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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

4,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $368.10/cwt +14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 612 lb · 399 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $387.77/cwt -21.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 521 lb · 285 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.25/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 525 lb · 272 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,598 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–318 311 14 495.00–517.50 $509.18 $1,584 -11.58
352–389 378 44 460.00–500.00 $469.18 $1,774 -12.06
412–444 429 65 437.50–457.00 $445.18 $1,910 -18.15
417–448 unweaned 437 40 422.50–435.00 $426.60 $1,864 —
450–480 461 115 420.00–440.00 $428.85 $1,977 -27.94
459–492 unweaned 486 62 407.50–409.00 $408.19 $1,984 —
507–522 unweaned 516 92 375.00–382.50 $378.05 $1,951 —
502–545 524 193 387.00–399.00 $392.40 $2,056 -16.92
552–592 579 152 375.00–394.00 $380.46 $2,203 -0.09
564–598 unweaned 589 108 350.00–371.00 $366.42 $2,158 —
600–617 607 333 350.00–377.50 $372.28 $2,260 +18.50
621–649 unweaned 639 66 342.00–347.50 $346.98 $2,217 —
650–699 659 77 335.00–346.00 $339.50 $2,237 +0.19
656–673 unweaned 663 18 305.00–331.00 $318.01 $2,108 —
700–716 710 40 320.00–335.00 $333.14 $2,365 +48.14
755–766 760 38 302.00–317.50 $305.87 $2,325 -6.19
822 822 41 295.00–300.00 $297.20 $2,443 +6.20
922 922 16 280.00 $280.00 $2,582 —
958 958 20 266.00 $266.00 $2,548 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 5 475.00 $475.00 $1,477 +25.94
360–395 384 24 420.00–445.00 $436.07 $1,675 -8.93
404–449 426 69 400.00–435.00 $420.45 $1,791 -9.53
452–491 471 102 380.00–415.00 $397.64 $1,873 -4.93
500–548 524 134 350.00–382.50 $367.59 $1,926 -11.37
551–599 574 177 340.00–372.00 $354.73 $2,036 +5.45
598 unweaned 598 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,973 —
610–647 633 79 324.00–345.00 $332.73 $2,106 -7.94
654–698 668 86 302.00–337.50 $323.82 $2,163 +8.51
711–732 725 12 272.00–290.00 $277.88 $2,015 -15.29
751–764 753 36 290.00–291.00 $290.86 $2,190 +10.20
852–876 871 32 278.00 $278.00 $2,421 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,668 -20.00
461–468 465 16 380.00–405.00 $394.16 $1,833 —
516–518 517 16 366.00–367.00 $366.62 $1,895 +10.65
569 569 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,006 —
632 632 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–495 486 15 370.00–378.00 $373.17 $1,814 —
536–538 537 11 310.00–322.50 $315.67 $1,695 -30.78
661 661 9 287.50 $287.50 $1,900 —
924 924 5 220.00 $220.00 $2,033 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,096 —
788 788 27 287.00 $287.00 $2,262 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–548 542 29 320.00–337.50 $334.12 $1,811 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 11 391.00 $391.00 $2,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 433.00 $433.00 $1,433 -12.24
362–391 376 53 410.00–430.00 $422.75 $1,590 -8.26
402–445 421 138 385.00–415.00 $406.13 $1,710 -4.71
451–480 463 158 362.00–380.00 $367.70 $1,702 -10.40
457–490 unweaned 473 48 345.00–360.00 $356.44 $1,686 —
501–547 524 230 337.50–370.00 $356.57 $1,868 +3.56
525–533 unweaned 531 42 315.00–325.00 $322.11 $1,710 —
552–596 571 177 316.00–330.00 $322.72 $1,843 -3.51
592 unweaned 592 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,791 —
604–628 615 124 310.00–328.00 $317.83 $1,955 -6.96
650–655 unweaned 651 17 287.50–302.50 $291.05 $1,895 —
653–698 672 126 300.00–305.00 $303.69 $2,041 —
762 762 18 279.00 $279.00 $2,126 —
811–827 818 31 269.00–271.00 $270.15 $2,210 -2.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–346 332 25 390.00–425.00 $418.11 $1,388 +13.61
352–395 368 40 375.00–405.00 $396.89 $1,461 -7.59
406–429 422 39 355.00–382.50 $365.00 $1,540 -18.98
460–492 481 185 327.00–357.50 $343.80 $1,654 -6.60
501–547 528 195 300.00–335.00 $323.83 $1,710 -6.40
553–592 578 54 285.00–315.00 $307.23 $1,776 -2.80
609–644 627 30 275.00–307.50 $297.94 $1,868 +8.96
652–698 678 91 270.00–290.00 $284.38 $1,928 +1.02
735 735 53 277.00–279.00 $277.75 $2,041 +10.32
772–787 781 39 265.00–277.50 $272.75 $2,130 +5.25
851–877 867 19 220.00–245.00 $229.04 $1,986 -22.96
983 983 5 206.00 $206.00 $2,025 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,736 —
552–580 564 12 315.00–330.00 $323.57 $1,825 —
600 600 24 313.00 $313.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 6 317.50–325.00 $321.17 $1,542 +23.46
529 529 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,680 +12.27
572–583 579 8 262.50–265.00 $263.43 $1,525 —
612–644 634 13 277.50 $277.50 $1,759 —
752–759 755 11 236.00–240.00 $237.46 $1,793 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 27 322.50 $322.50 $1,593 —
527 527 6 317.50 $317.50 $1,673 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,752 —
609 609 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,766 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 367.00 $367.00 $1,769 +1.47
533–535 534 11 320.00–337.50 $326.12 $1,741 -16.46
577 577 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,818 -7.77
606 606 9 302.50 $302.50 $1,833 +16.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,865 +1.50
568–580 574 8 327.50–330.00 $328.74 $1,887 -19.94
652–658 656 5 310.00–320.00 $313.98 $2,060 +3.98

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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.