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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 3, 2026

842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.43/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 662 lb · 129 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.87/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,316/hd at 621 lb · 84 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.99/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 665 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 842 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–347 335 12 605.00–655.00 $644.72 $2,160 +35.43
358–372 364 7 625.00–640.00 $631.57 $2,299 +55.68
400–442 427 37 565.00–610.00 $586.09 $2,503 +34.89
450–470 460 20 535.00–550.00 $542.34 $2,495 +12.96
505–528 511 53 500.00–546.00 $530.17 $2,709 +24.71
551–576 562 31 487.50–524.00 $505.71 $2,842 +53.40
605–647 628 42 410.00–435.00 $415.33 $2,608 -2.35
659–667 662 129 388.00–403.00 $390.43 $2,585 -5.81
734 734 16 384.00 $384.00 $2,819 +5.94
834 834 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,815 +1.73
1054 1054 6 282.50 $282.50 $2,978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 535.00 $535.00 $2,022 -9.25
412–435 418 13 515.00–530.00 $520.46 $2,176 -5.33
513–519 516 9 445.00–490.00 $470.13 $2,426 +27.12
565–590 581 7 415.00–460.00 $446.07 $2,592 +21.34
632–635 633 12 385.00–390.00 $388.33 $2,458 -4.01
710–720 717 8 345.00–362.50 $354.35 $2,541 +2.93
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 9 387.00 $387.00 $2,883 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832 832 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 635.00 $635.00 $2,019 +93.35
374–392 383 10 530.00–560.00 $550.91 $2,110 +42.41
412–414 fancy 413 22 560.00–577.50 $567.14 $2,342 —
427 427 14 480.00 $480.00 $2,050 +12.79
488–489 488 16 435.00–452.50 $439.38 $2,144 -0.90
500–542 504 53 415.00–435.00 $427.73 $2,156 +6.38
553–598 568 9 387.50–400.00 $395.61 $2,247 +5.69
606–631 621 84 355.00–382.50 $372.87 $2,316 +8.21
663–679 665 61 337.50–352.50 $350.99 $2,334 +8.82
707–721 715 12 325.00–331.00 $328.53 $2,349 +2.53
774 774 13 320.00 $320.00 $2,477 —
993 993 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,731 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,404 -5.00
385–386 386 11 465.00–480.00 $469.08 $1,811 +6.16
410–413 411 7 415.00–445.00 $427.91 $1,759 -14.24
464–496 484 21 397.50–420.00 $409.99 $1,984 +4.88
502–543 528 19 370.00–400.00 $386.51 $2,041 +3.25
590–596 595 16 360.00–372.50 $370.95 $2,207 +14.22
710 710 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 -16.16
1066 1066 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,558 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 6 417.50 $417.50 $2,313 +42.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–523 515 5 347.50–355.00 $350.43 $1,805 +25.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 427.50 $427.50 $2,138 —
590 590 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,360 —
684 684 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,308 —

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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.