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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

1,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $356.79/cwt +20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 621 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.77/cwt +15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 527 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.59/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 628 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,106 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–389 381 15 450.00–465.00 $451.94 $1,722 +14.58
400–444 430 13 430.00–452.50 $436.75 $1,878 +1.53
450–481 461 35 412.50–435.00 $419.10 $1,932 +5.75
500–544 516 42 400.00–410.00 $405.98 $2,095 +8.48
553–588 571 28 377.50–393.00 $389.36 $2,223 +27.06
602–646 621 100 342.50–376.00 $356.79 $2,216 +20.52
805 805 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,423 —
855 855 28 301.00 $301.00 $2,574 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–382 378 6 412.50–420.00 $416.21 $1,573 -1.21
420–427 424 5 410.00–415.00 $413.02 $1,751 +4.80
493–499 496 18 377.50–405.00 $398.73 $1,978 +18.86
510–548 535 47 360.00–390.00 $370.79 $1,984 +0.55
558–586 571 24 335.00–362.50 $346.46 $1,978 -0.05
613–632 622 29 320.00–332.50 $327.39 $2,036 -2.05
665–695 680 44 312.50–329.00 $320.75 $2,181 +4.63
714–745 726 30 280.00–307.50 $303.41 $2,203 -7.10
769–775 772 20 301.00 $301.00 $2,324 +1.62
816 816 5 274.00 $274.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–431 427 15 362.50–375.00 $364.07 $1,555 —
452 452 5 312.50–342.50 $330.50 $1,494 —
538–549 546 10 337.50–340.00 $338.24 $1,847 +4.11
552–590 565 28 325.00–332.50 $327.53 $1,851 +26.15
664 664 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,892 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 19 355.00 $355.00 $1,924 +12.50
656 656 15 332.50 $332.50 $2,181 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626–646 639 14 317.50–344.00 $326.77 $2,088 —
734–745 737 8 296.00–310.00 $306.46 $2,259 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,209 —
734 734 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,129 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–445 432 35 355.00–385.00 $364.79 $1,576 +16.04
469–495 482 20 330.00–355.00 $345.78 $1,667 +17.04
508–542 527 56 322.50–347.50 $336.77 $1,775 +15.21
562–595 578 17 302.50–325.00 $317.31 $1,834 +1.69
608–645 628 56 295.00–315.00 $307.59 $1,932 +11.39
651–663 656 13 292.50–317.50 $305.97 $2,007 +17.40
717–738 725 13 272.50–290.00 $282.56 $2,049 —
810 810 12 262.50 $262.50 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,419 -1.09
452–485 464 33 362.50–377.50 $369.30 $1,714 +19.93
500–513 506 29 352.50–370.00 $360.59 $1,825 +23.28
553–598 580 32 327.50–334.00 $330.43 $1,916 +0.61
601–620 610 40 327.50–333.00 $331.66 $2,023 +21.16
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,663 —
543 543 19 327.50 $327.50 $1,778 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,652 —
564–593 581 22 317.50–320.00 $319.01 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,484 —
440 440 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
581 581 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–492 489 6 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $1,675 +3.52
502–530 512 13 320.00–345.00 $330.89 $1,694 +10.89
578 578 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,676 -9.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–580 562 12 337.50–345.00 $341.81 $1,921 +11.81

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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.