Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, West Plains, MO

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

1,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.68/cwt -21.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,387/hd at 627 lb · 110 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.86/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,775/hd at 807 lb · 94 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,944/hd at 834 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,268	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 fancy	334	7	600.00	$600.00	$2,004	—
332–339	337	6	500.00–535.00	$511.50	$1,724	-9.74
366–395	377	8	490.00–512.50	$503.66	$1,899	-4.48
407 fancy	407	12	522.50	$522.50	$2,127	—
405–435	421	16	470.00–515.00	$494.47	$2,082	+38.26
451–492	465	54	440.00–482.50	$463.03	$2,153	+4.54
506–545	522	43	410.00–430.00	$419.85	$2,192	-19.04
552–596	573	25	402.50–427.50	$410.72	$2,353	-11.67
606–632	627	110	380.00–405.00	$380.68	$2,387	-27.95
674–694	685	36	387.50–390.00	$388.84	$2,664	-7.66
704–718	708	45	360.00–380.00	$370.92	$2,626	-13.05
834	834	62	353.00	$353.00	$2,944	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	475.00	$475.00	$1,615	—
402–412	409	18	435.00–460.00	$448.09	$1,833	+19.77
450–495	472	26	395.00–430.00	$418.40	$1,975	+7.80
509–547	518	41	370.00–405.00	$395.12	$2,047	-10.91
551–593	577	24	375.00–392.50	$385.59	$2,225	-4.05
612–646	629	27	340.00–375.00	$356.63	$2,243	-25.56
658–696	680	7	362.50–367.50	$364.57	$2,479	+17.06
710–718	714	9	330.00–350.00	$341.06	$2,435	+2.25
771	771	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,660	+0.77
802–816	807	94	330.00–344.50	$343.86	$2,775	+5.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,332	—
358–395	380	12	405.00–420.00	$408.54	$1,552	—
436–440	438	7	410.00–415.00	$412.15	$1,805	+9.65
459–494	480	19	365.00–385.00	$378.67	$1,818	—
550	550	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,719	—
621–632	624	7	335.00–350.00	$339.34	$2,117	-7.62
721	721	5	312.50	$312.50	$2,253	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	11	360.00	$360.00	$2,682	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	7	357.50	$357.50	$2,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–392	381	6	425.00–435.00	$428.43	$1,632	—
389 fancy	389	14	490.00	$490.00	$1,906	—
402–437	419	31	415.00–447.50	$425.78	$1,784	-16.44
438 fancy	438	20	460.00	$460.00	$2,015	—
453–497	483	53	385.00–415.00	$401.40	$1,939	-9.88
500–547	523	34	367.50–390.00	$376.87	$1,971	-15.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–347	336	25	400.00–430.00	$413.98	$1,391	—
354–389	373	11	380.00–385.00	$382.84	$1,428	-22.77
418–448	439	39	365.00–405.00	$380.86	$1,672	-31.90
458–491	477	35	350.00–377.50	$356.43	$1,700	-12.10
501–545	518	17	330.00–362.50	$347.03	$1,798	-1.36
574–578	576	8	325.00–352.50	$342.14	$1,971	-3.23
602–625	607	14	325.00–340.00	$336.76	$2,044	+5.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	6	357.50	$357.50	$1,123	—
408–431	419	32	330.00–360.00	$343.77	$1,440	—
482	482	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,639	+9.44
538	538	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,722	-11.06
552–562	560	12	320.00–330.00	$327.53	$1,834	—
717–718	717	8	290.00–300.00	$292.50	$2,097	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,115	—
661	661	6	324.00	$324.00	$2,142	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	14	325.00	$325.00	$1,586	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–447	444	11	370.00–400.00	$394.70	$1,752	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,878	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–491	489	11	360.00–370.00	$367.31	$1,796	+5.67
507–522	518	12	350.00	$350.00	$1,813	±0.00
565–588	578	15	330.00–350.00	$339.89	$1,965	+0.40
609–625	616	7	330.00–342.50	$335.44	$2,066	—
664	664	7	350.00	$350.00	$2,324	+20.00
700	700	5	320.00	$320.00	$2,240	+31.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	440.00	$440.00	$1,751	—
460–498	479	6	410.00–420.00	$415.20	$1,989	+7.78
518–530	526	12	370.00–400.00	$384.06	$2,020	-18.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,510	—

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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.