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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.69/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 530 lb · 28 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $349.14/cwt ≈ $2,699/hd at 773 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $440.40/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 480 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 369 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 325 4 475.00–485.00 $482.34 $1,568 +7.34
392 392 8 473.00 $473.00 $1,854 —
405–437 430 15 457.50–460.00 $459.01 $1,974 +5.62
468–495 480 16 432.50–450.00 $440.40 $2,114 +15.90
500–520 504 5 415.00–420.00 $416.03 $2,097 +4.40
554–569 562 8 415.00–421.00 $417.96 $2,349 +32.56
608 608 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,432 —
668–692 679 10 357.50–370.00 $364.40 $2,474 +14.30
761–776 773 23 346.00–350.00 $349.14 $2,699 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
351–385 362 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,647 +33.06
407–442 417 7 425.00–437.50 $428.79 $1,788 +17.08
450–490 471 13 380.00–417.50 $400.01 $1,884 -1.31
534 534 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,123 +14.03
550–595 573 4 370.00–385.00 $377.21 $2,161 +24.40
600–618 607 15 360.00–372.50 $367.53 $2,231 —
650–662 658 12 355.00–360.00 $358.35 $2,358 +29.54
708–720 710 5 332.50–335.00 $334.49 $2,375 +29.30
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 7 427.50 $427.50 $1,975 +22.50
520–545 526 4 365.00–367.50 $366.85 $1,930 —
592 592 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,087 +2.50
629 629 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,264 —
658 658 4 357.50 $357.50 $2,352 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,802 —
526 526 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,078 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,812 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 311 4 435.00–450.00 $443.51 $1,379 —
390–395 392 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,646 —
402–425 410 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 -1.83
494 494 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,927 +15.98
505–545 530 28 360.00–392.50 $372.69 $1,975 +3.65
572 572 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,053 +17.79
610–614 614 8 337.50–359.00 $356.33 $2,188 —
695 695 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–388 387 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,567 +30.48
435–443 440 3 395.00–400.00 $396.65 $1,745 +21.75
500–548 528 14 347.50–360.00 $354.79 $1,873 +20.16
567–596 584 10 332.50–350.00 $338.92 $1,979 —
638–642 640 4 332.50–335.00 $333.75 $2,136 +17.30
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 438 5 380.00–395.00 $389.14 $1,704 —
525 525 8 352.50 $352.50 $1,851 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,602 —
452 452 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,740 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,994 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 3 370.00–372.50 $370.86 $1,587 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–437 424 10 427.50–450.00 $439.09 $1,862 +27.33
487 487 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,875 —
515–548 530 12 370.00–405.00 $383.30 $2,031 +18.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,619 +15.00
582 582 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,964 +7.53
613 613 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,916 -5.00

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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.