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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

2,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $447.15/cwt +12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 519 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.19/cwt +13.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 528 lb · 145 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.06/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 474 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,237 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–295 273 8 565.00–605.00 $588.76 $1,607 —
320–349 341 16 520.00–535.00 $524.69 $1,789 +17.90
358 358 10 495.00 $495.00 $1,772 -9.00
406–444 428 54 480.00–495.00 $485.69 $2,079 +24.76
452–487 474 40 460.00–495.00 $471.77 $2,236 -0.64
505–527 unweaned 510 14 420.00–425.00 $421.11 $2,148 —
500–548 520 133 435.00–472.50 $449.89 $2,339 +15.51
551–594 567 78 420.00–457.50 $441.62 $2,504 +32.69
609–645 629 71 410.00–441.00 $423.88 $2,666 +41.85
650–669 661 22 391.00–400.00 $394.55 $2,608 +14.67
714–734 723 28 367.50–377.50 $373.26 $2,699 —
760 760 7 364.00 $364.00 $2,766 —
773 773 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,752 —
832 832 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,920 —
859 859 63 346.00 $346.00 $2,972 +17.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–394 383 21 452.50–485.00 $467.69 $1,791 +25.54
405–446 429 47 450.00–467.50 $458.70 $1,968 +37.03
449 unweaned 449 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,863 —
459–498 479 37 425.00–452.50 $438.93 $2,102 +23.23
501–544 525 45 397.50–430.00 $413.09 $2,169 +14.92
565–596 585 33 375.00–407.50 $392.27 $2,295 +10.72
600–645 629 102 370.00–400.00 $387.22 $2,436 +39.72
665–695 689 36 365.00–387.50 $378.00 $2,604 +21.54
702–749 732 50 340.00–365.00 $351.95 $2,576 —
751–788 768 38 340.00–360.00 $355.34 $2,729 +35.89
820–835 824 8 330.00–335.00 $331.27 $2,730 +8.99
876–894 893 64 310.00–337.00 $335.34 $2,995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 8 410.00 $410.00 $1,730 —
605–632 619 6 340.00–356.00 $348.17 $2,155 —
665 665 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,367 —
800 800 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 8 412.50 $412.50 $2,442 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–420 418 8 425.00–445.00 $432.54 $1,808 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 8 465.00 $465.00 $1,823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 7 505.00 $505.00 $1,636 +63.07
362–371 368 6 445.00–455.00 $448.28 $1,650 +3.29
401–449 424 74 430.00–450.00 $440.32 $1,867 +20.56
457–498 474 104 400.00–430.00 $414.06 $1,963 +5.04
500–548 528 145 382.50–415.00 $395.19 $2,087 +13.20
550–593 569 102 375.00–410.00 $390.66 $2,223 +26.35
608–649 626 34 367.50–396.00 $382.79 $2,396 —
654–691 671 42 350.00–370.00 $357.26 $2,397 -7.74
700–719 714 65 345.00–351.00 $349.46 $2,495 +19.46
804 804 11 328.00 $328.00 $2,637 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–385 382 7 430.00–440.00 $434.32 $1,659 +28.49
409–448 433 46 390.00–425.00 $410.70 $1,778 +18.08
472–496 483 16 382.50–397.50 $389.25 $1,880 +9.44
502–543 527 38 350.00–380.00 $368.83 $1,944 +4.83
550–598 568 49 340.00–372.50 $353.31 $2,007 +8.71
600–636 611 39 345.00–360.00 $351.34 $2,147 +20.82
686–699 690 43 335.00–342.50 $340.46 $2,349 +20.46
768 768 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,419 —
830–838 836 22 313.00–320.00 $314.90 $2,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–370 364 11 380.00–405.00 $400.39 $1,457 —
408–442 434 10 360.00–385.00 $369.28 $1,603 —
522–530 527 7 340.00–355.00 $346.37 $1,825 +27.80
601–639 617 18 305.00–327.50 $313.15 $1,932 —
702–705 704 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,112 —
822 822 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,302 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–421 416 7 435.00–440.00 $436.39 $1,815 —
570 570 15 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 +12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,655 —
678 678 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,322 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,982 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 —
444 444 5 394.00 $394.00 $1,749 -9.08
482–492 485 8 375.00–380.00 $378.73 $1,837 +3.68
500–547 532 27 340.00–370.00 $354.99 $1,889 —
562–595 585 26 335.00–365.00 $354.96 $2,077 +9.67
616–635 626 11 335.00–358.00 $351.45 $2,200 —
788 788 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–379 366 13 450.00–475.00 $463.95 $1,698 —
478–483 482 14 410.00–415.00 $413.58 $1,993 +20.31
500–545 521 16 380.00–390.00 $384.79 $2,005 +0.01
588 588 15 372.50 $372.50 $2,190 -10.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,317 —
590 590 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 +18.36
661–682 676 14 285.00–315.00 $306.62 $2,073 +14.16

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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.