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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

2,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $420.06/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,420/hd at 576 lb · 154 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $336.66/cwt +17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,788/hd at 828 lb · 118 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $315.20/cwt ≈ $2,878/hd at 913 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,402 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–343 319 8 525.00–560.00 $547.96 $1,748 +11.46
357–398 376 39 515.00–560.00 $523.78 $1,969 +22.18
420 fancy 420 15 565.00 $565.00 $2,373 —
402–444 427 54 500.00–552.50 $528.37 $2,256 +21.12
453 fancy 453 14 535.00 $535.00 $2,424 +20.00
455–498 477 54 472.50–520.00 $493.74 $2,355 +25.68
500–535 524 95 442.00–480.00 $462.13 $2,422 +14.42
550–594 576 154 409.00–442.50 $420.06 $2,420 +1.00
600–645 623 111 382.50–408.00 $392.65 $2,446 +2.15
655–695 679 79 362.50–382.50 $370.43 $2,515 +0.72
702–718 711 20 347.50–360.00 $352.32 $2,505 -6.01
788 788 82 332.00–339.00 $337.63 $2,661 +5.44
800–830 828 118 322.50–339.50 $336.66 $2,788 +17.64
901–925 913 118 305.50–325.50 $315.20 $2,878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–337 333 14 450.00–475.00 $466.26 $1,553 —
362–382 377 12 470.00–495.00 $487.72 $1,839 +25.31
407–435 419 14 450.00–485.00 $476.23 $1,995 +27.94
455–498 486 66 420.00–460.00 $446.68 $2,171 +20.84
504–545 521 65 395.00–435.00 $418.47 $2,180 +9.08
560–597 574 35 370.00–405.00 $385.19 $2,211 +1.59
605–648 637 58 347.50–375.00 $362.68 $2,310 +6.61
650–693 671 51 330.00–362.50 $348.84 $2,341 +7.00
707–747 731 74 320.00–340.00 $331.05 $2,420 -2.43
821–838 826 10 307.50–315.00 $312.72 $2,583 +24.79
939–944 942 11 270.00–280.00 $273.62 $2,578 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–362 360 10 445.00–455.00 $451.04 $1,624 +100.01
409–435 422 15 415.00–445.00 $430.08 $1,815 —
518–549 534 21 365.00–390.00 $376.23 $2,009 +15.30
571–582 575 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 —
765 765 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —
845 845 15 270.00 $270.00 $2,282 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,465 —
609–614 611 16 385.00–395.00 $389.23 $2,378 —
708 708 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,478 +4.00
766 766 5 327.50 $327.50 $2,509 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,259 —
592 592 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,368 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 445.00 $445.00 $1,384 —
517 517 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,810 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 -17.00
616 616 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 339 19 450.00–475.00 $470.34 $1,594 +37.67
365 fancy 365 14 505.00 $505.00 $1,843 +15.00
352–390 366 42 435.00–460.00 $449.88 $1,647 +20.23
403–443 423 79 440.00–485.00 $463.52 $1,961 +34.10
450–480 469 68 415.00–460.00 $429.16 $2,013 +11.97
470 fancy 470 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,232 —
504–545 520 70 380.00–420.00 $403.23 $2,097 +10.50
555–596 575 92 355.00–380.00 $360.28 $2,072 +1.03
603–638 623 43 330.00–345.00 $336.24 $2,095 +2.98
650–684 670 74 323.00–350.00 $331.99 $2,224 +7.41
725 725 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,356 +5.58
1059 1059 7 250.00 $250.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–325 311 6 425.00–435.00 $431.52 $1,342 +35.16
350–380 364 25 395.00–415.00 $404.05 $1,471 +17.04
403–447 430 29 395.00–435.00 $414.36 $1,782 +31.53
458–498 484 37 380.00–410.00 $397.47 $1,924 +35.51
500–545 528 25 340.00–375.00 $358.38 $1,892 -6.63
556–598 578 21 332.50–350.00 $346.69 $2,004 +23.79
618–642 627 15 305.00–325.00 $315.28 $1,977 +16.75
671 671 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,147 +13.74
727–730 729 12 310.00–315.00 $312.92 $2,281 +14.77
943 943 13 280.00 $280.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 7 375.00–380.00 $378.55 $1,620 +13.55
460–495 478 8 350.00–370.00 $360.37 $1,723 —
515–544 526 30 310.00–335.00 $325.52 $1,712 +8.40
571–583 579 13 310.00–315.00 $312.32 $1,808 —
608 608 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,733 —
699 699 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,957 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–424 423 7 380.00–390.00 $387.16 $1,638 —
480–498 492 6 365.00–400.00 $376.38 $1,852 +18.88
549 549 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,949 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,965 —
638 638 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,089 —
653 653 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,171 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,925 —
518–528 523 10 390.00–430.00 $410.19 $2,145 +23.90
554–598 564 9 370.00–407.50 $398.66 $2,248 +39.64
675 675 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 —
748 748 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,412 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–482 469 11 375.00–405.00 $389.02 $1,825 —
501–525 509 9 360.00–380.00 $366.88 $1,867 —
550–598 582 8 320.00–330.00 $322.57 $1,877 —
756 756 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,260 —

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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.