Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

3,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.28/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 573 lb · 155 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.22/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 777 lb · 142 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.99/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 578 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,650 5,132 3,110
Feeder cattle 3,650 5,132 3,110

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower with spots 6.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers traded 4.00 higher while yearling heifers were not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Quality was below average, especially on the steer side, with a lot of short weaned and bull calves in the offering. Most of the area received rain over the weekend with some areas more than others. Welcomed rain helped to green up pastures but will be short lived as excessive heat warnings and advisories are in the forecast for the next 7 days. Feeder Cattle Futures showed good gains and Fed Cattle Futures showed modest gains as Grain Futures traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–347 331 15 175.00–185.00 $179.30 $593 -6.16
355–398 379 53 176.00–190.00 $181.37 $687 -12.44
411–436 430 37 175.00–191.00 $183.77 $790 -3.24
453–490 469 67 174.00–185.00 $182.88 $858 +3.16
503–548 525 52 166.00–180.00 $172.79 $907 -5.09
557–599 578 98 165.00–179.00 $173.38 $1,002 +1.83
580 unweaned 580 8 155.00 $155.00 $899 —
600–632 615 102 162.00–177.00 $171.47 $1,055 +5.14
651–696 673 53 152.00–169.00 $162.13 $1,091 -4.43
706–744 733 38 158.00–167.00 $162.08 $1,188 +8.63
773–788 778 28 157.00–162.00 $160.37 $1,248 +6.09
805–832 827 93 152.00–160.00 $159.55 $1,319 +4.78
858 858 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–425 419 30 194.00–204.00 $198.78 $833 -0.88
454–455 454 10 190.00–202.00 $198.39 $901 -7.89
527–538 533 29 184.00 $184.00 $981 -14.42
554–596 563 46 180.00–194.00 $184.84 $1,041 -9.09
608 608 23 182.50 $182.50 $1,110 -6.04
650–694 666 72 176.00–181.00 $178.95 $1,192 -4.42
706–732 713 99 175.00–177.00 $176.00 $1,255 -0.88
756–789 777 142 166.00–170.00 $167.22 $1,299 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 320 15 155.00–175.00 $168.58 $539 -7.77
396 396 5 171.00 $171.00 $677 -6.50
408–441 427 20 160.00–172.50 $167.78 $716 -3.01
460–497 480 20 150.00–170.00 $161.98 $778 -3.82
500–547 526 42 150.00–167.00 $158.65 $834 +0.01
555–589 573 41 153.00–166.00 $160.03 $917 +8.38
612–640 626 28 152.50–157.00 $155.19 $971 -5.81
721 721 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,074 —
868 868 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,233 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–393 371 13 172.00–175.00 $173.53 $644 -14.47
406 406 7 170.00 $170.00 $690 —
457–489 476 30 179.00–181.00 $180.23 $858 —
569–576 571 23 160.00–170.50 $168.20 $960 +9.20
606–619 610 16 162.00–165.00 $164.05 $1,001 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 175.00 $175.00 $642 —
556–589 573 20 150.00–160.00 $155.90 $893 -1.91
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 150.00 $150.00 $618 —
516 516 6 155.00 $155.00 $800 —
556 556 5 150.00 $150.00 $834 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 10 191.00 $191.00 $802 —
669 669 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,171 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 170.00 $170.00 $581 -0.34
353–396 370 62 153.00–169.00 $163.13 $604 +2.81
401–449 428 71 150.00–165.00 $159.03 $681 +2.09
452–496 476 89 146.00–162.00 $153.98 $733 -2.89
505–545 526 70 145.00–158.00 $152.13 $800 -2.08
551–595 576 78 140.00–157.00 $151.77 $874 -2.96
602–643 623 39 140.00–156.00 $149.01 $928 -0.75
653–695 668 47 138.00–152.00 $147.30 $984 -3.98
702–748 718 35 136.00–150.00 $145.25 $1,043 +6.64
804 804 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,126 —
877 877 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,228 —
930–934 931 13 130.00–135.00 $131.54 $1,225 +12.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–398 396 22 172.50–175.50 $175.02 $693 —
406–446 423 35 169.00–173.00 $171.60 $726 +1.68
452–491 484 80 163.00–172.00 $167.84 $812 +0.73
516–548 531 103 159.00–175.00 $163.66 $869 -1.40
552–598 573 155 159.00–176.00 $163.28 $936 -0.02
603–620 607 76 157.00–164.50 $161.70 $982 -1.00
668 668 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,042 -6.84
704 704 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,105 -1.07
766 766 14 154.00 $154.00 $1,180 -1.83
850–851 851 19 142.50–149.50 $147.29 $1,253 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–388 380 19 157.50–163.00 $160.63 $610 —
410 410 11 163.00 $163.00 $668 +9.89
455–467 459 9 151.00–159.00 $156.29 $717 +1.94
523–531 525 35 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
676 676 21 149.00 $149.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–332 330 9 155.00–157.50 $156.66 $517 +14.02
368–398 383 8 145.00–150.00 $147.40 $565 +2.40
429–440 433 8 140.00–157.50 $146.67 $635 +4.82
528–548 533 11 140.00–141.00 $140.28 $748 -2.34
564–567 565 15 125.00–133.00 $127.68 $721 -7.54
609 609 14 125.00 $125.00 $761 -9.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 160.00 $160.00 $531 —
462–493 478 6 147.00–153.00 $150.10 $717 —
530 530 5 152.00 $152.00 $806 -0.62
701 701 5 136.00 $136.00 $953 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 331 12 165.00–170.00 $168.45 $558 —
360–399 382 17 165.00–170.00 $168.89 $645 +16.39
420–432 426 17 152.50–167.00 $157.79 $672 -1.11
452–487 471 21 148.00–155.00 $152.47 $718 -6.98
503–543 523 45 142.00–159.00 $150.67 $788 +3.50
550–589 570 29 140.00–155.00 $148.49 $846 +5.13
638 638 6 143.00 $143.00 $912 -0.88
690–696 693 24 130.00–146.00 $137.41 $952 —
731 731 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,009 —
753 753 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,039 —
926 926 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–464 461 14 165.00–170.00 $167.84 $774 -2.16
541 541 7 175.00 $175.00 $947 +11.00
555 555 7 159.00 $159.00 $882 —

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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.