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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, West Plains, MO

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

3,056 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.50/cwt +48.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 620 lb · 279 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $443.94/cwt +51.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 523 lb · 199 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.44/cwt +40.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 578 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,056 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 319 17 515.00–555.00 $536.50 $1,711 —
383–393 386 19 485.00–520.00 $501.60 $1,936 +52.41
412–447 427 29 480.00–522.50 $507.25 $2,166 +79.75
478 fancy 478 14 515.00 $515.00 $2,462 —
454–499 485 84 450.00–495.00 $468.06 $2,270 +42.64
501–549 521 178 429.00–470.00 $447.71 $2,333 +54.95
540 unweaned 540 21 412.00 $412.00 $2,225 —
569 unweaned 569 25 396.00 $396.00 $2,253 +42.18
551–589 570 67 402.50–435.00 $419.06 $2,389 +55.57
603–645 620 279 374.00–406.00 $390.50 $2,421 +43.75
651–692 673 135 355.00–390.00 $369.71 $2,488 —
688 unweaned 688 12 343.00 $343.00 $2,360 —
700–723 715 179 340.00–375.00 $358.33 $2,562 +30.33
765–781 777 23 325.00–335.00 $332.19 $2,581 —
800–810 807 33 317.50–326.00 $319.02 $2,574 —
854 854 9 321.00 $321.00 $2,741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–398 384 22 450.00–475.00 $462.41 $1,776 +61.34
400–436 423 34 430.00–467.50 $448.29 $1,896 +69.51
432–445 unweaned 438 8 415.00–420.00 $416.23 $1,823 —
454–497 477 62 402.50–442.50 $425.84 $2,031 +49.41
505–546 528 52 390.00–425.00 $409.39 $2,162 +39.13
557–599 578 97 365.00–397.50 $383.60 $2,217 +42.74
605–648 636 46 347.00–363.00 $356.07 $2,265 +23.04
661–692 682 28 335.00–350.00 $341.84 $2,331 +24.46
708–736 717 20 320.00–337.50 $333.48 $2,391 +33.93
757–788 778 19 305.00–320.00 $318.44 $2,477 —
817–828 820 7 280.00–307.50 $287.93 $2,361 —
886 886 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,747 +25.98
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,580 —
445–448 447 10 430.00–437.50 $432.24 $1,932 —
539 539 22 420.00 $420.00 $2,264 —
572 572 11 402.00 $402.00 $2,299 —
679 679 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–367 365 19 350.00–355.00 $351.03 $1,281 -14.77
470 470 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,692 +19.33
503–514 507 17 347.50–375.00 $360.93 $1,830 +55.71
638–640 639 16 328.00–335.00 $330.18 $2,110 +21.19
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737 737 40 346.00 $346.00 $2,550 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 24 365.00 $365.00 $2,325 +29.41
881 881 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,731 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,207 —
632 632 22 371.00 $371.00 $2,345 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 6 425.00–440.00 $432.67 $1,419 +43.25
355–372 368 16 420.00–460.00 $429.65 $1,581 +53.81
372 fancy 372 12 490.00 $490.00 $1,823 —
421 fancy 421 11 465.00 $465.00 $1,958 —
404–449 427 68 415.00–445.00 $429.42 $1,834 +66.94
452–499 488 110 407.50–437.50 $417.19 $2,036 +54.22
483–492 unweaned 489 36 395.00 $395.00 $1,932 +49.55
501–541 525 126 380.00–415.00 $392.73 $2,062 +53.58
514–547 unweaned 536 29 370.00–375.00 $374.16 $2,005 —
560–597 575 166 344.00–380.00 $359.25 $2,066 +43.48
596–597 unweaned 597 28 339.00–340.00 $339.75 $2,028 —
609–649 631 109 320.00–350.00 $333.26 $2,103 +29.26
652–695 672 132 317.50–335.00 $324.58 $2,181 —
700–725 716 60 312.00–325.00 $319.42 $2,287 —
755 755 35 321.00 $321.00 $2,424 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–327 319 8 385.00–400.00 $396.36 $1,264 —
378–387 385 11 385.00–392.50 $387.01 $1,490 +49.60
415–442 418 16 382.50–385.00 $382.83 $1,600 +36.15
470–495 480 50 350.00–375.00 $361.96 $1,737 +40.01
517–548 543 54 340.00–372.50 $365.01 $1,982 +64.56
552–590 572 63 310.00–335.00 $322.90 $1,847 +32.01
632–638 635 7 290.00–310.00 $298.53 $1,896 —
672–698 679 19 300.00–310.00 $306.26 $2,080 —
715–736 727 22 285.00–308.00 $298.15 $2,168 +6.15
781 781 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,141 —
416 416 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,518 —
506–548 537 25 310.00–335.00 $317.12 $1,703 +38.80
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 13 357.50 $357.50 $1,766 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–538 536 12 375.00–390.00 $386.29 $2,071 +49.47
554–592 568 8 357.50–360.00 $359.02 $2,039 —
732 732 16 317.00 $317.00 $2,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673–695 681 8 302.50–310.00 $307.13 $2,092 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 —

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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.