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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $275.00/cwt ≈ $2,431/hd at 884 lb · 68 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $266.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 947 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $310.93/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 593 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 855 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 4 527.50 $527.50 $1,488 —
316–318 317 10 475.00–495.00 $482.97 $1,531 -26.21
422 422 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,857 -5.18
502–538 531 39 380.00–405.00 $395.47 $2,100 +3.07
604 unweaned 604 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,114 +3.02
678 unweaned 678 12 329.00 $329.00 $2,231 +10.99
707 707 8 334.00 $334.00 $2,361 +0.86
765–792 789 35 295.00–303.00 $295.89 $2,335 -9.98
800 800 10 285.00 $285.00 $2,280 -12.20
884 884 68 275.00 $275.00 $2,431 —
947 947 61 266.00 $266.00 $2,519 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–390 381 7 420.00–425.00 $421.46 $1,606 -14.61
416–433 424 22 400.00–430.00 $411.92 $1,747 -8.53
460–490 474 27 380.00–405.00 $392.77 $1,862 -4.87
501–537 514 39 352.50–380.00 $368.12 $1,892 +0.53
560–582 574 13 340.00–365.00 $353.07 $2,027 -1.66
605–648 626 38 323.00–345.00 $337.74 $2,114 +5.01
687–694 689 12 300.00–310.00 $306.64 $2,113 -17.18
728 728 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,220 +27.12
898 898 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,425 -8.00
945 945 5 252.50 $252.50 $2,386 —
1080 1080 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,548 —
474–482 477 6 335.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,645 -28.23
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,817 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,420 —
446 446 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,695 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,922 -16.62
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 334.00 $334.00 $2,171 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–349 340 14 400.00–410.00 $406.54 $1,382 -11.57
367 367 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,450 -1.89
425 425 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,572 +5.00
455–493 477 47 325.00–353.00 $344.32 $1,642 +0.52
512–545 533 23 305.00–332.50 $325.36 $1,734 +1.53
550–598 593 49 305.00–312.00 $310.93 $1,844 +3.70
611–647 628 18 287.50–300.00 $295.15 $1,854 -2.79
670 670 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,910 +0.62
839 839 4 256.00 $256.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,648 -21.13
451–473 458 31 357.50–375.00 $366.23 $1,677 -1.47
474 unweaned 474 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,635 -11.44
526 526 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,788 -16.57
552 552 6 317.50 $317.50 $1,753 -5.22
626 unweaned 626 17 300.00 $300.00 $1,878 —
640–648 644 24 303.00–311.00 $306.19 $1,972 -11.64
667–676 670 18 300.00–304.00 $302.88 $2,029 -0.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 374 4 360.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,365 —
436–440 437 12 330.00–350.00 $346.64 $1,515 —
966 966 29 145.00 $145.00 $1,401 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,528 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,891 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–439 423 9 400.00–415.00 $408.64 $1,729 —
505 505 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,793 -10.00
559 559 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,845 +1.26
612–615 614 4 315.00–325.00 $319.99 $1,965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,680 —
468 468 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,521 —
560 560 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,120 —
594 594 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,265 —

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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.