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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

1,324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.30/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 616 lb · 226 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.26/cwt ≈ $2,217/hd at 583 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.87/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 525 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,324 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–346 340 13 532.50–565.00 $550.63 $1,872 +39.13
363 fancy 363 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,033 —
365–383 380 18 492.50–525.00 $502.19 $1,908 -1.47
403 fancy 403 5 532.00 $532.00 $2,144 +9.50
422–430 426 18 480.00–525.00 $499.51 $2,128 +5.04
455–497 489 24 445.00–482.50 $457.01 $2,235 -6.02
501–545 525 90 410.00–450.00 $425.87 $2,236 +6.02
555–583 564 33 407.50–445.00 $425.51 $2,400 +14.79
600–648 616 226 380.00–402.50 $390.30 $2,404 +9.62
662–693 681 35 372.50–385.00 $380.35 $2,590 -8.49
708–748 718 31 366.00–383.00 $378.10 $2,715 +7.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–439 426 28 455.00–475.00 $467.21 $1,990 +19.12
452–482 467 39 400.00–440.00 $423.56 $1,978 +5.16
501–543 519 32 375.00–405.00 $399.80 $2,075 +4.68
550–590 563 12 380.00–405.00 $395.55 $2,227 +9.96
608–630 616 23 360.00–375.00 $366.37 $2,257 +9.74
661–678 676 32 342.00–360.00 $345.29 $2,334 -19.28
763–774 771 28 348.00 $348.00 $2,683 +3.00
802–830 817 21 337.50–340.00 $338.08 $2,762 -5.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–430 420 12 415.00–425.00 $422.48 $1,774 +10.33
662 662 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,118 —
944 944 18 297.00 $297.00 $2,804 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,063 —
600–630 604 14 345.00–364.00 $361.17 $2,181 —
651–682 668 11 350.00–357.50 $354.18 $2,366 -3.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 11 422.50 $422.50 $2,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 10 432.50–472.50 $452.50 $1,765 +24.07
398 fancy 398 6 495.00 $495.00 $1,970 +5.00
432 thin fleshed 432 6 482.00 $482.00 $2,082 —
418–439 434 8 417.50–430.00 $426.99 $1,853 +1.21
458–484 fancy 474 8 452.50–470.00 $463.66 $2,198 —
457–495 485 56 400.00–437.50 $420.55 $2,040 +19.15
500–547 521 38 390.00–422.50 $405.27 $2,111 +28.40
552–598 583 93 377.00–391.00 $380.26 $2,217 —
607–620 612 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,173 —
664–684 682 67 353.00–355.00 $354.83 $2,420 —
734 734 6 373.00 $373.00 $2,738 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–349 337 18 400.00–417.50 $410.18 $1,382 -3.80
402–447 426 20 372.50–410.00 $386.05 $1,645 +5.19
495 495 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 +13.57
523–535 527 14 350.00–375.00 $363.87 $1,918 +16.84
562–591 578 10 332.50–352.50 $342.57 $1,980 +0.43
613–628 620 25 320.00–350.00 $334.25 $2,072 -2.51
662–673 669 5 322.50–330.00 $327.03 $2,188 —
813 813 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,439 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–310 307 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,228 +42.50
359–384 373 14 350.00–360.00 $353.44 $1,318 —
435 435 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 +16.23
473–496 487 8 342.50–357.50 $347.96 $1,695 +7.96
876 876 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,497 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,544 —
480 480 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,752 —
581 581 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,034 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 12 385.00 $385.00 $1,956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,833 +45.00
434 434 10 426.00 $426.00 $1,849 —
457–492 469 15 407.50–445.00 $418.45 $1,963 +3.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,674 —
512 512 5 350.00–375.00 $360.00 $1,843 +10.00
557–590 574 10 362.50–365.00 $363.79 $2,088 +23.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,717 —

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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.