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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 15, 2025

1,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.94/cwt ≈ $2,409/hd at 717 lb · 216 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.58/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,316/hd at 637 lb · 195 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.81/cwt +20.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 570 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,975 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–422 415 5 440.00–442.50 $441.02 $1,830 +4.27
452–498 478 37 410.00–432.50 $422.03 $2,017 +2.93
506–516 510 16 400.00–412.50 $403.10 $2,056 -2.88
552–593 581 44 378.00–391.00 $386.28 $2,244 -3.08
602–645 637 195 350.00–380.00 $363.58 $2,316 +6.79
656–679 666 55 338.00–358.00 $345.28 $2,300 —
700–733 717 216 327.50–348.00 $335.94 $2,409 —
752–786 782 34 315.00–327.00 $326.06 $2,550 —
803–839 835 83 302.00–313.00 $310.54 $2,593 +9.54
850 850 42 319.00 $319.00 $2,712 +18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–382 374 10 417.50–445.00 $429.29 $1,606 +13.08
412–439 431 13 422.50–427.50 $425.20 $1,833 +12.18
458–498 471 29 375.00–402.50 $384.65 $1,812 -14.08
508–548 539 52 360.00–390.00 $377.65 $2,036 +6.86
562–597 579 72 342.50–375.00 $362.73 $2,100 +16.27
603–638 626 41 330.00–350.00 $343.97 $2,153 +16.58
654–694 682 40 308.00–330.00 $315.05 $2,149 -5.70
713–748 731 26 300.00–320.00 $317.13 $2,318 +13.72
790–796 794 7 302.50–305.00 $304.29 $2,416 +3.29
857–883 867 15 280.00–285.00 $282.96 $2,453 —
941 941 20 278.00 $278.00 $2,616 —
965 965 11 275.00 $275.00 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–322 318 5 400.00–410.00 $403.92 $1,284 —
380–382 381 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,524 —
522–548 538 5 357.50–360.00 $359.03 $1,932 +20.79
565–567 566 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,924 +12.47
601–640 612 10 300.00–315.00 $308.51 $1,888 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–483 469 9 390.00–407.50 $396.01 $1,857 —
571 571 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,004 —
692 692 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,323 +5.00
368–378 373 6 415.00–425.00 $419.93 $1,566 —
406–446 426 10 375.00–377.50 $376.31 $1,603 —
455–470 464 33 362.50–382.50 $369.43 $1,714 +0.13
503–548 516 79 347.50–371.00 $360.30 $1,859 -0.29
550–559 fancy 556 42 368.00–371.00 $370.15 $2,058 —
552–596 574 127 335.00–356.00 $344.41 $1,977 +13.98
604–631 617 43 326.00–340.00 $331.39 $2,045 -0.27
652–681 662 114 315.00–328.00 $323.75 $2,143 —
700–728 707 24 307.50–315.00 $312.76 $2,211 —
752 752 21 304.00 $304.00 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–396 392 11 375.00–387.50 $378.33 $1,483 —
447–448 448 13 345.00–367.50 $358.86 $1,608 -5.93
454–495 473 12 340.00–360.00 $349.38 $1,653 +3.60
528–545 542 71 330.00–345.00 $339.73 $1,841 +2.96
553–594 573 47 310.00–330.00 $322.84 $1,850 +5.53
618–648 630 60 304.00–324.00 $319.92 $2,015 +12.33
660–692 673 21 292.50–310.00 $299.66 $2,017 -6.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–397 373 16 340.00–362.50 $351.70 $1,312 -25.80
475–485 481 12 300.00–322.50 $315.66 $1,518 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652–661 659 11 300.00–305.00 $300.90 $1,983 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–541 527 11 335.00–340.00 $337.02 $1,776 +6.13
554–565 558 6 300.00–310.00 $303.38 $1,693 +13.38
615–631 625 11 315.00–317.50 $316.61 $1,979 —
663–672 669 9 285.00–300.00 $289.96 $1,940 —
722–742 735 8 260.00–287.50 $270.14 $1,986 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,736 —
552–575 558 23 330.00–360.00 $343.60 $1,917 +1.79

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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.