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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

1,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $376.04/cwt ≈ $3,223/hd at 857 lb · 221 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.41/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 578 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.03/cwt -16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,606/hd at 732 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,436 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–398 377 16 570.00–585.00 $576.44 $2,173 +74.25
403–445 430 11 515.00–545.00 $528.14 $2,271 +28.63
448–449 unweaned 449 10 472.50–485.00 $475.00 $2,133 —
454–496 476 40 485.00–525.00 $500.41 $2,382 +43.40
515–516 516 13 475.00–485.00 $476.54 $2,459 +50.67
503–544 unweaned 520 20 410.00–436.00 $427.14 $2,221 —
562–592 587 35 412.50–437.50 $434.69 $2,552 +9.18
609–635 620 59 397.50–435.00 $413.93 $2,566 +23.63
634 unweaned 634 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,409 —
657–682 670 21 385.00–400.00 $392.60 $2,630 +12.25
677 unweaned 677 5 372.50 $372.50 $2,522 —
712–735 728 35 375.00–387.00 $385.76 $2,808 +7.66
775 775 62 384.00 $384.00 $2,976 —
837 837 64 379.00 $379.00 $3,172 —
855–861 857 221 369.00–379.00 $376.04 $3,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–337 336 7 480.00–490.00 $485.71 $1,632 —
350–392 365 25 475.00–500.00 $482.19 $1,760 —
403–448 421 14 450.00–470.00 $460.60 $1,939 -6.61
444 unweaned 444 16 430.00 $430.00 $1,909 —
518–539 534 15 385.00–410.00 $397.51 $2,123 -2.29
643–644 643 40 372.50–377.50 $376.62 $2,422 +10.25
668–679 675 6 342.50–372.50 $352.39 $2,379 +7.10
702–746 732 26 360.00–366.00 $364.18 $2,666 —
752–786 776 26 327.50–352.50 $334.03 $2,592 -13.97
963 963 23 331.00 $331.00 $3,188 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 9 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–305 304 5 485.00–495.00 $491.02 $1,493 —
364–386 377 18 445.00–490.00 $469.57 $1,770 +17.07
410 fancy 410 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,009 —
406–448 428 49 430.00–475.00 $453.30 $1,940 +26.31
451–474 464 26 430.00–475.00 $460.60 $2,137 +40.05
450–483 unweaned 467 10 407.50–422.50 $415.27 $1,939 —
505–541 522 46 397.50–435.00 $410.35 $2,142 +5.08
560–583 578 117 384.00–390.00 $389.41 $2,251 +9.15
600–638 623 42 360.00–380.00 $368.94 $2,298 +13.94
661–680 675 31 350.00–375.00 $364.12 $2,458 +9.29
732 732 80 345.00–359.00 $356.03 $2,606 -16.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 326 9 405.00–445.00 $426.37 $1,390 +16.19
352–380 366 7 390.00–415.00 $401.12 $1,468 —
416–431 423 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,692 +13.95
455–492 474 11 370.00–390.00 $379.41 $1,798 +9.41
529–542 536 10 350.00–355.00 $352.27 $1,888 -11.60
572–582 576 21 342.00–375.00 $351.21 $2,023 +8.64
655–668 663 10 325.00–337.50 $329.94 $2,188 +2.91
803 803 8 301.00 $301.00 $2,417 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 17 300.00 $300.00 $2,196 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–518 511 13 402.50–410.00 $405.42 $2,072 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,527 —
546 546 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,993 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–482 472 11 385.00–400.00 $393.04 $1,855 —
638–648 639 14 350.00–358.00 $351.16 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,760 -35.00
440–443 442 9 412.50–420.00 $414.16 $1,831 -11.84
546 546 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,075 —

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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.