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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

3,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $169.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 928 lb · 229 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,438/hd at 822 lb · 120 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.96/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 474 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,038	2,560	1,967
Feeder cattle	3,038	2,560	1,967

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 10.00 lower. Yearling steers traded steady to firm with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The supply included a draft of 229 head of 928 lb. steers that sold for 169.00/cwt. which was .50 higher than a comparable draft that sold last week. Demand for unweaned or short-weaned calves was light and is not likely to improve until the first hard freeze of the winter.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	214.00	$214.00	$811	-8.00
402	402	8	206.00	$206.00	$828	—
450–499	474	32	196.00–202.00	$198.38	$940	-11.62
514–536	528	52	194.00–206.00	$198.04	$1,046	-6.06
555–580	568	36	184.00–189.00	$186.76	$1,061	-8.52
557–595 unweaned	572	15	165.00–176.00	$173.50	$992	-12.50
614–631	626	41	181.00–195.00	$188.57	$1,180	+0.41
713–730	721	39	173.00–186.00	$179.41	$1,294	+2.41
822	822	120	175.00	$175.00	$1,438	—
928	928	229	169.00	$169.00	$1,568	+0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	6	180.00	$180.00	$589	-15.35
352–392	375	18	182.50–197.00	$188.33	$706	+3.23
400–449	423	39	170.00–197.50	$179.56	$760	-8.18
450–487	472	22	172.50–185.00	$178.00	$840	-2.94
500–540	518	71	165.00–180.00	$170.13	$881	-3.73
551–598	576	57	159.00–170.00	$163.26	$940	-13.13
601–644	621	64	160.00–177.00	$167.00	$1,037	+0.88
653–669 unweaned	662	19	150.00–151.00	$150.58	$997	—
650–689	681	47	155.00–171.00	$163.43	$1,113	-2.13
710–729	721	21	145.00–150.00	$145.94	$1,052	-14.92
772–796	782	60	155.00–164.00	$158.04	$1,236	-5.96
899	899	35	164.50	$164.50	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–390	382	18	175.00–177.50	$176.23	$673	—
400–428	408	10	170.00–183.00	$174.09	$710	+5.30
456–497	473	33	160.00–173.00	$166.04	$785	-1.24
528–534	531	14	158.00–170.00	$162.87	$865	-6.29
565–587	579	14	156.00–160.00	$157.39	$911	-2.61
608–640	624	8	145.00–157.50	$151.09	$943	—
650–660	654	7	149.00–150.00	$149.43	$977	-1.80
812–819	815	21	143.00–145.00	$144.72	$1,179	—
995	995	20	138.50	$138.50	$1,378	+10.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	7	170.00	$170.00	$539	—
363–391	376	11	176.00–189.00	$182.15	$685	—
473	473	5	160.00	$160.00	$757	—
611	611	9	159.00	$159.00	$971	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	160.00	$160.00	$739	—
558	558	13	159.00	$159.00	$887	—
766	766	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541–542	542	9	145.00–150.00	$147.22	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–348	339	28	150.00–153.00	$150.93	$512	-9.18
357–374	368	17	150.00–155.00	$153.21	$564	-1.92
412–442	426	58	140.00–152.00	$149.08	$635	-8.60
450–497	474	102	135.00–150.00	$141.96	$673	-9.58
500–545	521	64	140.00–150.00	$145.98	$761	-1.02
550–595	567	83	135.00–150.00	$141.43	$802	-3.65
600–647	625	46	130.00–147.00	$138.63	$866	-3.80
650–673	664	8	136.00–146.00	$142.33	$945	-3.92
730–746	740	47	135.00–145.00	$140.93	$1,043	+0.93
769	769	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,107	-0.99
810	810	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,118	-3.00
892	892	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,195	—
1038	1038	9	126.00	$126.00	$1,308	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–399	385	9	162.00–168.00	$166.14	$640	—
410–443	429	21	155.00–160.00	$158.22	$679	—
455–498	471	72	152.00–165.00	$154.48	$728	—
509–542	523	59	154.00–172.00	$162.53	$850	-3.29
564–597	579	34	152.00–155.00	$153.29	$888	-10.71
620–627	625	32	159.00–165.00	$163.51	$1,022	+1.93
726–737	728	44	148.50–149.50	$149.29	$1,087	—
772	772	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,139	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	330	10	145.00–152.50	$149.22	$492	—
376	376	15	154.00	$154.00	$579	—
410–449	424	30	135.00–150.00	$140.84	$597	-9.16
475	475	5	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
500–547	523	22	135.00–150.00	$139.60	$730	-3.26
571	571	10	140.00	$140.00	$799	-5.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	5	137.50	$137.50	$500	-12.50
410–439	432	12	135.00	$135.00	$583	±0.00
505–514	511	20	127.50–135.00	$132.41	$677	-6.52
612–636	628	17	125.00–132.50	$130.18	$818	—
659	659	12	135.00	$135.00	$890	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	5	145.00	$145.00	$563	—
433–448	441	11	145.00	$145.00	$639	—
462–499	481	12	135.00	$135.00	$649	—
886	886	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,152	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	5	153.00	$153.00	$630	—
454	454	8	156.00	$156.00	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–398	391	15	145.00–160.00	$149.98	$586	—
445–448	447	9	160.00	$160.00	$715	-5.00
471–490	477	52	138.00–150.00	$144.83	$691	—
500–542	524	35	135.00–150.00	$146.43	$767	-9.98
551–590	568	39	128.00–149.00	$141.87	$806	-1.09
601–636	612	23	130.00–155.00	$146.14	$894	+6.28
650–660	656	7	130.00–146.00	$136.80	$897	-10.78
709	709	8	120.00	$120.00	$851	-19.69
852–882	862	9	110.00–126.00	$120.54	$1,039	-7.96
984	984	7	108.00	$108.00	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–447	428	26	162.50–175.00	$167.30	$716	-19.22
459–479	470	24	153.00–166.00	$157.51	$740	-18.89
505–544	523	32	154.00–160.00	$155.73	$814	-9.27
637	637	6	177.00	$177.00	$1,127	+19.50

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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.