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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

2,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $350.06/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 779 lb · 207 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.84/cwt +20.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,500/hd at 567 lb · 200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.41/cwt +22.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 670 lb · 192 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,336 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 335 12 545.00–585.00 $560.97 $1,879 +13.01
360–395 376 16 525.00–565.00 $541.04 $2,034 +17.26
406–431 418 38 515.00–540.00 $523.00 $2,186 -5.37
450–497 470 48 472.50–485.00 $478.25 $2,248 -15.49
501–547 518 69 445.00–477.00 $456.57 $2,365 -5.56
552–587 567 200 420.00–460.00 $440.84 $2,500 +20.78
604–648 633 85 390.00–407.50 $396.48 $2,510 +3.83
658–683 670 192 385.00–402.50 $393.41 $2,636 +22.98
703–732 712 39 354.00–367.50 $358.58 $2,553 +6.26
755–794 779 207 347.50–351.50 $350.06 $2,727 +12.43
801–818 804 34 341.00–343.00 $341.30 $2,744 +4.64
865–891 882 172 323.50–328.50 $325.21 $2,868 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–344 340 9 505.00–510.00 $507.19 $1,724 +40.93
398 398 6 457.50 $457.50 $1,821 -30.22
400–440 418 23 440.00–485.00 $464.04 $1,940 -12.19
455–492 475 17 425.00–465.00 $446.52 $2,121 -0.16
500–540 529 23 402.50–437.50 $426.79 $2,258 +8.32
553–598 574 40 385.00–415.00 $402.22 $2,309 +17.03
605–645 624 34 355.00–384.00 $373.78 $2,332 +11.10
650–698 673 41 345.00–375.00 $365.33 $2,459 +16.49
707–738 729 27 314.00–337.50 $325.79 $2,375 -5.26
785–788 786 9 330.00–335.00 $333.89 $2,624 —
882 882 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,646 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
866 866 33 319.00 $319.00 $2,763 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 18 380.00 $380.00 $2,234 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–397 383 7 400.00–425.00 $411.11 $1,575 -39.93
475 475 6 422.50 $422.50 $2,007 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,102 -5.00
598 598 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,422 +5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 7 545.00 $545.00 $2,284 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 325 38 465.00–515.00 $483.24 $1,571 +12.90
350–396 378 24 445.00–480.00 $462.31 $1,748 +12.43
409–435 416 14 440.00–457.50 $449.22 $1,869 -14.30
450–472 466 31 415.00–437.50 $431.56 $2,011 +2.40
532–542 539 81 377.50–395.00 $382.70 $2,063 -20.53
554–589 575 117 365.00–397.50 $391.51 $2,251 +31.23
602–647 629 82 332.50–348.00 $343.14 $2,158 +6.90
669 669 79 334.00 $334.00 $2,234 +2.01
751 751 33 319.00 $319.00 $2,396 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–383 377 12 420.00–440.00 $433.56 $1,635 +29.51
422–448 443 28 400.00–435.00 $416.59 $1,845 +2.23
450–498 479 51 375.00–410.00 $393.85 $1,887 -3.62
512–538 522 33 340.00–377.50 $366.78 $1,915 +8.40
552–597 573 85 330.00–357.50 $352.29 $2,019 +5.60
600–647 610 16 300.00–320.00 $305.44 $1,863 -9.84
672–683 678 9 280.00–321.00 $302.94 $2,054 -17.06
719–748 736 36 305.00–319.00 $313.70 $2,309 +0.78
752–764 759 9 300.00–312.50 $305.51 $2,319 —
816 816 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,366 —
870–882 880 21 279.00–287.50 $280.20 $2,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,671 -12.87
537 537 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,933 +34.48
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,190 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–497 486 19 417.50–435.00 $425.63 $2,069 +0.63
538 538 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,179 -5.19
633 633 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,184 —
679 679 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,343 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–476 467 19 370.00–405.00 $395.12 $1,845 +6.10
569–582 574 8 335.00–340.00 $338.10 $1,941 +15.53

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,174 —

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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.