Cattle Market Pulse

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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

5,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.84/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 672 lb · 244 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.87/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 476 lb · 191 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.56/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 682 lb · 171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,132 3,565 3,892
Feeder cattle 5,132 3,565 3,892

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher while heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Yearlings traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Average offering at ORS, for the second week of July, is 4025 head of predominately yearlings. Today's receipts were over 1000 head higher and were predominately calves, due to the continuing effects of drought across the area. The Feeder Cattle Futures were sharply higher and Corn Futures were sharply lower which helped to keep cash prices strong in spite of the increased numbers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 10 180.00–190.00 $185.46 $612 -14.54
361–368 363 14 182.50–198.00 $193.81 $704 —
400–444 422 54 179.00–193.00 $187.01 $789 +0.94
455–494 476 106 170.00–186.00 $179.72 $855 -2.43
502–541 520 114 169.00–187.00 $177.88 $925 -7.60
552–593 574 145 164.00–180.00 $171.55 $985 -1.82
600–643 619 78 158.00–173.00 $166.33 $1,030 +1.69
651–697 682 171 159.00–174.00 $166.56 $1,136 +8.68
702–745 730 16 150.00–156.00 $153.45 $1,120 -4.08
754–787 776 45 153.00–160.00 $154.28 $1,197 -5.30
801–847 823 25 146.00–161.00 $154.77 $1,274 -1.25
919 919 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,378 +14.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 200.00 $200.00 $766 —
414–442 428 26 196.00–204.00 $199.66 $855 —
462–496 477 16 204.00–209.00 $206.28 $984 +3.28
509–546 540 71 190.00–202.00 $198.42 $1,071 -8.95
562–594 575 65 186.00–204.00 $193.93 $1,115 +1.43
600–645 631 60 184.00–200.00 $188.54 $1,190 +6.05
665–672 668 39 180.00–186.00 $183.37 $1,225 +7.22
701–746 731 88 174.00–182.00 $176.88 $1,293 +12.64
755–784 772 73 160.00–173.00 $162.72 $1,256 -2.29
824–837 834 36 165.00–166.00 $165.78 $1,383 +4.68
857 857 108 166.75 $166.75 $1,429 +2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–339 326 9 175.00–177.50 $176.35 $575 -3.65
371 371 6 177.50 $177.50 $659 +7.50
408–418 412 15 170.00–172.00 $170.79 $704 -4.24
456–497 479 55 160.00–171.00 $165.80 $794 +1.68
504–547 530 44 150.00–167.00 $158.64 $841 -12.00
550–592 574 25 142.50–162.00 $151.65 $870 -4.33
608 608 5 161.00 $161.00 $979 +10.68
652–662 659 25 145.00–156.00 $149.32 $984 —
1074 1074 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,181 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 188.00 $188.00 $675 —
502–538 526 46 164.00–175.00 $166.39 $875 -0.97
561 561 19 159.00 $159.00 $892 -5.94
651–657 656 75 165.00–176.00 $166.89 $1,095 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 155.00 $155.00 $753 —
552–588 576 30 151.00–161.00 $157.81 $909 -5.20
650–672 662 31 150.00–160.00 $153.98 $1,019 —
741 741 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,134 —
779 779 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,168 —
839–844 842 12 145.00–146.00 $145.58 $1,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 11 199.00 $199.00 $1,158 —
799 799 55 158.00 $158.00 $1,262 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,003 —
796 796 8 163.00 $163.00 $1,297 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–445 417 55 167.50–172.00 $169.92 $709 —
450–482 464 68 165.00–168.00 $167.11 $775 +1.86
502–547 527 149 160.00–174.00 $165.06 $870 +1.64
550–583 564 116 160.00–168.00 $163.30 $921 +2.73
603–643 620 83 159.00–167.00 $162.70 $1,009 +2.43
650–683 672 244 157.50–165.50 $162.84 $1,094 +5.33
708–745 735 86 155.00–160.00 $158.07 $1,162 +5.57
751–779 763 38 155.00–158.00 $155.83 $1,189 +8.83
820 820 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,214 +2.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 326 39 157.50–175.00 $170.34 $555 —
360–397 379 66 152.50–166.00 $160.32 $608 -6.09
412–444 428 31 150.00–164.00 $156.94 $672 -2.31
450–496 476 191 150.00–165.00 $156.87 $747 -1.54
500–548 525 104 145.00–161.00 $154.21 $810 +2.59
552–598 577 158 142.50–161.00 $154.73 $893 +1.18
600–648 625 151 143.00–157.00 $149.76 $936 +0.38
651–698 669 74 145.00–155.00 $151.28 $1,012 —
704–712 706 15 137.50–143.00 $138.61 $979 -3.55
757–778 767 11 138.00–143.00 $140.31 $1,076 -2.27
927 927 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–330 321 20 135.00–150.00 $142.64 $458 —
366–371 369 9 145.00 $145.00 $535 —
403–434 424 19 135.00–145.00 $141.85 $601 —
461–495 477 29 135.00–145.00 $140.29 $669 +10.29
522–539 533 18 140.00–145.00 $142.62 $760 —
560–592 569 17 130.00–138.00 $135.22 $769 —
621 621 7 134.00 $134.00 $832 —
671 671 7 137.00 $137.00 $919 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–517 515 8 152.00–153.00 $152.62 $786 —
554–581 564 13 140.00–153.00 $147.85 $834 -5.46
661 661 31 150.00 $150.00 $992 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 16 150.00–155.00 $153.11 $643 -5.67
474–492 482 13 152.50–156.00 $154.35 $744 —
557 557 23 146.00–151.00 $150.35 $837 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 10 166.00 $166.00 $740 —
581 581 6 161.00 $161.00 $935 —
760 760 22 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,033 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 152.50 $152.50 $541 -20.35
400–447 416 22 150.00–170.00 $158.90 $661 -6.10
450–495 474 37 150.00–166.00 $159.45 $756 +4.93
531–544 538 12 140.00–150.00 $147.17 $792 —
552–598 567 16 136.00–150.00 $143.36 $813 -8.52
601–638 617 28 130.00–153.00 $143.88 $888 —
803–823 810 9 127.00–134.00 $131.63 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 184.00 $184.00 $661 —
493 493 5 170.00 $170.00 $838 +2.36
513 513 8 164.00 $164.00 $841 -4.18
638 638 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,014 +4.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 13 93.00 $93.00 $572 —

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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.