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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.74/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 654 lb · 88 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.91/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 460 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $386.85/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 517 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,449 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–308 304 8 455.00–495.00 $479.82 $1,459 +14.80
366–397 389 32 442.50–465.00 $454.13 $1,767 +15.10
401–427 412 32 425.00–455.00 $435.05 $1,792 +6.86
453–488 473 48 407.50–430.00 $413.47 $1,956 -0.82
500–540 517 76 375.00–399.00 $386.85 $2,000 +7.57
553–588 565 55 357.50–386.00 $370.85 $2,095 +24.12
643 643 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,186 -0.61
679–680 680 10 324.00–325.00 $324.50 $2,207 +10.63
760 760 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,219 +11.13
835 835 20 285.00 $285.00 $2,380 +3.50
962 962 9 259.50 $259.50 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 419 31 400.00–417.50 $413.35 $1,732 +29.54
452–489 466 35 380.00–392.50 $384.30 $1,791 +3.23
514–547 531 57 342.50–375.00 $360.98 $1,917 +7.20
555–598 579 32 327.50–350.00 $339.99 $1,969 +14.44
604–618 610 19 332.50–337.50 $335.43 $2,046 +19.50
660–695 681 14 295.00–317.50 $307.36 $2,093 +9.58
722–728 727 8 285.00–300.00 $296.27 $2,154 +10.45
761–790 777 9 282.50–287.00 $284.46 $2,210 +31.05
814 814 7 277.50 $277.50 $2,259 +26.34
954 954 5 247.50 $247.50 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 +4.37
502–538 517 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,706 +15.00
601–627 610 9 285.00–307.50 $292.71 $1,786 +1.08
691 691 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,866 —
777 777 13 258.00 $258.00 $2,005 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,390 —
369 369 9 412.50 $412.50 $1,522 —
452 452 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,785 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 424 19 410.00–432.50 $413.35 $1,753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,464 +34.65
364–395 376 33 410.00–440.00 $426.31 $1,603 +20.09
401–444 431 50 380.00–420.00 $398.20 $1,716 +12.80
450–483 460 76 355.00–391.00 $373.91 $1,720 -1.57
510–545 521 50 335.00–370.00 $351.12 $1,829 +9.25
550–582 565 54 320.00–340.00 $328.19 $1,854 +3.37
571 571 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,770 -14.82
606–616 613 53 314.00–316.00 $315.08 $1,931 +6.08
651 651 81 294.50 $294.50 $1,917 +10.50
685 685 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 +1.00
761 761 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,979 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 338 7 377.50–400.00 $390.63 $1,320 +0.69
360–398 387 39 377.00–395.00 $385.72 $1,493 +22.23
412–448 433 8 342.50–377.00 $368.02 $1,594 +6.32
468–495 482 26 320.00–350.00 $336.29 $1,621 -3.36
515–545 527 49 302.50–330.00 $321.75 $1,696 +0.39
557–595 577 29 295.00–312.50 $307.00 $1,771 +22.00
631–645 638 18 275.00–298.00 $290.63 $1,854 +4.32
668 668 8 270.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,854 +3.39
709 709 27 270.50 $270.50 $1,918 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–488 483 6 277.50–290.00 $283.81 $1,371 -36.19
518–547 530 7 272.50–280.00 $276.69 $1,466 —
610–640 613 23 265.00–267.50 $265.23 $1,626 +15.41
808 808 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,681 —
905 905 25 145.00 $145.00 $1,312 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 fancy 414 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,863 —
556 556 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,821 +17.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 10 392.50 $392.50 $1,503 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,681 —
421–425 422 6 390.00–395.00 $393.32 $1,660 +3.32
452–470 463 7 375.00–395.00 $387.20 $1,793 +14.45
507–527 515 23 345.00–377.50 $366.35 $1,887 +7.53
551–576 564 8 340.00–345.00 $342.56 $1,932 +24.16
671 671 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,080 +30.00
728 728 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–498 478 17 345.00–350.00 $348.77 $1,667 -1.00
509–548 526 15 317.50–335.00 $322.37 $1,696 —
558 558 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,800 +32.61

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,308 —

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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.