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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.09/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 624 lb · 97 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.69/cwt -13.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 481 lb · 82 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $358.00/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,825/hd at 789 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,296 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 336 7 515.00–552.50 $531.13 $1,785 —
383 383 8 495.00 $495.00 $1,896 +10.00
404–440 410 31 457.50–470.00 $469.14 $1,923 —
452–457 455 23 455.00–474.00 $464.66 $2,114 -11.67
500–543 526 21 432.50–435.00 $433.68 $2,281 -27.35
516–534 unweaned 527 35 400.00–425.00 $410.85 $2,165 —
571 unweaned 571 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,255 —
552–589 574 36 405.00–425.00 $415.36 $2,384 -10.43
610–649 629 22 387.50–425.00 $403.97 $2,541 -9.02
688 688 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,752 -3.03
730–732 731 27 367.50–383.00 $378.97 $2,770 -2.92
789 789 72 358.00 $358.00 $2,825 -6.41
856–860 857 43 347.00 $347.00 $2,974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–333 317 11 470.00–485.00 $480.70 $1,524 +21.04
352–365 358 7 465.00–490.00 $479.06 $1,715 +26.40
442–444 444 9 432.50–450.00 $436.38 $1,938 -6.35
450–493 469 26 410.00–445.00 $434.13 $2,036 -3.90
458–497 unweaned 487 19 400.00 $400.00 $1,948 —
515–528 519 32 375.00–385.00 $381.23 $1,979 -27.63
555–597 574 36 360.00–375.00 $368.54 $2,115 -24.31
602–618 608 8 365.00–380.00 $374.28 $2,276 +3.09
667 unweaned 667 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,134 —
696 696 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,436 -14.49
712–740 732 7 330.00–350.00 $344.44 $2,521 -15.47
800–842 824 6 310.00–332.50 $324.00 $2,670 -18.83
880 880 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,729 +0.13
432 unweaned 432 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,598 —
559–597 565 23 345.00–361.00 $358.07 $2,023 +1.66
588 unweaned 588 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,999 —
686–688 687 11 300.00–310.00 $303.64 $2,086 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
681 681 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,315 —
755 755 9 339.00 $339.00 $2,559 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,249 —
476 476 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,666 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,933 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,317 -12.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 unweaned 401 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 9 437.50 $437.50 $1,470 —
417–438 428 15 415.00–420.00 $417.73 $1,788 -17.27
452–455 454 20 390.00–410.00 $401.51 $1,823 +1.36
475–495 unweaned 489 13 370.00–380.00 $376.19 $1,840 —
501–532 518 11 402.50–405.00 $403.90 $2,092 +5.32
567–568 unweaned 568 6 347.50–350.00 $348.75 $1,981 —
579–584 581 21 366.00–368.00 $367.14 $2,133 +5.36
602–624 621 83 356.00–367.00 $365.72 $2,271 +5.26
643 unweaned 643 14 347.50 $347.50 $2,234 —
677 unweaned 677 10 348.00 $348.00 $2,356 —
691 691 29 376.00 $376.00 $2,598 +23.07
755–765 760 6 327.50–340.00 $333.71 $2,536 +3.71
808–845 829 7 315.00–318.00 $316.75 $2,626 -7.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–322 314 5 410.00–415.00 $412.95 $1,297 —
374–386 383 19 390.00–415.00 $395.13 $1,513 -18.85
408–442 unweaned 432 11 350.00–370.00 $356.14 $1,539 —
402–445 434 39 380.00–402.50 $388.72 $1,687 -20.33
458–495 481 75 345.00–365.00 $353.82 $1,702 -11.55
470–495 unweaned 481 7 327.50–330.00 $328.90 $1,582 —
500–534 516 36 350.00–380.00 $362.88 $1,872 +4.89
522–538 unweaned 528 14 320.00–330.00 $326.40 $1,723 —
551–595 562 9 315.00–345.00 $329.76 $1,853 -11.10
605–643 628 5 332.50–345.50 $337.51 $2,120 -3.71
652–662 656 8 330.00–345.00 $335.68 $2,202 +9.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–382 368 6 360.00–365.00 $362.60 $1,334 —
402–448 427 13 352.50–360.00 $355.76 $1,519 -1.48
456–488 471 14 320.00–330.00 $327.23 $1,541 -12.67
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 412.50 $412.50 $1,357 —
489 489 10 372.50 $372.50 $1,822 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 5 320.00 $320.00 $963 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–442 434 31 370.00–385.00 $380.48 $1,651 -7.50
455–495 480 30 362.50–385.00 $371.27 $1,782 -11.80
512–546 532 24 350.00–380.00 $366.19 $1,948 +4.17
551–564 556 17 335.00–340.00 $336.79 $1,873 -4.55
635–638 637 5 320.00–325.00 $321.99 $2,051 -3.04
705–712 709 5 300.00–327.50 $310.93 $2,204 +2.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 13 470.00 $470.00 $1,800 —
458–486 474 7 395.00–422.50 $411.11 $1,949 +2.78
514 514 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,107 +24.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–480 476 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,618 —

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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.