Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

2,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.97/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 777 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.69/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 680 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.54/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 482 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,018 3,650 2,044
Feeder cattle 2,018 3,650 2,044

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with feeder heifers not well tested. Demand was very good on a light supply. Heat warnings and advisories had a bigger effect on supply than demand as receipts were the lightest seen this month. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, had Inventories slightly higher than a year ago with Placements 2 percent lower and Marketings 2 percent higher. Grains Futures traded higher while Feeder Cattle Futures and Live Cattle Futures traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 205.00 $205.00 $779 —
413–430 425 15 205.00–210.00 $206.29 $877 +7.51
460–488 473 24 197.50–215.00 $205.30 $971 +6.91
508–538 529 55 199.00–217.00 $204.55 $1,082 +20.55
633–648 639 15 186.00–199.00 $191.27 $1,222 +8.77
656–660 659 31 185.00–194.50 $192.67 $1,270 +13.72
701–743 731 56 170.00–185.00 $172.59 $1,262 -3.41
758–790 763 72 169.00–175.00 $174.18 $1,329 +6.96
815–847 846 70 165.00–171.00 $165.25 $1,398 —
961 961 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 191.00 $191.00 $615 +11.70
353–388 368 17 184.00–190.00 $187.77 $691 +6.40
405–430 421 9 177.50–185.00 $181.61 $765 -2.16
457–489 477 21 180.00–193.00 $183.63 $876 +0.75
510–529 521 14 180.00–190.00 $185.76 $968 +12.97
554–593 576 21 163.00–180.00 $172.41 $993 -0.97
602–632 612 38 165.00–183.00 $176.68 $1,081 +5.21
651–693 673 24 159.00–170.00 $164.75 $1,109 +2.62
700–710 709 54 156.00–166.50 $165.27 $1,172 +3.19
756–790 777 95 162.00–165.50 $164.97 $1,282 +4.60
819–849 836 9 145.00–158.00 $152.34 $1,274 -7.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–396 381 9 177.00–177.50 $177.15 $675 +6.15
411–446 424 14 164.00–172.50 $169.30 $718 +1.52
461–498 485 27 160.00–170.00 $163.47 $793 +1.49
505–532 523 35 165.00–170.00 $167.79 $878 +9.14
551–591 571 45 150.00–164.00 $158.15 $903 -1.88
611 611 6 155.00 $155.00 $947 -0.19
1210 1210 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,331 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 7 185.00 $185.00 $749 +15.00
564 564 11 162.00 $162.00 $914 -6.20
662 662 17 164.00 $164.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–440 434 12 125.00–130.00 $127.89 $555 —
697 697 9 139.00 $139.00 $969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–333 325 17 155.00–172.50 $159.35 $518 -10.65
350–392 381 40 156.00–170.00 $162.98 $621 -0.15
400–430 418 46 157.00–169.00 $163.37 $683 +4.34
463–499 482 78 145.00–162.50 $154.54 $745 +0.56
502–548 526 47 145.00–163.00 $155.70 $819 +3.57
553–598 576 31 151.00–162.00 $155.85 $898 +4.08
600–618 610 9 151.00–157.50 $154.47 $942 +5.46
654–698 670 41 140.00–157.00 $150.94 $1,011 +3.64
742 742 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,150 +9.75
762–790 773 10 136.00–140.00 $138.37 $1,070 —
829 829 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,190 +3.50
883 883 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,236 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 14 177.50 $177.50 $781 +5.90
458–486 478 39 168.00–177.00 $173.62 $830 +5.78
500–539 519 61 165.00–185.00 $173.42 $900 +9.76
552–585 564 30 162.00–170.00 $166.23 $938 +2.95
608–647 630 55 160.00–168.00 $164.80 $1,038 +3.10
680–681 680 80 160.00–165.00 $164.69 $1,120 +8.69
747 747 38 157.50 $157.50 $1,177 —
873 873 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,248 -4.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 6 152.50–157.50 $154.89 $511 -1.77
426 426 7 147.00 $147.00 $626 +0.33
458–490 467 15 145.00–147.00 $145.56 $680 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 125.00 $125.00 $481 —
590 590 11 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 14 162.50 $162.50 $918 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 145.00 $145.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–437 424 17 172.50–187.00 $177.76 $754 —
451 451 9 167.50 $167.50 $755 -0.34
520–541 532 7 163.00–165.00 $163.84 $872 -11.16
629 629 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,013 —
680 680 11 162.50 $162.50 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 5 156.00 $156.00 $761 +3.53
501–549 525 10 156.00–157.50 $156.72 $823 +6.05
567–582 573 12 145.00–154.00 $151.22 $866 +2.73
671 671 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,047 +18.59

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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.