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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $415.50/cwt -26.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 531 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.71/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 524 lb · 63 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.50/cwt ≈ $2,638/hd at 847 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,066 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 336 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,428 -11.67
350–387 367 12 430.00–445.00 $435.75 $1,599 -2.75
408–449 443 31 417.50–445.00 $428.36 $1,898 -3.84
460–498 483 13 375.00–400.00 $386.08 $1,865 -15.46
535–545 537 15 365.00–370.00 $366.34 $1,967 -21.46
556–586 571 29 350.00–382.50 $365.26 $2,086 -0.58
602–646 625 17 330.00–366.00 $344.13 $2,151 -6.95
658–665 660 6 330.00–347.50 $341.63 $2,255 +12.45
702–729 720 46 326.00–340.00 $334.94 $2,412 +5.50
771–779 777 27 325.00–330.00 $328.90 $2,556 —
847 847 63 311.50 $311.50 $2,638 —
966 966 11 260.00 $260.00 $2,512 —
1061 1061 6 260.00 $260.00 $2,759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 311 5 465.00–495.00 $471.46 $1,466 —
350–392 381 13 455.00–490.00 $472.66 $1,801 -18.05
400–449 438 31 445.00–485.00 $474.36 $2,078 -26.64
450–488 468 20 420.00–460.00 $444.00 $2,078 +2.66
505–547 526 35 412.50–430.00 $424.37 $2,232 -27.31
516–543 unweaned 537 33 404.00–407.50 $406.09 $2,181 +1.91
560–582 576 53 384.00–406.00 $399.66 $2,302 -7.51
602–611 608 22 372.50–380.00 $376.83 $2,291 -2.75
612 unweaned 612 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,234 +2.25
674 674 30 357.00 $357.00 $2,406 +4.57
774 774 16 347.50 $347.50 $2,690 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,787 —
570 570 16 350.00 $350.00 $1,995 —
646 646 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,483 —
383 383 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,570 +17.96
410 410 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,735 —
640 640 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 374 32 400.00–435.00 $418.39 $1,565 +9.70
402–448 434 34 395.00–425.00 $412.82 $1,792 +0.61
476 unweaned 476 11 358.00 $358.00 $1,704 —
478–495 487 14 370.00–375.00 $372.35 $1,813 -6.90
503–548 524 63 355.00–380.00 $368.71 $1,932 -11.16
574–578 575 41 357.50–370.00 $368.16 $2,117 +11.40
607–623 619 12 332.50–337.50 $333.73 $2,066 -14.02
680 680 31 345.00 $345.00 $2,346 +5.00
752 752 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,350 -2.50
869 869 7 308.00 $308.00 $2,677 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–347 333 10 385.00–400.00 $393.65 $1,311 -1.76
368–395 384 23 375.00–390.00 $384.47 $1,476 +5.36
405–446 432 27 350.00–385.00 $368.15 $1,590 -3.68
451–487 468 21 332.50–365.00 $350.67 $1,641 -8.10
501–545 518 22 312.50–337.50 $320.29 $1,659 -27.60
557–598 579 13 310.00–325.00 $320.78 $1,857 -9.02
663–682 674 13 300.00–330.00 $323.01 $2,177 +17.09
742 742 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,245 -16.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 5 325.00–340.00 $331.04 $1,430 -3.42
452–490 474 7 302.50–312.50 $306.59 $1,453 -15.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,788 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 417 5 380.00–385.00 $382.88 $1,597 —
470–495 479 8 355.00–367.50 $362.20 $1,735 —
510–530 518 13 335.00–347.50 $340.35 $1,763 —
675 675 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 -16.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,734 —
564–592 570 10 347.50–350.00 $348.02 $1,984 —

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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.