Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.59/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 523 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.08/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 561 lb · 66 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.62/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 430 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,727 3,038 1,800
Feeder cattle 1,727 3,038 1,800

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, long time weaned and vaccinate steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-5.00 higher while short-weaned or unvaccinate calves traded 5.00 lower. Yearling calves were not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. A hard freeze across the area this week has ended the growing season, however warmer temperatures forcast for the weekend will keep calf health on a roller coaster and in need of a good health program. Receipts were lighter than expected with mostly calves in the offering while a slightly smaller amount that sold through the video auction were mostly yearlings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 202.50 $202.50 $806 -11.50
407–424 412 34 200.00–215.00 $205.78 $848 -0.22
456 456 8 206.00 $206.00 $939 +7.62
502–541 520 55 191.00–198.00 $195.12 $1,015 -2.92
554–569 561 66 184.00–191.00 $189.08 $1,061 +2.32
600–626 610 33 176.00–177.00 $176.60 $1,077 -11.97
624–630 unweaned 627 20 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $1,075 —
660–668 unweaned 663 19 170.00–173.00 $171.11 $1,134 —
724 724 10 174.50 $174.50 $1,263 -4.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–445 426 24 180.00–188.00 $185.60 $791 +6.04
460–462 461 7 170.00–180.00 $174.28 $803 -3.72
505–542 524 20 175.00–182.00 $179.08 $938 +8.95
578–580 579 9 160.00–177.00 $171.32 $992 +8.06
624–647 632 32 157.50–168.00 $161.96 $1,024 -5.04
655–680 664 36 165.00–168.00 $166.43 $1,105 +3.00
663–691 unweaned 684 20 154.00–156.50 $155.89 $1,066 +5.31
708–743 724 23 151.50–161.00 $156.37 $1,132 +10.43
794 794 14 160.00 $160.00 $1,270 +1.96
800–830 809 10 154.00–158.00 $155.78 $1,260 —
916 916 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,374 —
986 986 14 142.00 $142.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–427 427 11 160.00–167.50 $163.40 $698 -10.69
528–548 543 22 150.00–169.00 $163.03 $885 +0.16
572–597 580 9 152.50–155.00 $154.14 $894 -3.25
620–643 635 23 150.00–155.00 $153.05 $972 +1.96
799 799 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 7 138.00 $138.00 $513 —
492 492 7 133.00 $133.00 $654 —
528–543 535 11 135.00–140.00 $136.37 $730 -10.85
581 581 8 135.00 $135.00 $784 —
612–626 615 18 133.00–135.00 $133.45 $821 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
456 456 5 175.00 $175.00 $798 +15.00
531 531 9 157.50 $157.50 $836 —
586 586 5 160.00 $160.00 $938 —
680 680 6 152.50 $152.50 $1,037 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 5 154.00 $154.00 $738 -6.00
544 544 9 156.00 $156.00 $849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–383 366 11 162.50–170.00 $165.84 $607 -0.30
409–440 426 42 157.00–167.50 $161.75 $689 +3.53
441–442 unweaned 442 15 153.00–155.00 $153.67 $679 —
452–478 unweaned 463 21 152.00–156.00 $153.98 $713 —
472–483 480 11 166.00–174.00 $171.85 $825 +17.37
508–541 unweaned 523 28 149.00–152.00 $150.33 $786 —
531–548 533 27 154.00–157.00 $154.34 $823 -8.19
564–590 unweaned 580 37 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
620 620 13 162.00 $162.00 $1,004 -1.51
633–644 unweaned 638 17 150.00 $150.00 $957 —
660–669 unweaned 666 8 150.00–152.00 $151.26 $1,007 —
681–685 682 31 154.50–155.50 $154.86 $1,056 —
701 701 47 154.50 $154.50 $1,083 +5.21
773 773 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,167 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 342 10 152.00–156.00 $153.21 $524 +2.28
380–399 391 10 150.00–155.00 $153.06 $598 -0.15
418–435 424 12 149.00–155.00 $153.52 $651 +4.44
472–497 487 26 140.00–151.00 $145.15 $707 +3.19
500–545 523 67 139.00–148.00 $144.59 $756 -1.39
550–580 565 45 135.00–146.00 $140.91 $796 -0.52
600–624 608 29 135.00–146.00 $143.29 $871 +4.66
662–667 663 26 137.50–145.00 $141.13 $936 -1.20
743 743 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,074 +3.57
774–797 787 23 132.50–145.00 $139.03 $1,094 -4.97
859 859 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,117 -4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 6 152.50 $152.50 $476 +3.28
450–488 463 31 138.00–154.00 $147.75 $684 +12.75
585–592 589 6 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $848 +3.99
648 648 5 135.00 $135.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 367 6 127.50–142.50 $135.28 $496 -2.22
502–540 525 13 130.00–135.00 $131.19 $689 -1.22
562–580 575 14 130.00–147.00 $142.25 $818 —
607–634 619 9 131.00–138.00 $134.81 $834 +4.63
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 10 155.00 $155.00 $781 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 6 164.00 $164.00 $817 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 145.00 $145.00 $668 +0.17
507–520 510 12 145.00–150.00 $148.73 $759 +2.30
609–630 615 11 128.00–135.00 $131.69 $810 -14.45
654–694 678 25 128.00–140.00 $131.30 $890 -5.50
731 731 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,045 +23.00
832 832 12 110.00 $110.00 $915 —
1038 1038 7 100.00 $100.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–394 390 18 175.00–180.00 $179.21 $699 —
453–482 464 12 175.00–193.00 $182.34 $846 +24.83
518–547 531 11 162.00–167.00 $164.34 $873 +8.61
594 594 6 155.00 $155.00 $921 —
603–617 614 12 152.50 $152.50 $936 -24.50
652 652 6 157.50 $157.50 $1,027 —

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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.