Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

1,731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.12/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 633 lb · 106 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.17/cwt -8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 525 lb · 101 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.83/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 575 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,731	3,074	2,611
Feeder cattle	1,731	3,074	2,611

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower. A comparable package of 8 weight yearling steers traded 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply with most weights not well tested. Receipts were lighter than expected as the area experienced near record high temperatures. Live Cattle futures traded mixed and Feeder Cattle futures traded lower as Corn Futures traded higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	6	242.50	$242.50	$633	—
332–339	336	7	212.50–217.50	$215.38	$724	—
385–390	388	7	202.50–205.00	$203.94	$791	-10.82
407–415	410	12	199.00–215.00	$204.47	$838	+0.28
489–499	495	11	203.00–216.00	$211.33	$1,046	+0.40
500 thin fleshed	500	12	216.00	$216.00	$1,080	-1.76
523–529 unweaned	525	20	186.50–187.00	$186.68	$980	—
500–543	529	69	188.00–202.00	$192.54	$1,019	-6.54
550–587 unweaned	559	13	181.00–184.00	$183.27	$1,024	—
557–586	568	31	193.00–200.00	$198.20	$1,126	+0.26
627	627	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,129	-9.08
606–649	633	98	185.00–197.00	$190.95	$1,209	+1.87
673 unweaned	673	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,218	—
842	842	62	173.25	$173.25	$1,459	+3.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–393	378	9	182.50–200.00	$193.50	$731	-6.50
415–449	436	32	180.00–197.50	$192.48	$839	+7.12
450–494	478	20	181.00–190.00	$186.59	$892	+3.35
500–535	514	58	175.00–184.00	$177.19	$911	-4.39
562–593	584	38	163.00–177.00	$171.53	$1,002	-5.53
605–639	618	64	160.00–175.00	$168.87	$1,044	-6.31
702–732	717	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,183	+3.62
828	828	34	168.00	$168.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–538	528	18	145.00–162.00	$157.75	$833	-3.54
629	629	9	157.00	$157.00	$988	-7.00
660–691	681	23	154.00–157.00	$154.76	$1,054	-8.24
798	798	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,077	—
922	922	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,291	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	187.50	$187.50	$722	—
436	436	6	183.00	$183.00	$798	—
512	512	6	167.50	$167.50	$858	+15.00
578–591	583	15	152.00–165.00	$157.27	$917	-7.73

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	7	181.00	$181.00	$853	-2.00
674–687	683	15	168.00–172.50	$169.48	$1,158	—
775	775	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,248	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	6	201.00	$201.00	$898	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	150.00	$150.00	$555	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	175.00–177.50	$176.25	$599	—
369–392	378	17	161.00–175.00	$170.54	$645	+10.68
408–445	423	23	160.00–165.00	$162.43	$687	-2.30
461–498	477	54	150.00–168.00	$158.51	$756	+0.72
502–548	520	74	150.00–165.00	$155.05	$806	-3.46
556–591	573	68	150.00–162.50	$153.78	$881	-3.46
568–593 unweaned	586	11	146.00–148.00	$146.94	$861	—
600–638	621	58	148.50–158.50	$151.51	$941	-7.43
650	650	7	153.00–158.00	$155.86	$1,013	-2.49
707–716	712	30	144.00–158.00	$153.05	$1,090	—
809–825	814	36	142.50–150.00	$145.57	$1,185	+3.57
926	926	11	136.00	$136.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–325	319	6	194.00–200.00	$196.94	$628	+11.13
368–374	372	12	175.00–176.00	$175.33	$652	-4.67
404–444	429	11	175.00–177.50	$175.86	$754	-2.14
540	540	5	169.00	$169.00	$913	-8.05
580–584	582	62	167.00–178.00	$171.28	$997	-0.48
615–619	616	25	162.00–162.50	$162.14	$999	-5.35

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	6	150.00	$150.00	$624	-7.50
476–495	484	14	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$737	—
523–548	536	6	140.00–150.00	$145.12	$778	—
565–581	575	8	140.00–145.00	$141.84	$816	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	5	142.50	$142.50	$741	—
568–596	582	10	149.00–155.00	$151.93	$884	-3.07
843	843	9	139.50	$139.50	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	157.50	$157.50	$474	-2.50
515–526	523	10	135.00–143.00	$137.36	$718	-14.11

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	6	105.00	$105.00	$607	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436–440	438	10	150.00	$150.00	$657	-24.03
468–488	477	23	150.00–166.00	$155.43	$741	-5.97
549	549	5	146.00	$146.00	$802	-13.19
552–583	568	18	145.00–159.00	$153.63	$873	-2.89
604–615	607	13	154.00–155.00	$154.77	$939	+3.46
680	680	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,020	—
970	970	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–435	427	6	182.00–187.50	$184.70	$789	-1.74
454–498	476	10	176.00–185.00	$180.35	$858	+3.85
528	528	8	168.00	$168.00	$887	—

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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.