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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.09/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 612 lb · 218 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.48/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 513 lb · 75 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.45/cwt +29.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 744 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,441 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–337 336 8 410.00–432.50 $418.45 $1,406 -6.55
365–388 380 11 405.00–415.00 $408.50 $1,552 -9.35
402–435 419 20 385.00–415.00 $405.16 $1,698 -0.03
451–495 477 50 365.00–382.50 $374.12 $1,785 -12.80
500–525 516 19 348.00–360.00 $354.06 $1,827 +3.69
551–599 580 37 322.50–333.00 $327.33 $1,899 -13.85
605–630 623 16 304.00–322.50 $312.16 $1,945 -5.94
658–690 669 13 287.50–305.00 $299.38 $2,003 -6.72
709–734 717 12 294.00–297.50 $295.19 $2,117 +21.93
809–845 821 26 260.00–265.00 $260.79 $2,141 —
923 923 6 234.50 $234.50 $2,164 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–394 388 15 420.00–435.00 $423.83 $1,644 -30.95
389 unweaned 389 10 405.00 $405.00 $1,575 —
403–428 412 14 425.00 $425.00 $1,751 -9.88
452–478 468 22 400.00–402.50 $401.71 $1,880 -5.45
502–512 506 16 370.00–377.50 $372.85 $1,887 -7.28
563–576 566 59 374.00–385.00 $379.18 $2,146 +10.72
608–612 610 22 333.00–350.00 $341.02 $2,080 +8.33
655–659 658 11 320.00–327.50 $326.14 $2,146 +1.43
710 710 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,148 -4.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 346.00 $346.00 $1,519 —
463–497 486 9 352.50–357.50 $354.09 $1,721 +4.25
596 596 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,818 —
667 667 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,901 +2.50
740 740 12 272.00 $272.00 $2,013 +31.86
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,506 —
513 513 13 365.00 $365.00 $1,872 +1.75
565 565 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,992 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 12 337.00 $337.00 $2,113 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–382 379 9 405.00–415.00 $410.59 $1,556 +10.57
404–422 408 28 380.00–410.00 $404.77 $1,651 +31.64
408 thin fleshed 408 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,714 —
450–492 473 46 360.00–372.50 $368.19 $1,742 +10.50
500–530 513 75 330.00–360.00 $344.48 $1,767 +2.80
568–594 580 38 310.00–325.00 $317.36 $1,841 -1.70
600–639 612 218 297.00–321.00 $304.09 $1,861 +1.44
704–748 739 34 277.00–286.00 $284.23 $2,100 +16.05
749 749 41 308.41 $308.41 $2,310 +40.23
761–766 765 32 260.00–268.00 $261.49 $2,000 —
792 792 6 278.00 $278.00 $2,202 —
808 808 5 272.00 $272.00 $2,198 +25.00
880 880 18 258.00 $258.00 $2,270 +14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 12 407.50 $407.50 $1,165 +5.00
337–346 344 23 370.00–395.00 $375.80 $1,293 +16.42
371–396 387 29 350.00–385.00 $370.87 $1,435 +17.31
402–443 423 28 355.00–372.50 $362.05 $1,531 +14.05
453–497 483 34 335.00–350.00 $339.80 $1,641 +9.80
511–533 518 10 302.50–325.00 $318.05 $1,647 +10.16
563–599 581 46 285.00–306.00 $297.47 $1,728 -7.46
629–648 643 19 282.50–289.00 $287.33 $1,848 -0.17
654–692 669 32 249.00–275.00 $268.41 $1,796 -1.59
704–743 727 33 240.00–268.00 $263.55 $1,916 +11.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 326 7 355.00–375.00 $363.42 $1,185 +25.92
421–423 422 10 315.00–335.00 $327.00 $1,380 +21.65
451–472 466 21 310.00–320.00 $314.98 $1,468 —
731 731 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,572 —
851 851 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,821 +64.00
922 922 20 145.00 $145.00 $1,337 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,446 -38.17
521–547 532 15 310.00–325.00 $319.10 $1,698 +6.25
764–796 780 16 230.00–247.50 $238.43 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–446 444 15 372.50 $372.50 $1,654 -8.84
471–494 483 8 360.00–364.00 $361.95 $1,748 —
573–598 580 10 309.00–325.00 $315.04 $1,827 -12.29

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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.