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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.00/cwt -7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 597 lb · 82 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.58/cwt -17.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,911/hd at 805 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $442.38/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 561 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,337 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 580.00 $580.00 $2,007 —
353–385 unweaned 361 12 500.00–505.00 $501.33 $1,810 —
361–375 367 7 525.00–550.00 $535.95 $1,967 -40.49
407–448 422 31 472.50–500.00 $480.83 $2,029 -47.31
450–498 475 12 480.00–510.00 $487.88 $2,317 -12.53
506–549 533 34 440.00–475.00 $453.76 $2,419 -22.78
500–546 unweaned 538 18 433.00–435.00 $434.55 $2,338 +7.41
550–561 556 39 436.00–467.00 $453.01 $2,519 +18.32
565–569 unweaned 568 26 425.00–427.50 $426.44 $2,422 —
604–635 620 36 394.00–417.50 $406.81 $2,522 -7.12
672–695 680 53 380.00–400.00 $388.68 $2,643 -3.92
702–716 705 20 369.00–370.00 $369.20 $2,603 -16.56
779 779 15 362.50 $362.50 $2,824 -21.50
801–835 805 69 347.50–363.50 $361.58 $2,911 -17.42
859 859 55 351.00 $351.00 $3,015 -25.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–347 330 16 500.00–530.00 $511.45 $1,688 +25.74
355–375 368 11 480.00–505.00 $494.72 $1,821 +12.53
408–438 426 14 435.00–450.00 $437.79 $1,865 -22.81
463–481 471 26 435.00–465.00 $445.65 $2,099 —
502–540 519 41 412.50–430.00 $422.96 $2,195 +25.45
558–593 572 21 380.00–417.50 $408.68 $2,338 —
572–577 unweaned 575 5 370.00–375.00 $371.99 $2,139 —
637–642 641 14 375.00–380.00 $376.06 $2,411 -0.56
643 unweaned 643 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,202 —
674 674 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,359 -2.39
708–742 718 20 341.00–357.50 $347.10 $2,492 -17.08
783 783 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,760 +18.47
809 809 7 332.00 $332.00 $2,686 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–405 404 7 430.00–450.00 $438.54 $1,772 —
504 504 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,991 —
630 630 17 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
796 796 10 350.00 $350.00 $2,786 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,139 —
786 786 9 265.00 $265.00 $2,083 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,388 —
375–398 383 12 385.00–415.00 $397.85 $1,524 -3.27
400–445 425 41 375.00–405.00 $390.06 $1,658 -9.94
454–498 467 64 370.00–405.00 $386.26 $1,804 +6.85
502–542 523 53 340.00–375.00 $350.55 $1,833 -1.72
570–592 586 45 332.50–360.00 $347.15 $2,034 -4.06
601–635 615 25 320.00–343.00 $331.57 $2,039 —
654–678 669 24 312.50–345.00 $336.14 $2,249 +6.20
706 706 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 unweaned 367 13 427.50 $427.50 $1,569 —
419–422 421 8 455.00 $455.00 $1,916 +1.70
463 463 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,968 -35.60
508–547 534 43 390.00–430.00 $395.19 $2,110 -15.16
597 597 82 382.00 $382.00 $2,281 -7.41
685–687 686 31 358.00–379.00 $366.11 $2,512 +1.99
750 750 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 —
816 816 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 384 12 350.00–360.00 $355.79 $1,366 —
434 434 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,476 —
455–491 474 20 340.00–360.00 $347.83 $1,649 —
509–517 514 16 330.00–335.00 $331.57 $1,704 —
678 678 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,102 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 —
578 578 24 355.00 $355.00 $2,052 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 11 315.00 $315.00 $2,274 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–428 427 6 320.00–355.00 $331.70 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,614 —
418–448 432 19 415.00–425.00 $421.61 $1,821 —
456–482 471 10 395.00–410.00 $403.86 $1,902 +10.82
785 785 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,066 —
500–533 519 12 400.00–407.50 $405.69 $2,106 +25.69
618 618 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,225 —

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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.