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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

2,545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $320.93/cwt ≈ $2,898/hd at 903 lb · 248 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.56/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 676 lb · 166 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $319.43/cwt ≈ $2,779/hd at 870 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,545 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–332 321 10 495.00–530.00 $509.59 $1,636 +27.25
363–399 380 32 485.00–512.50 $496.11 $1,885 +23.11
407–443 429 23 450.00–485.00 $467.09 $2,004 +8.08
450–498 476 62 435.00–467.50 $449.02 $2,137 +8.62
502–545 520 104 415.00–447.50 $431.70 $2,245 +15.67
551–585 567 104 392.50–421.00 $410.25 $2,326 -7.71
610–631 618 62 383.00–406.00 $393.77 $2,433 -6.23
654–696 676 166 355.00–385.00 $373.56 $2,525 +9.16
703–720 710 38 347.50–370.00 $359.75 $2,554 —
772–783 777 36 335.00–337.50 $336.12 $2,612 -13.02
811–815 814 27 331.00–337.00 $335.01 $2,727 —
859–880 870 146 318.00–320.50 $319.43 $2,779 —
900–939 903 248 313.00–321.50 $320.93 $2,898 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 342 6 460.00–490.00 $480.35 $1,643 —
355–389 376 8 468.00–475.00 $470.48 $1,769 +15.48
402–449 419 30 422.50–445.00 $436.29 $1,828 +7.50
466–498 484 41 400.00–432.50 $415.57 $2,011 +15.56
508–548 529 58 385.00–407.50 $397.19 $2,101 -0.31
553–577 572 40 375.00–390.00 $383.66 $2,195 +6.45
618–642 627 44 360.00–375.00 $367.09 $2,302 -0.44
675–697 684 12 338.00–346.00 $341.91 $2,339 -16.44
707–748 733 46 332.50–335.00 $332.88 $2,440 -1.61
772–773 773 10 305.00–325.00 $310.99 $2,404 —
818–833 826 19 315.00–325.00 $320.65 $2,649 —
865–894 882 20 305.00–312.50 $309.10 $2,726 —
932 932 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–392 385 6 405.00–420.00 $414.91 $1,597 —
505–542 521 6 345.00–362.50 $354.13 $1,845 —
553–564 559 7 348.00–367.50 $356.26 $1,991 —
613–635 627 8 315.00–327.50 $322.92 $2,025 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 5 447.50 $447.50 $1,906 —
502–532 514 5 415.00–422.50 $419.39 $2,156 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,036 +23.15
755 755 5 327.50 $327.50 $2,473 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
804 804 6 292.50 $292.50 $2,352 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–630 626 5 340.00–372.50 $352.88 $2,209 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 343 5 455.00–460.00 $457.03 $1,568 +13.52
366–396 381 19 422.50–440.00 $427.27 $1,628 +7.27
412–440 429 17 415.00–435.00 $423.89 $1,818 +23.89
453–484 467 73 400.00–414.00 $406.69 $1,899 +16.69
500–536 521 110 367.50–395.00 $379.83 $1,979 +7.14
556–591 573 66 355.00–372.50 $362.62 $2,078 +3.62
602–628 619 123 342.50–360.00 $351.91 $2,178 -4.42
650–673 664 53 336.00–350.00 $348.24 $2,312 +48.24
732–741 734 92 334.00–337.50 $334.73 $2,457 —
800 800 5 307.50 $307.50 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,381 —
360–395 381 14 400.00–415.00 $407.68 $1,553 +2.68
428–429 429 8 385.00–400.00 $392.49 $1,684 -4.16
455–498 481 45 362.50–396.00 $384.20 $1,848 —
505–541 525 36 337.50–355.00 $351.72 $1,847 -3.07
641 641 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,070 -10.75
658–697 678 58 307.50–332.50 $322.40 $2,186 —
700–702 701 60 319.00–321.00 $320.30 $2,245 —
833–834 833 13 275.00–286.00 $278.39 $2,319 —
916 916 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 437 5 340.00–370.00 $358.33 $1,566 -12.53
465–491 486 18 335.00–350.00 $337.50 $1,640 —
518–543 538 10 322.50–342.50 $338.65 $1,822 —
592–599 597 28 285.00–300.00 $289.78 $1,730 —
727 727 14 285.00 $285.00 $2,072 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 9 392.50 $392.50 $1,802 —
582 582 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,950 —
646 646 10 323.00 $323.00 $2,087 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–472 467 5 395.00–405.00 $401.07 $1,873 +16.07
508–547 524 12 385.00–392.50 $389.24 $2,040 —
572 572 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,988 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–495 471 20 395.00 $395.00 $1,860 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–497 494 8 355.00–360.00 $358.11 $1,769 —
517–544 529 27 330.00–365.00 $346.86 $1,835 —
550–570 561 8 330.00–345.00 $339.42 $1,904 +1.92
645–648 647 5 310.00–315.00 $311.99 $2,019 -0.51
711 711 11 292.50 $292.50 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,762 —
414–437 422 12 420.00–447.50 $433.32 $1,829 -5.77
476–490 481 8 400.00–405.00 $401.91 $1,933 +16.91
523–543 533 10 370.00–387.50 $383.32 $2,043 +0.02
560–568 564 6 350.00–372.50 $361.17 $2,037 —
636–647 642 17 342.50–352.50 $350.17 $2,248 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 9 302.50 $302.50 $1,876 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,048 —

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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.