Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

1,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.28/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 518 lb · 85 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.48/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 475 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.82/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 573 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,683	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–349	336	27	440.00–480.00	$465.02	$1,562	—
350–393	375	27	425.00–465.00	$439.03	$1,646	+15.20
402–436	415	33	410.00–447.50	$428.19	$1,777	+3.19
451–488	463	56	392.50–430.00	$414.29	$1,918	+12.58
501–548	518	85	365.00–395.00	$379.28	$1,965	+6.43
565–596	585	40	340.00–367.50	$346.73	$2,028	-32.45
612–649	627	37	327.50–355.00	$340.61	$2,136	-0.41
651–660	653	28	310.00–327.50	$313.87	$2,050	-12.27
706–725	720	30	302.50–320.00	$311.01	$2,239	+8.51
778–796	795	34	280.50–287.00	$280.87	$2,233	—
818	818	21	281.50	$281.50	$2,303	—
877–891	886	31	256.00–268.00	$264.17	$2,341	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–346	338	19	415.00–430.00	$420.31	$1,421	+1.86
378–385	381	5	415.00–420.00	$417.02	$1,589	+8.52
423–442	432	50	370.00–400.00	$383.81	$1,658	-21.35
451–491	481	21	370.00–395.00	$381.07	$1,833	+6.95
503–549	527	13	345.00–365.00	$353.78	$1,864	-0.28
556–595	582	32	312.50–332.50	$325.55	$1,895	-1.78
600–648	616	61	300.00–325.00	$315.93	$1,946	+3.77
685–692	688	9	290.00–307.50	$297.78	$2,049	-1.60
708–748	725	23	272.50–294.00	$285.82	$2,072	-9.37
760–785	768	15	250.00–260.00	$253.41	$1,946	—
808–817	813	6	235.00–267.50	$251.16	$2,042	-9.63
862	862	5	247.00	$247.00	$2,129	—
902–930	922	22	250.00–262.00	$255.72	$2,358	+21.22
1297	1297	8	185.00	$185.00	$2,399	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,439	—
352 thin fleshed	352	12	470.00	$470.00	$1,654	—
427 thin fleshed	427	15	450.00	$450.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,485	—
469–470	469	8	340.00–355.00	$345.63	$1,621	-8.46
536	536	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,688	—
602–645	616	6	290.00–292.50	$291.63	$1,796	—
717	717	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,810	-19.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569–571	570	11	322.00–340.00	$330.20	$1,882	—
614	614	5	324.00	$324.00	$1,989	—
716	716	8	295.00	$295.00	$2,112	—
820	820	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,132	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	5	317.00	$317.00	$2,086	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,624	-55.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,496	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	332	25	400.00–430.00	$410.35	$1,362	—
370–394	383	18	392.50–417.50	$406.22	$1,556	-4.37
418–446	432	33	375.00–395.00	$385.40	$1,665	-19.37
451–498	475	80	357.50–389.00	$375.48	$1,784	+7.29
500–540	520	46	330.00–362.50	$341.87	$1,778	-2.61
556–594	573	69	311.00–334.00	$324.82	$1,861	+7.46
606–648	622	52	306.00–320.00	$309.00	$1,922	+4.91
673	673	6	284.00	$284.00	$1,911	—
716	716	54	265.00	$265.00	$1,897	-19.23
771	771	19	259.00	$259.00	$1,997	-2.49
854	854	20	248.50	$248.50	$2,122	-9.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–344	335	12	385.00–392.50	$389.94	$1,306	+14.14
362–370	365	7	355.00–370.00	$363.49	$1,327	-7.38
402–440	427	24	355.00–365.00	$361.70	$1,544	-0.35
454–495	474	52	325.00–355.00	$339.65	$1,610	-0.15
510–545	530	21	310.00–327.50	$321.36	$1,703	+3.31
592–595	593	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,690	-12.47
610–648	630	58	270.00–291.00	$286.31	$1,804	-1.02
658–660	659	14	272.50–275.00	$274.11	$1,806	+5.70
714–723	718	17	260.00	$260.00	$1,867	-3.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	375	10	340.00	$340.00	$1,275	—
472	472	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,510	+5.02
628–643	636	10	235.00–265.00	$249.82	$1,589	—
935	935	29	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,190	—
471–481	476	12	330.00–340.00	$334.95	$1,594	—
592	592	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,776	-5.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
842	842	13	260.00	$260.00	$2,189	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,634	—
555	555	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–437	423	12	355.00–360.00	$357.85	$1,514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,615	+17.50
459–491	478	15	365.00–382.50	$372.75	$1,782	+10.80
502–548	514	10	350.00–365.00	$358.82	$1,844	—
550–571	560	10	310.00–327.50	$318.40	$1,783	+3.36
615–622	620	7	297.50–312.50	$308.25	$1,911	—
660	660	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	474	11	343.00–355.00	$349.77	$1,658	—
554–593	569	8	285.00–297.50	$289.89	$1,649	—
642	642	6	280.00–292.50	$284.17	$1,824	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	11	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	—

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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.