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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

2,513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.46/cwt -14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 624 lb · 158 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.03/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 669 lb · 100 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.86/cwt -13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 577 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,513 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,930 -20.83
448 448 10 465.00 $465.00 $2,083 -15.17
452–493 479 35 460.00–482.50 $476.33 $2,282 +6.43
500–545 525 65 437.50–480.00 $461.03 $2,420 +10.62
558–599 588 33 417.50–440.00 $425.79 $2,504 -3.26
601–620 613 62 397.50–427.50 $412.99 $2,532 -6.91
653–696 669 100 385.00–410.00 $403.03 $2,696 +11.47
704–746 726 84 369.00–387.00 $381.89 $2,773 +11.89
756–797 779 44 358.00–367.50 $364.41 $2,839 +1.46
898 898 56 335.50 $335.50 $3,013 —
928–949 937 12 322.50–327.50 $325.39 $3,049 -4.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–347 339 5 450.00–475.00 $459.66 $1,558 -29.84
352–399 380 47 435.00–475.00 $452.66 $1,720 -10.97
404–448 424 47 432.50–452.50 $442.73 $1,877 -7.64
461–498 474 47 420.00–455.00 $438.03 $2,076 +7.56
503–549 532 27 395.00–432.50 $408.86 $2,175 +2.07
550–599 575 80 372.50–410.00 $392.85 $2,259 -12.06
602–648 631 78 356.00–390.00 $371.19 $2,342 -12.43
652–696 681 47 350.00–375.00 $364.49 $2,482 -4.06
702–719 712 28 345.00–367.50 $359.91 $2,563 +1.43
758–778 772 23 347.50–353.00 $349.72 $2,700 -3.07
810–826 822 15 342.50–345.00 $342.83 $2,818 +12.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–345 332 6 425.00–427.50 $425.87 $1,414 —
370–388 383 7 400.00–405.00 $401.38 $1,537 -23.62
402–431 419 31 385.00–420.00 $404.87 $1,696 —
465–498 487 42 382.50–420.00 $408.30 $1,988 +1.41
504–547 533 20 367.50–385.00 $377.90 $2,014 —
585–599 593 18 352.50–360.00 $356.41 $2,114 —
601–645 625 19 320.00–350.00 $339.58 $2,122 —
700–738 722 20 307.50–330.00 $325.70 $2,352 —
890 890 10 267.00 $267.00 $2,376 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–488 479 26 407.50–432.50 $419.75 $2,011 —
506 506 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,037 -12.50
599 599 18 357.50 $357.50 $2,141 —
706 706 23 337.50 $337.50 $2,383 —
799 799 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,557 -33.00
833 833 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,874 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,187 +12.50
520 520 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,950 —
586 586 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,036 -33.51
639 639 6 367.50 $367.50 $2,348 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 5 382.50 $382.50 $2,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,766 -22.36
453–492 474 23 395.00–420.00 $400.15 $1,897 -18.22
510–536 517 49 382.50–425.00 $398.58 $2,061 +2.10
566–591 581 83 359.50–367.50 $361.78 $2,102 -16.50
608–627 624 158 351.00–375.00 $360.46 $2,249 -34.09
656–672 658 31 352.50–353.00 $352.93 $2,322 —
759 759 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,505 —
811–835 812 67 320.00–324.50 $324.22 $2,633 -2.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–385 364 19 400.00–430.00 $413.98 $1,507 -10.02
410–435 422 18 400.00–420.00 $409.05 $1,726 -1.04
462–493 480 57 350.00–385.00 $365.37 $1,754 -11.30
505–545 530 30 340.00–380.00 $357.99 $1,897 -6.85
553–597 577 91 320.00–357.50 $340.86 $1,967 -13.50
602–643 635 69 325.00–350.00 $341.22 $2,167 -18.78
651–693 678 40 312.50–332.50 $326.51 $2,214 -1.54
702–728 710 18 315.50–330.00 $321.14 $2,280 —
762–772 765 6 300.00–320.00 $313.28 $2,397 —
824–849 830 18 303.00 $303.00 $2,515 —
868 868 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,699 +3.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 333 13 400.00–415.00 $404.97 $1,349 —
410–445 427 46 340.00–380.00 $357.24 $1,525 -28.78
453–495 481 25 315.00–355.00 $339.90 $1,635 —
522–545 529 13 330.00–332.50 $330.95 $1,751 +1.35
607–648 624 12 300.00–320.00 $303.42 $1,893 -3.14
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–431 430 16 370.00–377.50 $376.11 $1,617 —
481–492 486 13 380.00 $380.00 $1,847 -12.50
517 517 11 342.50 $342.50 $1,771 —
856 856 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,568 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,242 —
512 512 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,536 —
610 610 9 277.50 $277.50 $1,693 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,618 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,906 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,942 +12.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–394 385 13 425.00–450.00 $436.22 $1,679 —
402–445 431 18 380.00–400.00 $387.98 $1,672 -21.24
482–496 489 13 380.00–390.00 $383.07 $1,873 +2.63
512–542 521 26 340.00–370.00 $362.02 $1,886 -9.49
552–588 568 50 320.00–355.00 $341.34 $1,939 -16.02
628–648 638 11 320.00–328.00 $325.03 $2,074 -35.15
660–699 686 37 290.00–327.50 $311.02 $2,134 -41.32
711–745 727 8 302.50–312.50 $308.73 $2,244 -31.27
764–788 774 10 272.50–305.00 $285.74 $2,212 -24.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–480 475 13 405.00–420.00 $408.33 $1,940 +0.51
508–532 514 32 380.00–405.00 $385.82 $1,983 -15.27
556–594 571 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,056 —
653 653 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,449 -6.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,780 —
478 478 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,816 —
590 590 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 —
833 833 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,332 —

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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.