Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

2,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.49/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 590 lb · 139 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.95/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 527 lb · 97 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.91/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 677 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,064	1,661	2,995
Feeder cattle	2,064	1,661	2,995

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 4.00-8.00 higher with some peewee calves 12.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were not well tested however undertones were firm. Demand was good on a light supply of mostly calves with 61 percent of the offering weighing under 600 lbs. Receipts were higher than expected as cooler temperatures, lower humidity and rain moved across the area. Both Feeder and Live Cattle Contracts traded higher as Grain Contracts traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	313	8	217.50–228.00	$223.79	$700	—
350	350	5	208.00	$208.00	$728	—
410–432	419	32	207.50–218.00	$212.87	$892	+1.87
452–490	472	31	205.00–225.00	$217.95	$1,029	+12.55
509–545	527	39	206.00–216.00	$209.48	$1,104	+4.25
570–598	587	39	201.00–213.00	$206.98	$1,215	+6.57
600–625	619	49	197.50–206.00	$202.74	$1,255	+6.34
656–688	677	95	181.00–195.00	$187.91	$1,272	+5.32
701–742	713	53	171.50–184.00	$177.33	$1,264	—
810	810	10	169.00	$169.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–396	391	10	205.00	$205.00	$802	—
402–410	405	9	195.00–196.00	$195.66	$792	—
459–486	470	61	184.00–200.00	$191.66	$901	-3.36
505–548	536	17	187.50–198.00	$196.11	$1,051	+8.43
551–581	561	24	183.00–193.00	$188.69	$1,059	+7.30
600–648	614	50	175.00–186.00	$177.49	$1,090	-0.43
656–680	676	66	162.50–177.00	$166.84	$1,128	-4.90
715–747	734	23	167.00–170.00	$168.72	$1,238	+6.20
752–775	762	17	155.00–163.00	$160.04	$1,220	+0.43
843	843	15	160.00	$160.00	$1,349	—
898	898	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,338	—
1022	1022	14	130.00	$130.00	$1,329	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–586	585	17	158.00–173.50	$170.79	$999	-21.21
642	642	10	154.00	$154.00	$989	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–378	372	13	173.00–185.00	$180.73	$672	-6.27
491	491	7	180.00	$180.00	$884	+20.75
501–517	508	7	170.00–180.00	$174.36	$886	-2.07

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–428	421	7	180.00–190.00	$185.64	$782	—
653	653	9	172.50	$172.50	$1,126	+1.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	10	203.00	$203.00	$1,047	+0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–336	316	21	187.50–190.00	$189.11	$598	—
398	398	5	183.00	$183.00	$728	—
405–441	434	24	176.00–182.00	$178.52	$775	—
456–492	471	27	176.00–190.00	$181.32	$854	+6.33
509–545	527	97	170.00–183.00	$179.95	$948	+8.10
560–594	590	139	170.00–177.00	$175.49	$1,035	+5.17
601–632	608	90	164.00–175.00	$171.47	$1,043	+6.78
650–674	658	54	163.00–178.00	$173.68	$1,143	+13.68
723	723	31	166.00	$166.00	$1,200	—
760–768	765	7	159.00–161.00	$159.85	$1,223	+8.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	344	19	165.00–175.00	$169.72	$584	+4.72
353–395	369	23	162.50–177.50	$172.74	$637	+6.55
405–443	432	44	162.50–176.00	$169.92	$734	+5.02
450–498	474	60	155.00–170.00	$164.63	$780	+4.02
510–535	521	43	152.00–169.00	$162.80	$848	+0.94
551–582	564	61	152.00–165.00	$160.70	$906	+6.17
601–648	624	24	152.50–156.00	$154.07	$961	-3.56
658–672	664	16	146.00–153.00	$150.13	$997	-3.50
700–735	715	19	146.00–151.00	$148.47	$1,062	-3.82

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	5	160.00	$160.00	$578	—
452–470	458	9	150.00–160.00	$156.58	$717	—
545	545	14	155.00	$155.00	$845	—
568	568	5	155.00	$155.00	$880	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	155.00	$155.00	$530	+1.50
430	430	12	135.00	$135.00	$580	+5.00
570–582	576	6	128.00–140.00	$134.06	$772	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	5	176.00	$176.00	$912	—
727	727	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,185	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	5	205.00	$205.00	$826	—
460–492	473	21	177.50–190.00	$181.61	$859	—
506–528	515	13	173.00–195.00	$182.23	$938	+11.74
587	587	8	177.00	$177.00	$1,039	±0.00
665–667	666	6	167.50–168.00	$167.75	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	7	166.00	$166.00	$664	-2.85
463–491	472	13	150.00–152.50	$151.70	$716	-12.30
546	546	9	166.00	$166.00	$906	+18.54
550–560	555	6	140.00–155.00	$147.43	$818	—
622–642	632	6	142.50–156.00	$149.14	$943	-13.86

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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.