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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 12, 2025

1,802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $317.50/cwt ≈ $3,026/hd at 953 lb · 223 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $364.06/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 735 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $429.49/cwt +19.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 573 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,802 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–308 303 5 500.00–522.50 $509.14 $1,543 -0.45
408–409 409 10 460.00–500.00 $488.02 $1,996 +20.93
463–485 482 29 442.50–485.00 $476.61 $2,297 +27.59
504–544 524 39 416.00–440.00 $424.81 $2,226 -6.89
553–573 571 75 415.00–442.00 $437.32 $2,497 +27.07
553–591 unweaned 583 14 385.00–397.50 $387.54 $2,259 —
604–630 616 54 400.00–425.00 $409.24 $2,521 +15.47
657–694 682 42 370.00–387.50 $379.80 $2,590 +6.24
725–748 735 90 357.50–370.00 $364.06 $2,676 +4.31
763–767 765 21 355.00–360.00 $357.86 $2,738 +21.74
808 808 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,707 -0.01
852 852 62 337.50 $337.50 $2,876 +18.07
953 953 223 317.50 $317.50 $3,026 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 420 37 415.00–450.00 $442.73 $1,859 +6.44
452–497 476 15 412.50–425.00 $418.71 $1,993 +3.14
512–538 522 31 387.50–412.50 $400.64 $2,091 +3.45
552–578 565 23 372.50–380.00 $376.07 $2,125 -7.59
620–642 628 9 367.50–385.00 $376.29 $2,363 +9.20
654–682 669 13 350.00–365.00 $359.64 $2,406 +17.73
698 unweaned 698 14 342.50 $342.50 $2,391 —
736–746 739 12 339.00–345.00 $341.02 $2,520 +8.14
774–782 778 8 327.50–330.00 $328.74 $2,558 +17.75
828–840 834 29 305.00–327.50 $324.24 $2,704 +3.59
859–882 880 69 315.50–320.00 $315.82 $2,779 +6.72
924 924 24 310.00 $310.00 $2,864 +30.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 10 382.00 $382.00 $2,025 —
601–649 610 25 370.00–390.00 $381.72 $2,328 +28.84
654 654 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,491 +5.09
464–490 477 15 400.00–402.50 $401.68 $1,916 —
504–540 524 11 350.00–375.00 $360.94 $1,891 +6.81
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,252 +32.50
576 576 5 388.00 $388.00 $2,235 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 13 382.50 $382.50 $1,691 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–448 430 39 420.00–430.00 $425.07 $1,828 +1.18
461–495 487 44 400.00–417.50 $404.83 $1,972 -1.86
503–530 520 68 372.50–397.50 $389.17 $2,024 +9.34
552–592 565 82 355.00–388.00 $371.93 $2,101 +9.31
613–648 638 39 346.00–366.00 $357.97 $2,284 +6.06
662–692 674 29 338.00–345.00 $341.56 $2,302 -6.68
722–724 723 42 339.00–347.50 $343.24 $2,482 +8.51
820–831 821 56 308.00–319.00 $309.39 $2,540 +1.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–387 376 15 402.50–420.00 $415.21 $1,561 +7.53
458–499 476 35 372.50–395.00 $388.74 $1,850 +4.54
508–544 529 24 350.00–377.50 $360.30 $1,906 +8.58
562–589 581 35 350.00 $350.00 $2,034 —
601–635 614 13 330.00–348.00 $340.09 $2,088 +17.09
651–668 663 15 315.00–329.00 $318.66 $2,113 -3.74
758–798 784 15 285.00–302.00 $298.83 $2,343 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 9 395.00 $395.00 $1,675 —
538 538 9 357.50 $357.50 $1,923 —
681 681 9 331.00 $331.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–498 482 11 332.50–362.50 $354.60 $1,709 +17.10
537–543 541 10 337.50–340.00 $339.26 $1,835 +0.61
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 10 362.50 $362.50 $2,059 +15.00
649 649 9 343.00 $343.00 $2,226 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,748 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 412.50 $412.50 $1,827 —
478–484 482 12 362.50–372.50 $366.64 $1,767 +8.53
518–542 536 16 345.00–365.00 $356.48 $1,911 +9.62
592 592 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,057 +8.08
600–643 623 22 320.00–342.50 $327.76 $2,042 +15.77
673–696 682 15 317.50–338.00 $326.37 $2,226 —
718 718 11 313.00 $313.00 $2,247 +20.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536–546 542 9 375.00–395.00 $383.80 $2,080 +0.48
562–597 590 18 349.00–375.00 $360.92 $2,129 -0.25
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 313.00 $313.00 $2,078 —

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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.