-8.12

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	10	450.00	$450.00	$1,426	—
516–525	519	26	360.00–365.00	$363.25	$1,885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–469	464	12	335.00–365.00	$349.84	$1,623	+6.87
673	673	11	282.50	$282.50	$1,901	—
718–733	723	9	230.00–260.00	$240.14	$1,736	+5.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
788	788	14	290.00	$290.00	$2,285	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	10	410.00	$410.00	$1,894	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	6	321.00	$321.00	$1,904	-34.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,332	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	5	427.50	$427.50	$1,270	—
304–344	323	21	402.50–440.00	$425.00	$1,373	+15.68
374 thin fleshed	374	6	412.50	$412.50	$1,543	—
351–396	385	92	387.50–407.50	$400.02	$1,540	+2.29
407–448	426	46	365.00–385.00	$373.13	$1,590	-9.39
451–490	467	96	345.00–380.00	$357.69	$1,670	-8.72
500–544	511	67	327.50–350.00	$341.68	$1,746	-4.97
553–597	570	128	310.00–335.00	$319.06	$1,819	-6.97
606–641	619	51	292.00–321.00	$302.65	$1,873	-4.28
656–699	689	103	273.00–296.00	$277.48	$1,912	-5.07
714–717	715	60	268.00–269.00	$268.18	$1,917	-3.56
836	836	8	247.00	$247.00	$2,065	+1.18
860	860	12	244.00	$244.00	$2,098	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	12	402.50	$402.50	$1,199	—
309–340	322	13	350.00–375.00	$359.38	$1,157	+0.21
353–399	386	21	345.00–367.00	$353.56	$1,365	+3.86
403–447	428	46	330.00–360.00	$348.00	$1,489	+4.79
462–488	470	10	330.00	$330.00	$1,551	-2.93
503–547	523	10	300.00–315.00	$307.89	$1,610	-11.69
574–595	581	23	290.00–310.00	$304.93	$1,772	+1.78
646	646	5	287.50	$287.50	$1,857	-3.03
682	682	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,841	+4.44
744	744	13	252.50	$252.50	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	6	337.50	$337.50	$1,026	-15.05
405–440	428	9	300.00–320.00	$305.35	$1,307	-19.65
873	873	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,310	—
1043	1043	28	145.00	$145.00	$1,512	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	9	402.50	$402.50	$1,212	—
427	427	9	355.00	$355.00	$1,516	—
491	491	6	347.00	$347.00	$1,704	—
693	693	7	279.00	$279.00	$1,933	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,722	+22.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,823	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–445	428	18	351.00–375.00	$363.17	$1,554	+6.40
487–488	487	12	325.00–347.50	$340.62	$1,659	—
514–538	524	12	307.50–320.00	$312.85	$1,639	-15.91
558–581	574	16	310.00–317.50	$315.22	$1,809	+24.78
600–632	613	5	267.50–285.00	$277.78	$1,703	+15.84
721	721	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,839	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441–445	443	15	375.00–405.00	$381.34	$1,689	+6.34
515–520	518	6	327.50–355.00	$341.18	$1,767	-6.29
554–592	567	28	320.00–330.00	$327.33	$1,856	-6.27
665–669	668	9	280.00–292.00	$288.02	$1,924	—

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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.