Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

2,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.59/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 514 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.38/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 580 lb · 95 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $233.91/cwt +21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 426 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,427 2,064 1,429
Feeder cattle 2,427 2,064 1,429

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs. traded 15.00-20.00 higher while heavier weight steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were not well tested however undertones were steady to firm. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Buyers outnumbered sellers most of the day including a few buyers that have been missing in action for several months. The Cattle on Feed Report released Friday reported Inventories were 1 percent higher, Placements 2 percent higher and Marketings 4 percent lower. Placements were higher than the estimates, keeping Feeder Cattle Futures lower to begin the week. Live Cattle Futures traded mixed on Tuesday as Corn Futures traded sharply higher. Last week's negotiated Fed Cattle prices on 102k head averaged 146.88 which is the highest weekly average since 2015.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 207.50 $207.50 $683 —
354–397 383 36 191.00–213.00 $205.08 $785 +0.08
401–445 426 32 180.00–199.00 $186.90 $796 -8.76
451–496 475 39 185.00–203.00 $196.03 $931 +4.37
502–548 533 75 181.00–195.00 $186.30 $993 -9.81
550–598 580 88 180.00–197.00 $189.37 $1,098 +0.68
582 582 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,024 -12.69
602–641 624 55 169.00–184.00 $176.76 $1,103 -0.73
658–672 665 17 174.00–180.00 $176.79 $1,176 +9.95
724–748 741 20 161.00–175.00 $172.27 $1,277 +3.55
758–798 778 18 152.50–155.00 $153.78 $1,196 -6.26
856 856 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 337 12 217.50–230.00 $220.59 $743 -3.20
350–388 365 33 217.00–230.00 $223.58 $816 +15.58
400–440 thin fleshed 423 67 235.00–245.00 $238.95 $1,011 —
430–440 437 15 211.00–216.00 $211.40 $924 -1.47
455–496 481 53 205.00–212.50 $207.00 $996 -10.95
499 thin fleshed 499 23 230.00 $230.00 $1,148 —
500–538 525 54 200.00–212.50 $204.04 $1,071 -5.44
570–592 578 36 200.00–216.00 $208.72 $1,206 +1.74
602–641 634 34 187.50–203.00 $194.78 $1,235 -7.96
652–655 654 30 189.00 $189.00 $1,236 +1.09
705 705 13 186.50 $186.50 $1,315 +9.17
767 767 17 171.00 $171.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–541 526 14 162.50–177.00 $171.92 $904 -2.44
571–592 578 25 165.00–175.00 $170.23 $984 —
612–640 630 16 160.00–165.00 $163.18 $1,028 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 9 178.00 $178.00 $917 —
595 595 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
644 644 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,069 —
662 662 6 157.50 $157.50 $1,043 -15.00
731 731 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,235 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 12 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
404 404 15 200.00 $200.00 $808 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
456 456 8 155.00 $155.00 $707 —
599 599 7 165.00 $165.00 $988 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–441 439 18 212.00–217.00 $214.23 $940 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 12 196.00 $196.00 $1,090 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–341 336 21 183.00–187.50 $184.09 $619 -5.02
382–390 388 12 181.00–185.00 $184.02 $714 +1.02
419 thin fleshed 419 32 210.00 $210.00 $880 —
410–436 424 33 180.00–186.00 $183.27 $777 +4.75
461–472 466 21 177.50–187.00 $182.14 $849 +0.82
505–546 512 84 175.00–187.75 $184.85 $946 +4.90
527 unweaned 527 11 174.00 $174.00 $917 —
553–599 573 69 174.00–176.00 $174.59 $1,000 -0.90
605–637 617 57 170.00–173.00 $171.64 $1,059 +0.17
650 650 26 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 +1.32
738 738 22 165.75 $165.75 $1,223 -0.25
857 857 15 157.00 $157.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 387 30 165.00–179.00 $172.45 $667 -0.29
416–448 435 35 167.50–177.50 $171.39 $746 +1.47
455–496 481 50 165.00–176.00 $170.44 $820 +5.81
502–546 526 53 157.50–169.00 $164.80 $867 +2.00
550–592 580 73 156.00–172.50 $167.34 $971 +6.64
615–641 632 80 150.00–167.50 $165.56 $1,046 +11.49
665–678 672 6 158.00–164.00 $161.03 $1,082 +10.90
707–742 723 42 149.00–160.50 $154.53 $1,117 +6.06
817–841 829 15 135.00–149.00 $143.48 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–337 325 9 152.50–162.50 $155.59 $506 +0.59
382–388 386 21 164.00–167.50 $166.35 $642 —
412–437 429 19 140.00–155.00 $151.83 $651 +16.83
458–488 473 9 153.00–155.00 $154.33 $730 —
541–544 543 14 150.00 $150.00 $814 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–427 422 15 155.00–173.00 $160.85 $679 —
498 498 6 165.00 $165.00 $822 —
575–587 577 27 157.50–165.00 $160.39 $925 +5.39
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 14 175.00 $175.00 $872 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 7 177.50 $177.50 $545 —
374 374 7 173.00 $173.00 $647 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 207.50 $207.50 $774 —
413–443 422 27 185.00–205.00 $199.03 $840 -5.97
463–480 473 7 186.00–189.00 $187.26 $886 +5.65
500–545 534 44 170.00–189.00 $175.41 $937 -6.82
552–574 562 11 170.00–171.00 $170.54 $958 -6.46
615–638 628 7 165.00–169.00 $166.68 $1,047 —
658 658 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,105 +0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 thin fleshed 502 12 178.00 $178.00 $894 —
533 533 9 150.00 $150.00 $800 -16.00
552–579 566 33 147.00–165.00 $158.39 $896 +10.96
606–642 632 19 145.00–150.00 $148.20 $937 -0.94
660–665 661 13 150.00–158.00 $151.86 $1,004 —

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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.