Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

2,856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $505.46/cwt +20.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,719/hd at 538 lb · 310 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.92/cwt -11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,234/hd at 573 lb · 160 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $452.31/cwt -11.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 564 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,856	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–320	316	12	590.00–655.00	$609.29	$1,925	+4.29
360–394	372	41	570.00–595.00	$575.89	$2,142	-16.84
406–449	419	32	545.00–555.00	$551.20	$2,310	-40.15
469–492	480	41	505.00–545.00	$529.38	$2,541	+5.27
502–548	538	310	472.50–520.00	$505.46	$2,719	+20.92
551–580	564	136	440.00–470.00	$452.31	$2,551	-11.56
600–632	621	113	402.00–430.00	$417.68	$2,594	-4.59
654–694	675	32	387.50–405.00	$396.24	$2,675	-7.11
704–736	719	43	370.00–390.00	$378.06	$2,718	-6.77
835–847	841	79	335.00–336.50	$335.77	$2,824	—
922	922	121	328.00–329.25	$328.62	$3,030	-0.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–348	343	13	565.00–575.00	$571.23	$1,959	—
362–364	363	14	525.00–555.00	$544.25	$1,976	-1.34
405–438	420	39	500.00–540.00	$525.79	$2,208	+5.94
452–489	476	40	475.00–500.00	$486.92	$2,318	+2.33
502–547	528	85	425.00–470.00	$443.01	$2,339	-0.55
550–596	582	133	410.00–437.50	$424.73	$2,472	-1.69
602–636	627	76	380.00–400.00	$392.34	$2,460	+1.74
667–697	683	51	345.00–375.00	$365.58	$2,497	-18.24
705–748	731	53	340.00–366.00	$351.42	$2,569	-14.37
751–786	763	55	322.50–340.00	$335.20	$2,558	—
807–831	822	30	310.00–329.00	$318.32	$2,617	+8.32
855	855	5	302.50	$302.50	$2,586	-15.82
998	998	15	291.00	$291.00	$2,904	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	5	560.00	$560.00	$2,038	—
484–493	490	12	475.00–490.00	$482.06	$2,362	+42.06
590	590	9	395.00	$395.00	$2,330	-50.00
608–643	633	7	392.50	$392.50	$2,485	+6.79
688	688	12	350.00	$350.00	$2,408	—
869	869	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,737	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	5	510.00	$510.00	$1,877	+14.84
416–449	432	11	475.00–490.00	$481.55	$2,080	+13.62
488–492	491	14	450.00–467.00	$464.59	$2,281	—
569–595	590	19	395.00–405.00	$397.03	$2,342	+14.82

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	5	490.00	$490.00	$2,112	—
459–494	477	8	455.00–465.00	$460.18	$2,195	—
566	566	10	430.00	$430.00	$2,434	—
653	653	12	375.00	$375.00	$2,449	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–488	486	13	365.00–410.00	$382.37	$1,858	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	5	502.50	$502.50	$2,578	-0.37
622	622	6	412.50	$412.50	$2,566	-7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–331	331	15	535.00–560.00	$541.65	$1,793	—
367–388	374	11	495.00–525.00	$508.50	$1,902	-19.51
414–446	437	17	460.00–470.00	$467.21	$2,042	-13.02
450–484	473	71	435.00–445.00	$440.28	$2,083	-10.95
501–546	518	68	409.00–427.50	$421.35	$2,183	-1.72
550–595	573	160	376.00–402.50	$389.92	$2,234	-11.35
604–638	624	45	355.00–367.50	$364.66	$2,275	-2.41
651–688	666	14	340.00–345.00	$342.17	$2,279	-12.70
714	714	32	326.00	$326.00	$2,328	-9.00
844	844	50	334.50	$334.50	$2,823	—
850	850	60	335.00	$335.00	$2,848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,495	-24.78
355–399	379	42	445.00–475.00	$462.92	$1,754	-16.87
402–449	433	62	415.00–455.00	$442.15	$1,915	-3.27
451–499	481	52	325.00–430.00	$405.11	$1,949	-15.99
505–547	526	79	355.00–390.00	$383.26	$2,016	+5.23
560–592	580	106	345.00–375.00	$356.73	$2,069	-8.09
602–642	618	33	325.00–350.00	$338.67	$2,093	+3.67
672–689	679	33	302.50–330.00	$324.44	$2,203	+11.80
703–724	711	18	312.50–320.00	$316.16	$2,248	-1.40
812–818	813	17	290.00–300.00	$292.99	$2,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,530	+72.30
368–393	383	13	420.00–435.00	$431.45	$1,652	+14.76
428–448	438	8	400.00–410.00	$405.11	$1,774	+10.89
456–495	478	15	355.00–380.00	$369.54	$1,766	-11.37
521	521	17	325.00	$325.00	$1,693	-26.01
552	552	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,849	-0.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,654	+12.72
472	472	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,510	—
594	594	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,782	—
642	642	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,830	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644–649	646	13	340.00–345.00	$341.55	$2,206	—
693	693	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,183	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,160	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–425	421	5	455.00–460.00	$457.98	$1,928	+20.63
525	525	5	392.50	$392.50	$2,061	+17.77
618–638	631	6	345.00	$345.00	$2,177	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–462	461	5	450.00–455.00	$452.99	$2,088	+0.84

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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.