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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.59/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 460 lb · 124 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.48/cwt -50.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 377 lb · 101 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $401.39/cwt -42.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 476 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,116 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–369 364 41 435.00–465.00 $449.19 $1,635 -23.47
435 435 6 427.50 $427.50 $1,860 -46.86
450–475 457 38 400.00–435.00 $425.42 $1,944 -18.58
489–492 unweaned 489 59 385.00–386.00 $385.91 $1,887 —
509–538 523 47 382.50–400.00 $392.76 $2,054 -31.61
550–555 551 23 362.50–370.00 $363.49 $2,003 -36.17
568–590 unweaned 578 13 352.50–355.00 $353.82 $2,045 —
608–612 unweaned 610 28 336.00–337.50 $336.70 $2,054 -28.30
619–648 629 28 340.00–349.00 $346.75 $2,181 -30.08
714 714 6 328.00 $328.00 $2,342 —
735 735 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,297 —
921 921 63 294.50 $294.50 $2,712 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–331 331 12 380.00–402.50 $400.63 $1,326 -24.37
360–394 387 30 395.00–430.00 $401.07 $1,552 -34.68
410–435 423 10 367.50–390.00 $378.78 $1,602 -49.58
478–490 484 23 370.00–380.00 $376.43 $1,822 -9.65
505–543 529 18 362.50–377.50 $370.26 $1,959 +3.92
556–589 576 19 325.00–347.50 $340.86 $1,963 -24.40
600–635 626 12 330.00–335.00 $333.03 $2,085 -11.10
650–691 670 23 300.00–330.00 $317.38 $2,126 -24.25
735–743 743 22 290.00–300.00 $299.55 $2,226 -35.39
875–894 890 5 280.00–285.00 $284.02 $2,528 —
1016 1016 10 250.00 $250.00 $2,540 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,045 —
768 768 40 323.00 $323.00 $2,481 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 388 5 360.00–375.00 $365.80 $1,419 -44.20
471–478 473 6 340.00–342.00 $340.67 $1,611 —
505–535 513 8 300.00–320.00 $305.22 $1,566 —
638–640 639 5 300.00–315.00 $308.99 $1,974 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–642 629 5 335.00–336.00 $335.59 $2,111 +10.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–322 320 22 387.50–410.00 $389.42 $1,246 —
350–390 367 47 367.50–381.00 $375.84 $1,379 -42.55
351–391 unweaned 385 54 360.00–362.50 $360.21 $1,387 —
400–438 429 16 357.50–364.00 $362.48 $1,555 -50.34
452–472 459 93 352.50–367.00 $362.97 $1,666 -9.38
453–466 unweaned 463 31 340.00–347.00 $345.45 $1,599 -12.55
529–534 530 39 337.00–340.00 $339.15 $1,797 -29.56
552–558 553 13 315.00–320.00 $315.77 $1,746 -52.39
647 647 15 304.00 $304.00 $1,967 -29.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 362 12 335.00–355.00 $337.41 $1,221 -47.06
400–429 413 19 337.50–352.50 $346.68 $1,432 -21.47
481–496 486 18 320.00–322.50 $321.95 $1,565 -28.72
504–545 515 28 292.50–310.00 $300.45 $1,547 -19.84
562–592 579 7 280.00–300.00 $290.89 $1,684 -29.89
730 730 10 292.00 $292.00 $2,132 -10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 369 13 285.00–300.00 $286.19 $1,056 —
508–540 521 5 275.00–283.00 $278.32 $1,450 —
877 877 6 255.00 $255.00 $2,236 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,302 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–436 432 10 375.00–377.50 $377.27 $1,630 —
522–529 526 19 332.50–340.00 $336.82 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 412 5 325.00–342.50 $334.64 $1,379 -48.24
492 492 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,402 -77.20
565–588 579 5 277.50–295.00 $288.17 $1,669 —

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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.