Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

2,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.01/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 676 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.08/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 533 lb · 100 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.50/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 569 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,495 1,992 2,413
Feeder cattle 2,495 1,992 2,413

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher with most weights lightly tested. Demand was good on a light to moderate supply. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report released last week, reported Inventories were up 2 percent, Placements were near steady and Marketings were down 2 percent. In spite of this bearish report, feeder cash markets continued to make modest gains and cattle futures traded mixed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–328 323 11 182.50–185.00 $183.88 $594 -9.74
380–395 385 16 186.00–199.00 $194.21 $748 +4.14
402–449 421 40 180.00–190.00 $187.24 $788 -1.98
452–490 478 14 185.00–190.00 $188.01 $899 +5.56
502–545 519 58 175.00–192.00 $185.75 $964 +4.21
552–596 568 39 166.00–184.00 $171.88 $976 +0.31
606–645 631 70 161.00–171.00 $165.76 $1,046 -4.08
655–698 683 84 155.00–170.00 $159.00 $1,086 -5.68
702 702 6 157.50–159.00 $158.25 $1,111 +4.09
750–796 775 44 142.50–150.00 $145.49 $1,128 —
800–832 823 12 140.00–147.00 $142.46 $1,172 -0.12
875–898 883 31 136.00–142.00 $138.65 $1,224 —
911–943 927 32 130.00–142.00 $138.34 $1,282 +1.90
1126 1126 13 134.50 $134.50 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 5 210.00 $210.00 $668 -2.60
375–397 391 11 211.00–229.00 $224.29 $877 +14.05
421–443 432 32 200.00–218.00 $206.72 $893 -5.95
452–478 467 43 200.00–218.00 $205.67 $960 +0.56
515–539 522 39 196.00–206.00 $197.44 $1,031 -3.40
554–588 568 82 185.00–199.00 $190.01 $1,079 -0.83
608–641 631 19 182.00–187.00 $183.52 $1,158 -6.09
696 696 42 175.00 $175.00 $1,218 -7.06
707–725 717 16 165.00–171.00 $168.41 $1,207 -2.82
768 768 33 160.00 $160.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–442 425 16 165.00–177.50 $171.76 $730 -1.16
455–495 476 22 156.00–175.00 $163.27 $777 —
518–549 526 44 154.00–167.00 $162.75 $856 -3.15
551–563 557 10 160.00–163.00 $161.48 $899 +2.92
601–622 609 14 159.00–163.00 $161.47 $983 —
1005 1005 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,122 —
724–727 725 10 145.00–160.00 $155.49 $1,127 —
984 984 6 130.50 $130.50 $1,284 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 10 148.00 $148.00 $861 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 204.00 $204.00 $747 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 6 150.00 $150.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–377 374 20 167.50–175.00 $170.68 $638 -0.01
402–436 417 60 160.00–175.00 $165.95 $692 +0.37
452–494 471 69 157.00–168.00 $162.24 $764 +1.29
501–549 533 100 155.00–167.00 $160.08 $853 -0.71
550–589 569 85 156.00–167.00 $158.50 $902 +2.03
606–635 620 51 154.50–157.00 $155.84 $966 +1.35
654–684 676 107 149.25–155.00 $150.01 $1,014 -1.55
705–747 728 51 141.00–145.00 $142.93 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 380 56 157.00–168.00 $162.45 $617 -1.75
405–445 428 37 152.50–164.00 $157.41 $674 ±0.00
462–492 483 28 150.00–157.50 $154.42 $746 +0.70
513–547 529 22 142.00–157.00 $153.22 $811 —
552–592 568 31 140.00–155.00 $147.78 $839 -0.52
664–689 679 75 130.00–145.00 $142.09 $965 +1.61
720–737 733 16 132.50–141.00 $139.04 $1,019 —
756–776 764 33 125.00–133.00 $130.09 $994 -5.41
814–833 820 17 128.00–130.00 $128.59 $1,054 -7.41
879 879 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,134 —
941 941 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,092 —
952–978 956 22 114.00–129.00 $126.91 $1,213 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 8 169.00 $169.00 $657 +1.50
418 418 5 157.00 $157.00 $656 —
453 453 16 168.00 $168.00 $761 —
518 518 6 155.00 $155.00 $803 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–415 409 8 148.00–151.00 $149.14 $610 —
500–532 522 10 152.50–163.00 $159.99 $835 —
629 629 12 156.00 $156.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 317 9 150.00–152.50 $151.17 $479 +12.83
355–372 362 7 138.00–147.00 $143.04 $518 +2.93
448 448 5 135.00 $135.00 $605 —
460–477 469 6 115.00–135.00 $124.82 $585 -10.17
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 9 135.00 $135.00 $779 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 164.00 $164.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–391 374 15 165.00–170.00 $168.26 $629 —
437 437 11 167.00 $167.00 $730 -0.85
538–542 540 6 155.00–157.50 $156.25 $844 —
588–596 593 7 148.00–150.00 $148.85 $883 -0.71
609–643 624 24 143.00–146.00 $144.48 $902 -11.81
682 682 5 136.00 $136.00 $928 —
856 856 12 122.00 $122.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–394 385 14 185.00 $185.00 $712 -18.00
480 480 9 175.00 $175.00 $840 -2.35
532–538 535 14 160.00–170.00 $166.25 $889 -2.75
558–596 578 11 159.00–165.00 $163.15 $943 -1.85
602–621 612 15 152.00–158.00 $155.86 $954 —
658–675 668 7 146.00–153.00 $148.96 $995 —
758 758 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,061 —

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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.