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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.45/cwt +17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 515 lb · 133 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.29/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 480 lb · 131 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.11/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 571 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,805 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 7 512.50 $512.50 $1,476 —
318–326 324 10 470.00–500.00 $475.90 $1,542 -3.92
352–362 357 23 460.00–500.00 $473.22 $1,689 +19.09
402–448 424 97 437.50–475.00 $453.21 $1,922 +18.16
450–498 469 53 415.00–457.50 $428.95 $2,012 +15.48
500–532 515 133 386.00–420.00 $404.45 $2,083 +17.60
555–582 567 69 370.00–406.00 $383.62 $2,175 +12.77
597 unweaned 597 11 367.50 $367.50 $2,194 —
607–633 615 44 352.50–382.00 $374.66 $2,304 +34.66
653–688 661 39 322.50–351.00 $343.26 $2,269 +18.76
703–728 710 17 312.50–316.00 $314.95 $2,236 —
795 795 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,441 +15.00
809 809 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,362 +7.00
862 862 64 280.50 $280.50 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 330 17 425.00–460.00 $440.10 $1,452 —
352–390 381 33 435.00–450.00 $441.30 $1,681 —
415–448 429 38 395.00–430.00 $412.26 $1,769 -1.09
453–497 478 36 380.00–410.00 $400.44 $1,914 +16.14
502–545 531 60 350.00–382.50 $370.18 $1,966 +9.20
555–597 581 75 330.00–363.00 $353.13 $2,052 +13.14
611–637 620 28 322.50–340.00 $328.30 $2,035 -7.13
650–698 665 13 292.00–319.00 $310.25 $2,063 +2.89
742–744 743 16 291.00–300.00 $293.25 $2,179 -3.02
775–792 785 5 255.00–278.00 $268.92 $2,111 -15.54
848 848 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,366 +1.50
924 924 10 256.00 $256.00 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–384 381 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,505 —
725 725 6 267.50 $267.50 $1,939 —
878 878 5 247.50 $247.50 $2,173 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–334 332 18 410.00–445.00 $425.00 $1,411 -20.00
357–375 366 23 405.00–442.50 $419.33 $1,535 -6.98
400–448 425 68 385.00–417.50 $406.49 $1,728 +8.29
453–497 480 131 362.50–377.50 $370.29 $1,777 -3.62
502–540 519 59 340.00–360.00 $352.43 $1,829 +1.31
552–597 571 126 312.50–343.00 $330.11 $1,885 +20.11
603–645 628 70 305.00–322.00 $315.21 $1,980 +0.13
658–679 666 25 293.00–310.00 $304.99 $2,031 +10.49
725 725 5 282.50 $282.50 $2,048 —
766 766 21 271.00 $271.00 $2,076 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 325 13 375.00–415.00 $386.38 $1,256 -4.25
379–395 383 13 370.00–395.00 $377.02 $1,444 -8.70
409–448 432 31 345.00–380.00 $362.16 $1,565 -5.86
462–495 484 21 330.00–355.00 $349.27 $1,690 +12.98
502–548 526 48 317.50–335.00 $324.42 $1,706 +2.67
559–594 580 30 300.00–315.00 $305.46 $1,772 -1.54
620 620 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,810 +1.37
685–695 693 19 260.00–265.00 $263.17 $1,824 -14.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–398 388 5 355.00–382.50 $366.27 $1,421 —
435–438 436 8 335.00–359.00 $343.98 $1,500 —
478–491 484 13 320.00–330.00 $325.06 $1,573 +41.25
652 652 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,565 —
942 942 21 142.50 $142.50 $1,342 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 13 399.00 $399.00 $1,632 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,887 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 8 333.00 $333.00 $1,618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,678 -27.20
510–538 528 11 332.50–360.00 $345.45 $1,824 -20.90
582–596 593 12 320.00–325.00 $322.91 $1,915 -19.65
694 694 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,908 -35.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 +1.23
567–581 575 7 305.00–307.50 $306.44 $1,762 -16.06
744 744 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,905 —

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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.