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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

1,626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.41/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 514 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.56/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 675 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $438.28/cwt +24.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 462 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,626 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 337 20 515.00–557.50 $537.93 $1,813 +13.24
383–390 386 5 503.00–510.00 $505.83 $1,953 +10.83
401–438 419 44 470.00–498.00 $480.17 $2,012 -5.52
450–462 456 10 462.50–477.50 $469.90 $2,143 -1.87
500–535 514 81 437.50–470.00 $450.41 $2,315 +0.52
556–597 572 18 425.00–432.50 $429.05 $2,454 -12.57
609–644 622 34 415.00–435.00 $419.90 $2,612 -3.98
630 unweaned 630 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 —
654–695 675 72 382.50–402.50 $391.56 $2,643 -2.99
714 714 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,642 -3.26
750–770 762 10 360.00–370.00 $362.95 $2,766 -1.05
809 809 65 369.50 $369.50 $2,989 +18.50
910 910 12 330.00 $330.00 $3,003 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–336 326 9 480.00–510.00 $489.50 $1,596 —
367–399 381 24 450.00–475.00 $463.63 $1,766 -4.06
402–444 418 43 435.00–465.00 $450.37 $1,883 -8.33
459–498 483 36 422.50–450.00 $430.47 $2,079 -8.46
506–547 526 42 390.00–430.00 $406.79 $2,140 -6.30
559–598 582 29 397.50–410.00 $404.91 $2,357 +12.64
608–640 632 14 372.50–395.00 $383.62 $2,424 -3.60
670–682 673 7 365.00–370.00 $368.55 $2,480 -9.45
700–723 714 5 357.50–360.00 $358.48 $2,560 +6.53
760–798 776 12 345.00–357.50 $352.79 $2,738 -2.55
832 832 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,746 -1.27
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 12 452.50 $452.50 $1,878 +19.96
467 467 8 437.50 $437.50 $2,043 —
568–571 570 15 375.00–385.00 $381.01 $2,172 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,950 —
705 705 22 369.00 $369.00 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 —
472–494 482 16 400.00–412.50 $406.89 $1,961 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,112 —
627 627 8 399.00 $399.00 $2,502 —
777 777 5 353.00 $353.00 $2,743 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 11 415.00 $415.00 $2,457 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–342 331 16 420.00–450.00 $438.60 $1,452 —
352–398 374 33 405.00–435.00 $424.00 $1,586 -10.32
405–443 423 51 400.00–425.00 $410.09 $1,735 -0.61
442 unweaned 442 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,702 —
454–490 476 44 362.50–390.00 $376.67 $1,793 -12.58
504–544 521 38 345.00–377.50 $364.84 $1,901 -3.99
550–591 580 48 340.00–370.00 $354.36 $2,055 +1.05
605–635 617 20 360.00 $360.00 $2,221 +8.66
655–683 679 31 310.00–330.00 $328.05 $2,227 -12.41
853–867 858 15 305.00–312.50 $307.53 $2,639 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,610 -5.00
369–396 384 9 445.00–480.00 $465.05 $1,786 +16.77
423–442 430 28 440.00–472.50 $457.36 $1,967 +17.04
450 450 28 466.00 $466.00 $2,097 +51.94
450–480 471 39 405.00–426.00 $418.37 $1,971 +4.31
511–549 525 49 382.50–420.00 $396.48 $2,082 +1.29
552–564 556 13 377.50–380.00 $378.28 $2,103 -12.38
600–633 618 34 367.50–370.00 $368.66 $2,278 -14.13
610–648 629 12 380.00–410.00 $394.55 $2,482 +11.76
734–736 735 29 353.00–367.50 $360.49 $2,650 +11.03
817 817 7 327.00 $327.00 $2,672 -1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 9 435.00 $435.00 $1,744 -1.39
450–499 480 26 395.00–415.00 $402.21 $1,931 —
505 505 21 389.00 $389.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–397 382 10 375.00–390.00 $381.05 $1,456 -19.34
413–415 414 5 380.00–395.00 $386.02 $1,598 +16.74
509–546 527 22 325.00–340.00 $329.60 $1,737 -16.77
594 594 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,960 —
622–628 626 5 290.00–317.50 $306.56 $1,919 -6.59
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 15 410.00 $410.00 $1,615 —
452 452 4 392.50 $392.50 $1,774 —
646 646 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,261 —
682 682 15 337.00 $337.00 $2,298 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,036 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–445 432 20 390.00–425.00 $409.22 $1,768 +15.22
485–498 493 21 365.00–395.00 $380.44 $1,876 +1.71
508–549 536 26 355.00–380.00 $371.51 $1,991 +16.52
555–582 577 13 350.00–360.00 $357.36 $2,062 +2.40
605–630 621 9 340.00–370.00 $360.18 $2,237 +8.73
662–683 679 11 340.00–355.00 $352.34 $2,392 —
735 735 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,499 —
772–785 777 8 300.00–327.50 $310.42 $2,412 +10.42
950 950 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,755 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,670 —
430–433 432 6 435.00–455.00 $445.03 $1,923 —
454–499 482 28 400.00–425.00 $407.82 $1,966 -5.76
512–535 527 22 390.00–410.00 $401.09 $2,114 +16.30
619–645 623 16 380.00–385.00 $383.73 $2,391 —
650–652 651 5 380.00–382.50 $381.50 $2,484 —

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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.