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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 22, 2025

733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.00/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 733 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.21/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 573 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $401.32/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 483 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 733 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 7 400.00–432.50 $421.94 $1,591 -7.35
400–448 429 17 397.50–437.50 $411.71 $1,766 -13.49
466–498 483 32 382.50–410.00 $401.32 $1,938 +16.67
501–540 515 27 362.50–393.00 $383.47 $1,975 +5.82
570–596 582 17 342.50–365.00 $352.81 $2,053 -9.92
662–696 671 18 305.00–337.00 $328.81 $2,206 +13.76
700–721 715 7 297.50–325.00 $305.19 $2,182 -11.94
763 763 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,213 -14.29
815–823 821 4 282.50 $282.50 $2,319 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,601 —
407 unweaned 407 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,781 —
405–425 418 3 450.00–455.00 $453.39 $1,895 +12.37
478–480 478 10 420.00–425.00 $424.50 $2,029 +2.47
500–540 510 20 410.00–417.50 $411.63 $2,099 +8.53
565–595 590 6 385.00–387.50 $385.40 $2,274 -0.88
647 647 16 361.00 $361.00 $2,336 -2.58
655–658 658 25 350.00–352.50 $350.10 $2,304 +4.82
700 700 8 332.50 $332.50 $2,328 -3.44
883 883 20 300.00 $300.00 $2,649 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–444 444 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,754 —
494 494 6 367.50 $367.50 $1,815 —
515–540 528 5 360.00–362.50 $361.01 $1,906 +1.98
572–595 580 9 305.00–327.50 $316.51 $1,836 -23.49
675 675 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,424 —
375–395 387 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,703 —
541–548 543 15 362.50–395.00 $386.25 $2,097 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 433.00 $433.00 $2,057 —
623 623 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,243 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,891 +8.99
571 571 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,998 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,518 +7.57
405–438 420 15 390.00–412.50 $401.83 $1,688 +25.52
478–491 483 13 372.50–375.00 $374.02 $1,807 +4.59
500–548 518 22 352.50–382.50 $369.04 $1,912 +8.74
550–588 573 39 335.00–347.50 $341.21 $1,955 -3.20
733 733 81 313.00 $313.00 $2,294 +0.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 381 19 367.50–397.50 $374.52 $1,427 -3.81
405–447 434 17 350.00–380.00 $374.90 $1,627 +16.04
453–495 478 28 337.50–362.50 $358.00 $1,711 +8.62
515–546 528 12 310.00–340.00 $334.63 $1,767 -5.10
603–625 606 8 292.50–320.00 $316.45 $1,918 -3.47
708 708 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,177 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–481 474 11 362.50–367.50 $365.20 $1,731 —
575–592 588 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,926 —
608 608 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,157 —
388–393 391 5 350.00–365.00 $359.05 $1,404 +7.35
452–495 463 6 315.00–332.50 $319.79 $1,481 +4.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,883 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,720 —
532 532 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,849 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 3 445.00–460.00 $454.68 $1,669 —
401–445 421 23 397.50–437.50 $411.76 $1,734 —
451 451 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,917 +52.50
518–545 536 14 350.00–377.50 $364.34 $1,953 —
598 598 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 370 7 405.00–420.00 $412.81 $1,527 —
442 442 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,613 —
460–493 483 15 350.00–375.00 $362.69 $1,752 —
565–585 574 9 325.00–347.50 $329.97 $1,894 +26.59
640 640 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,032 +0.89

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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.