Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $265.75/cwt ≈ $2,525/hd at 950 lb · 275 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.40/cwt ≈ $2,071/hd at 763 lb · 266 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $275.48/cwt ≈ $2,410/hd at 875 lb · 236 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,013	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–890	875	236	274.00–276.25	$275.48	$2,410
900	900	71	279.00	$279.00	$2,511
950	950	275	265.75	$265.75	$2,525

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	55	255.75	$255.75	$2,455

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	70	281.00	$281.00	$2,023
760–770	763	266	265.25–274.00	$271.40	$2,071
800	800	40	264.00	$264.00	$2,112

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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.