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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

2,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.54/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 641 lb · 224 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.26/cwt -12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,336/hd at 819 lb · 146 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $289.20/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 679 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,138 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–448 421 21 403.00–420.00 $412.27 $1,736 -11.82
451–490 476 30 370.00–405.00 $384.18 $1,829 -23.43
506–547 524 39 352.50–380.00 $365.95 $1,918 -14.37
550–599 574 74 330.00–360.00 $342.25 $1,965 -25.49
579 unweaned 579 12 322.50 $322.50 $1,867 —
601–644 625 84 319.00–332.50 $323.56 $2,022 -17.38
658–691 684 89 300.00–317.50 $305.78 $2,092 -23.19
730–735 734 10 280.00–302.50 $286.98 $2,106 -21.03
775–799 794 35 282.50–287.00 $285.04 $2,263 -12.44
803–828 819 146 270.00–289.00 $285.26 $2,336 -12.58
930 930 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–442 415 29 425.00–440.00 $432.78 $1,796 -21.34
462–478 468 18 410.00–440.00 $422.56 $1,978 -10.89
501–538 525 17 384.00–395.00 $387.71 $2,035 -22.11
558–585 569 18 367.50–385.00 $380.67 $2,166 -10.57
619–635 627 25 337.00–340.00 $338.65 $2,123 -37.63
653–667 660 14 320.00–342.50 $331.52 $2,188 -20.42
700–723 711 29 310.50–315.00 $311.99 $2,218 -13.71
753–765 756 22 300.00–310.00 $307.70 $2,326 -0.80
812–821 813 77 292.00–312.00 $309.90 $2,519 +6.60
923–927 927 64 282.50–294.00 $293.46 $2,720 —
972 972 22 272.00 $272.00 $2,644 -5.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 428 7 350.00–385.00 $361.76 $1,548 —
495 495 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 —
500–530 518 13 328.00–350.00 $339.62 $1,759 —
569–598 583 8 300.00–322.50 $315.51 $1,839 -9.12
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,763 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 6 312.50 $312.50 $1,488 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 5 371.00 $371.00 $2,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,381 -33.17
361–390 380 12 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 -27.82
517–548 527 56 330.00–342.50 $332.50 $1,752 -16.24
551–598 570 76 320.00–335.00 $326.81 $1,863 -1.23
603–648 641 224 304.00–318.00 $312.54 $2,003 -8.92
657–690 662 87 297.00–310.00 $307.11 $2,033 -3.80
700–730 726 91 299.00–307.50 $305.23 $2,216 -11.77
774 774 70 289.00 $289.00 $2,237 —
855 855 17 260.00 $260.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–379 371 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,336 -42.72
402–448 436 26 330.00–357.50 $347.64 $1,516 -29.04
464–493 474 33 320.00–347.50 $338.99 $1,607 -17.54
514–549 538 49 315.00–327.50 $322.24 $1,734 -5.91
558–598 582 58 300.00–317.50 $311.06 $1,810 -6.04
604–648 630 25 293.00–302.50 $298.72 $1,882 -7.96
675–699 679 92 280.00–293.00 $289.20 $1,964 +6.70
704–742 710 35 276.00–290.00 $284.76 $2,022 -5.09
766 766 66 282.50 $282.50 $2,164 -4.60
949 949 11 222.50 $222.50 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–449 442 13 307.50 $307.50 $1,359 -28.89
457–496 473 21 312.50–317.50 $314.37 $1,487 -1.46
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 12 322.50 $322.50 $1,609 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–512 508 7 325.00–330.00 $326.44 $1,658 -6.06
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 412.50 $412.50 $1,407 —
436–439 438 19 390.00 $390.00 $1,708 -18.05
466–493 474 10 380.00–387.50 $385.16 $1,826 -12.64
568–572 570 6 337.50–338.00 $337.75 $1,925 —
618 618 5 317.50–325.00 $322.00 $1,990 -13.00
689 689 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,487 —
412–438 422 5 320.00–352.50 $339.02 $1,431 —
559–582 567 17 288.00–312.50 $305.05 $1,730 +2.41
610 610 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,860 -12.50
687–692 689 8 265.00–290.00 $279.65 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,479 -37.50
555 555 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 —

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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.