Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

2,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $168.50/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 918 lb · 230 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.48/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 607 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.52/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 622 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,560 2,348 2,272
Feeder cattle 2,560 2,348 2,272

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers traded 5.00 lower. Demand was good, especially on long-time weaned and vaccinated calves. The supply was moderate and included a 230 hd draft of 918 lbs. steers which brought 5.50 less than a comparable draft last week. As we begin "National Sick Calf Month", short-weaned or unweaned calves without shots were sharply discounted. There was an above average number of bawling calves and bull calves in the offering. Feeder Cattle futures traded lower while Live Cattle futures traded mixed as Corn futures traded higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 220.50 $220.50 $745 -2.69
399 399 11 222.00 $222.00 $886 +7.87
470 470 12 210.00 $210.00 $987 +3.66
506–526 520 64 199.00–215.00 $204.10 $1,061 —
531–534 unweaned 532 29 190.00–193.00 $192.24 $1,023 —
556 unweaned 556 7 186.00 $186.00 $1,034 —
568–579 572 31 193.00–201.00 $195.28 $1,117 -1.31
601–619 610 62 185.00–190.00 $188.16 $1,148 -0.36
632–644 unweaned 640 41 178.00–181.00 $179.01 $1,146 —
704 704 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,246 —
918 918 230 168.50 $168.50 $1,547 -5.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–347 337 11 187.50–200.00 $195.35 $658 —
354–377 365 17 180.00–190.00 $185.10 $676 -4.90
428–449 444 15 183.00–197.50 $187.74 $834 -4.28
459–493 475 30 175.00–190.00 $180.94 $859 -7.51
502–533 518 21 167.00–180.00 $173.86 $901 -11.22
558–589 573 32 168.00–180.00 $176.39 $1,011 -7.46
604–644 628 39 159.00–175.00 $166.12 $1,043 -3.10
629 unweaned 629 7 156.00 $156.00 $981 —
656 656 6 152.50 $152.50 $1,000 -11.95
656–698 675 53 160.00–170.00 $165.56 $1,118 +1.11
712–742 729 45 151.00–166.00 $160.86 $1,173 -6.43
793 793 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,301 -3.19
800–844 829 49 146.00–157.50 $153.06 $1,269 -10.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 185.00 $185.00 $581 +15.08
417–448 433 6 167.50–170.00 $168.79 $731 —
455–483 476 12 165.00–168.00 $167.28 $796 +3.79
518–545 527 37 160.00–170.00 $169.16 $891 —
554–570 561 19 160.00 $160.00 $898 —
654–675 665 8 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $1,006 —
968 968 20 128.00 $128.00 $1,239 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 5 160.00 $160.00 $803 —
611–636 620 11 152.50–158.00 $154.55 $958 -9.16
681–689 686 12 152.50–157.50 $154.57 $1,060 —
729 729 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,137 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 7 185.00 $185.00 $775 —
523 unweaned 523 7 165.00 $165.00 $863 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 194.00 $194.00 $939 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 315 13 152.50–165.00 $160.11 $504 -2.39
370–396 384 22 150.00–162.50 $155.13 $596 -10.31
402–441 429 35 154.00–162.00 $157.68 $676 -2.05
465–495 479 69 145.00–160.00 $151.54 $726 -1.34
500–545 521 65 140.00–151.00 $147.00 $766 -5.44
557–595 574 48 140.00–151.00 $145.08 $833 -3.73
615–646 635 30 138.00–150.00 $142.43 $904 -9.86
658–691 680 23 140.00–150.00 $146.25 $994 -3.17
702–715 709 6 140.00 $140.00 $993 -9.49
761–795 773 25 140.00–148.50 $144.99 $1,121 +1.05
833–848 842 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,187 -7.37
1040 1040 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,383 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–412 unweaned 405 25 165.00–168.00 $166.66 $675 —
460–499 unweaned 481 37 152.00–164.00 $158.43 $762 —
515–539 528 27 163.00–170.00 $165.82 $876 +0.02
503–548 unweaned 529 52 152.00–161.00 $155.20 $821 +2.69
578 578 7 164.00 $164.00 $948 -7.89
600–625 605 88 157.50–166.00 $161.58 $978 -5.73
615–617 unweaned 617 16 152.00–155.00 $154.44 $953 -2.56
663–675 672 14 157.00–164.00 $162.52 $1,092 -0.08
683 unweaned 683 43 155.00 $155.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 328 9 142.50–150.00 $147.40 $483 —
389 389 7 150.00 $150.00 $584 —
441 441 6 135.00 $135.00 $595 —
452–477 465 37 140.00–145.00 $140.68 $654 —
515–541 534 14 135.00–140.00 $138.93 $742 +4.12
677 677 9 133.00 $133.00 $900 +3.00
959–962 959 22 110.00–120.00 $111.37 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 6 150.00 $150.00 $606 —
516–538 528 16 140.00–145.00 $142.86 $754 —
555–569 563 11 140.00–150.00 $145.52 $819 —
606 606 8 150.00 $150.00 $909 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–565 562 9 144.00–147.50 $145.15 $816 —
605–632 625 14 138.00–140.00 $138.93 $868 —
701 701 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,002 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 110.00 $110.00 $476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 165.00 $165.00 $714 —
527–542 538 11 147.00–165.00 $156.41 $841 +2.74
551–592 574 61 135.00–156.00 $142.96 $821 -4.18
621–636 628 19 138.00–142.00 $139.86 $878 -12.06
664–680 670 11 138.00–152.50 $147.58 $989 +4.17
701–725 709 15 135.00–143.00 $139.69 $990 —
864 864 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 187.50 $187.50 $688 —
410–440 433 17 180.00–188.00 $186.52 $808 —
468–492 482 13 173.00–179.00 $176.40 $850 -10.86
528–535 533 12 165.00 $165.00 $879 -5.00
554 554 5 160.00 $160.00 $886 -1.84
612 612 7 157.50 $157.50 $964 -2.50
934 934 8 131.00 $131.00 $1,224 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 110.00 $110.00 $492 —

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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.