Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.41/cwt -28.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 726 lb · 100 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $394.16/cwt -52.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 523 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.75/cwt -61.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 523 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,098	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–388	384	9	450.00–460.00	$452.23	$1,737	-83.72
435–437	437	8	420.00–440.00	$435.02	$1,901	-45.81
454–498	469	13	412.50–422.50	$417.26	$1,957	-70.62
500–544	523	81	380.00–417.50	$394.16	$2,061	-59.60
553–577	564	53	372.50–402.50	$379.02	$2,138	-73.99
605–649	616	48	342.00–372.50	$356.51	$2,196	-50.30
655	655	12	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	-48.68
711–727	726	100	340.00–346.00	$340.41	$2,471	-28.79
761	761	6	342.50	$342.50	$2,606	-20.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–338	333	19	410.00–447.50	$436.74	$1,454	-74.71
352–398	380	38	400.00–440.00	$420.88	$1,599	-73.84
402–448	426	41	375.00–412.50	$393.26	$1,675	-44.53
452–489	465	48	370.00–410.00	$397.19	$1,847	-48.46
502–547	529	49	340.00–370.00	$353.31	$1,869	-69.65
555–582	568	22	345.00–367.00	$355.66	$2,020	-53.02
600–649	622	22	325.00–337.50	$331.84	$2,064	-44.22
650–683	668	19	280.00–330.00	$314.03	$2,098	-35.97
750–786	780	12	300.00–320.00	$314.19	$2,451	-38.31
1181	1181	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–448	434	5	342.50–350.00	$347.15	$1,507	—
490–495	492	5	325.00–350.00	$339.94	$1,673	—
569–595	573	6	300.00–317.50	$303.03	$1,736	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	6	392.50	$392.50	$1,409	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,027	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–381	377	14	372.50–390.00	$376.10	$1,418	—
407–429	421	22	362.50–385.00	$372.54	$1,568	-82.46
465–489	487	27	345.00–350.00	$345.18	$1,681	-79.82
500–549	523	79	326.00–347.50	$333.75	$1,746	-61.44
550–595	575	23	323.00–337.50	$326.79	$1,879	-55.21
602–638	623	12	310.00–313.00	$311.59	$1,941	—
668–690	674	12	285.00–322.50	$312.32	$2,105	-53.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	6	349.00	$349.00	$967	—
336–337	336	28	340.00–367.50	$358.02	$1,203	—
350–392	380	24	340.00–365.00	$351.69	$1,336	-46.16
408–446	419	37	340.00–360.00	$349.10	$1,463	-40.96
470–498	481	20	322.50–335.00	$329.45	$1,585	-56.81
530–541	534	10	292.50–322.50	$303.72	$1,622	-46.83
582	582	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,833	-32.15
600–605	602	5	292.00–300.00	$295.22	$1,777	-36.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	374	8	300.00–325.00	$319.47	$1,195	-36.32
412–437	425	12	300.00–320.00	$316.77	$1,346	-23.23
513	513	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,411	-56.57

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	7	353.00	$353.00	$1,567	—
509–548	536	16	327.50–335.00	$332.77	$1,784	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–442	439	13	300.00–331.00	$318.99	$1,400	-91.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,530	-61.61
505–532	520	7	317.50–320.00	$318.54	$1,656	—
565–594	590	13	300.00–302.50	$300.39	$1,772	—
608	608	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,824	—
768–792	783	16	260.00–271.00	$264.05	$2,068	-55.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
428–440	433	5	375.00–380.00	$377.97	$1,637	—
534	534	7	343.00	$343.00	$1,832	-62.69
605–640	624	13	310.00–317.50	$313.06	$1,953	-46.94

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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.