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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

2,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.69/cwt +32.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,654/hd at 619 lb · 135 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.87/cwt +33.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 568 lb · 133 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $492.33/cwt +35.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 525 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,732	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	323	11	625.00–685.00	$659.57	$2,130	+98.60
355 fancy	355	5	700.00	$700.00	$2,485	—
353–388	366	30	570.00–625.00	$597.58	$2,187	+56.54
402–422 fancy	413	8	630.00–640.00	$635.65	$2,625	—
402–445	429	67	575.00–620.00	$593.49	$2,546	+70.49
470–498	489	42	500.00–522.50	$512.18	$2,505	+33.93
502–549	525	124	470.00–515.00	$492.33	$2,585	+35.76
550–588	568	133	455.00–495.00	$473.87	$2,692	+33.03
600–633	619	135	415.00–445.00	$428.69	$2,654	+32.21
651–686	666	73	390.00–422.50	$410.76	$2,736	+17.35
700–732	716	79	364.00–397.50	$382.65	$2,740	+24.07
754–777	758	65	352.50–372.50	$366.63	$2,779	+16.57
812–841	836	76	340.00	$340.00	$2,842	-1.30
916	916	69	319.00	$319.00	$2,922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–335	323	13	600.00–620.00	$613.62	$1,982	+106.43
388–392	389	9	525.00–530.00	$526.68	$2,049	+69.18
416–444	428	24	515.00–560.00	$541.05	$2,316	+77.01
451–490	475	42	450.00–495.00	$474.01	$2,252	+27.49
500–549	520	49	440.00–465.00	$452.67	$2,354	+25.88
554–598	573	102	410.00–445.00	$425.79	$2,440	+23.57
610–640	634	29	385.00–400.00	$389.50	$2,469	+15.72
654–695	676	69	365.00–385.00	$376.85	$2,548	+11.52
700–727	721	52	345.00–360.00	$356.29	$2,569	+30.50
761–797	790	22	338.00–340.00	$338.35	$2,673	+4.46
813–842	817	34	305.00–328.00	$321.86	$2,630	—
892	892	14	317.00	$317.00	$2,828	+17.00
922	922	6	312.50	$312.50	$2,881	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	9	447.50	$447.50	$2,376	—
647	647	11	370.00–395.00	$383.64	$2,482	—
863	863	25	322.00	$322.00	$2,779	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	505.00	$505.00	$1,914	+93.89
457–495	476	14	435.00–445.00	$440.20	$2,095	+17.70
563	563	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,027	—
689	689	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,343	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–448	444	12	465.00–480.00	$474.95	$2,109	—
504–538	523	11	400.00–410.00	$404.38	$2,115	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,294	—
474	474	6	342.00	$342.00	$1,621	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	9	475.00	$475.00	$1,743	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	590.00	$590.00	$2,348	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–348	334	10	555.00–600.00	$578.21	$1,931	+94.97
351–399	368	25	525.00–575.00	$559.20	$2,058	+96.89
401–447	419	68	475.00–520.00	$501.89	$2,103	+52.67
450–495	478	48	440.00–485.00	$460.10	$2,199	+28.54
478 fancy	478	7	500.00	$500.00	$2,390	—
500–542	522	113	405.00–445.00	$431.63	$2,253	+48.93
551–585	568	57	380.00–420.00	$393.54	$2,235	+2.03
601–627	615	117	350.00–384.00	$369.23	$2,271	+26.09
652–657	656	17	330.00–347.50	$341.49	$2,240	+7.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–398	377	14	500.00–510.00	$504.67	$1,903	+71.11
417–442	427	70	425.00–465.00	$447.98	$1,913	+31.39
456–496	477	76	400.00–435.00	$416.55	$1,987	+22.70
512–547	529	49	365.00–400.00	$387.24	$2,048	+20.46
559–597	581	91	350.00–375.00	$360.70	$2,096	+8.41
600–640	619	42	327.50–340.00	$335.47	$2,077	+30.03
662–692	681	35	310.00–328.00	$321.68	$2,191	+18.74
712–713	713	25	315.00–323.00	$321.72	$2,294	+8.02
762–792	773	14	300.00–310.00	$306.34	$2,368	+0.83
811	811	8	310.00	$310.00	$2,514	+20.00
869–890	872	20	300.00	$300.00	$2,616	+19.80

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	12	445.00	$445.00	$1,664	+65.00
458–486	480	10	400.00–435.00	$406.67	$1,952	—
514	514	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,953	—
713	713	18	325.00	$325.00	$2,317	—
847	847	13	300.00	$300.00	$2,541	—
888	888	16	286.00	$286.00	$2,540	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,474	—
450–499	485	48	370.00–390.00	$378.86	$1,837	+31.36
510–531	523	11	340.00–350.00	$343.54	$1,797	-16.46
730–748	736	6	270.00–290.00	$276.78	$2,037	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	8	445.00	$445.00	$1,718	—
437	437	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,770	—
467	467	8	417.50	$417.50	$1,950	—
638–644	641	7	300.00–320.00	$308.53	$1,978	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	18	328.00	$328.00	$2,424	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	8	455.00	$455.00	$2,207	—
503–505	503	10	410.00–430.00	$425.99	$2,143	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–397	390	11	500.00–520.00	$511.11	$1,993	—
442	442	10	487.50	$487.50	$2,155	—
454–481	466	9	470.00–502.50	$484.91	$2,260	+59.28
500–545	526	18	410.00–445.00	$434.71	$2,287	+29.71
570–572	571	5	415.00–420.00	$417.00	$2,381	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	473	20	430.00–450.00	$442.71	$2,094	+47.59
548	548	6	367.50	$367.50	$2,014	—
767	767	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,378	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,839	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047	1047	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,780	—

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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.