Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
737	737	40	346.00	$346.00	$2,550	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	13	357.50	$357.50	$1,766	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.