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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

2,870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.68/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 780 lb · 245 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.30/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 624 lb · 128 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.81/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 565 lb · 110 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,870	2,018	3,006
Feeder cattle	2,870	2,018	3,006

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, in a light test of the market. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Varying amounts of rain across the area last week helped pasture conditions but before the rain fell most of the counties in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas were classified as level D3 (Extreme Drought) according to the United States Drought Monitor. This make them eligible for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). This program provides direct payments to eligible livestock producers. Contact your local Farm Service Agency to see if you qualify.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–380	373	19	202.50–211.00	$204.62	$763	-0.38
488	488	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,000	-0.30
521 value added	521	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,107	—
504–549	530	51	208.00–218.00	$211.91	$1,123	+7.36
557–586	577	28	198.00–216.00	$207.16	$1,195	—
628–646	638	63	182.00–194.00	$188.24	$1,201	-3.03
653–683	668	56	176.00–195.00	$181.96	$1,215	-10.71
711–722	716	63	170.00–173.00	$170.98	$1,224	-1.61
720	720	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,195	-6.59
774 value added	774	11	167.00	$167.00	$1,293	—
753–787	780	234	166.50–173.10	$170.85	$1,333	-3.33
802–830	818	21	166.00–167.00	$166.42	$1,361	+1.17
869	869	14	162.00	$162.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–334	327	15	185.00–196.00	$187.24	$612	-3.76
354–366	359	12	180.00–196.00	$186.68	$670	-1.09
417–447	438	44	181.00–196.00	$184.92	$810	+3.31
472–499	487	42	177.50–197.50	$186.33	$907	+2.70
504–535	520	59	177.00–197.50	$188.20	$979	+2.44
550–596	578	61	170.00–186.00	$180.57	$1,044	+8.16
602–648	630	62	165.00–177.00	$172.54	$1,087	-4.14
658–685	676	19	168.00–173.00	$169.34	$1,145	+4.59
708–748	728	72	163.00–167.50	$165.13	$1,202	-0.14
759	759	13	163.50	$163.50	$1,241	-1.47
832–844	840	21	150.00–157.50	$154.42	$1,297	+2.08
913	913	8	145.00–150.00	$148.13	$1,352	—
975	975	8	138.50	$138.50	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–396	373	26	170.00–180.00	$174.13	$650	-3.02
412–427	422	19	175.00–180.00	$177.21	$748	+7.91
460–482	471	22	166.00–177.50	$171.29	$807	+7.82
537	537	6	175.00	$175.00	$940	+7.21
573–584	579	25	150.00–168.00	$164.52	$953	+6.37
620	620	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,004	+7.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–417	413	10	165.00–168.00	$167.09	$690	—
464–470	466	11	163.00–166.00	$163.83	$763	—
520–527	525	10	155.00–174.00	$168.35	$884	—
640–643	642	9	163.00–169.00	$167.01	$1,072	—
806	806	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,265	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	6	165.00	$165.00	$789	—
642–644	643	18	173.00	$173.00	$1,112	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
747	747	6	169.00	$169.00	$1,262	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,121	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	6	180.00	$180.00	$749	+2.50
458–499	471	65	169.00–176.00	$173.29	$816	-0.33
505–543	517	90	166.00–173.00	$170.69	$882	-2.73
552–590	565	110	163.00–178.00	$168.81	$954	+2.58
602–635	624	128	159.50–168.00	$165.30	$1,031	+0.50
651–680	655	33	159.00–165.00	$162.02	$1,061	-2.67
703–738	717	50	157.00–161.00	$158.78	$1,138	+1.28
752–769	762	104	153.50–159.00	$155.55	$1,185	—
868	868	9	144.50	$144.50	$1,254	+1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	334	16	160.00–167.50	$163.08	$545	+3.73
354–387	367	34	160.00–175.00	$167.19	$614	+4.21
404–440	421	25	160.00–175.00	$169.38	$713	+6.01
450–496	472	63	150.00–170.00	$160.86	$759	+6.32
501–548	530	91	150.00–163.00	$157.82	$836	+2.12
550–599	574	68	145.00–161.00	$155.79	$894	-0.06
602–648	631	91	146.00–159.00	$153.26	$967	-1.21
661–697	687	104	150.00–156.50	$152.22	$1,046	+1.28
713–725	722	29	145.00–157.00	$154.58	$1,116	-0.42
765–780	774	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,161	+11.63
821–846	841	30	144.00–147.50	$146.82	$1,235	+3.32

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–493	469	15	166.00–177.00	$173.07	$812	—
561	561	32	166.00	$166.00	$931	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	333	12	150.00–157.50	$155.81	$519	+0.92
382–392	387	6	150.00–157.50	$153.80	$595	—
401–426	414	22	135.00–155.00	$148.88	$616	+1.88

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	5	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
562–568	566	11	150.00–157.00	$151.89	$860	—
632	632	10	152.00	$152.00	$961	—
809	809	7	149.00	$149.00	$1,205	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	5	152.50	$152.50	$912	—
698	698	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,012	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	9	173.00	$173.00	$647	—
430–448	439	23	160.00–174.00	$167.19	$734	—
462–471	469	11	157.50–165.00	$159.52	$748	+3.52
524	524	5	165.00	$165.00	$865	+8.28
632	632	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,005	—
699	699	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,101	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	185.00	$185.00	$620	—
439	439	8	179.00	$179.00	$786	+1.24
454–475	462	8	165.00–175.00	$168.86	$780	+1.36

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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.