Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

2,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.11/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 641 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.93/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 523 lb · 65 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 783 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,118 1,727 2,282
Feeder cattle 2,118 1,727 2,282

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher while heifer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested, however undertones were steady. Demand was good on a light supply. Quality was below average with a lot of colored up calves and bulls in the mix. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down 1 percent, Placements down 4 percent and Marketings up 4 percent when compared to a year ago. Cash price for fed cattle gained 3.00 last week, reaching 148.00 in the South and 152.00 in the North, which was the highest price seen in seven years.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–398 387 22 187.00–196.00 $191.00 $739 —
414–444 432 35 182.50–195.00 $191.12 $826 +5.52
470–495 477 15 179.00–187.50 $185.27 $884 +10.99
512–549 531 30 168.00–180.00 $174.35 $926 -4.73
585–587 586 14 162.50–175.00 $167.10 $979 -4.22
604–649 626 49 157.50–173.00 $167.46 $1,048 +5.50
664–692 675 10 152.50–157.50 $154.55 $1,043 -11.88
708–716 713 24 150.00–162.50 $157.11 $1,120 +0.74
783 783 64 159.00 $159.00 $1,245 -1.00
830–839 835 14 156.00–160.00 $158.01 $1,319 +2.23
907–931 922 8 144.00–153.00 $149.68 $1,380 -0.32
1056 1056 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–435 427 18 205.00–220.00 $214.15 $914 +8.37
456–482 470 11 202.00–216.00 $208.17 $978 +2.17
525–538 532 24 193.00–200.00 $196.64 $1,046 +1.52
551–569 559 12 185.00–189.00 $186.70 $1,044 -2.38
608–613 611 11 175.00–177.50 $175.90 $1,075 -0.70
623 unweaned 623 20 171.00 $171.00 $1,065 -0.49
664 664 20 173.00 $173.00 $1,149 —
736 unweaned 736 8 158.50 $158.50 $1,167 —
773 773 28 168.50 $168.50 $1,303 —
874 874 62 167.00 $167.00 $1,460 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–494 485 26 150.00–166.00 $157.34 $763 +3.34
594 594 14 160.00 $160.00 $950 —
626 626 10 155.00 $155.00 $970 —
657–686 670 9 145.00–157.50 $150.69 $1,010 —
748 748 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,182 —
790–795 793 10 146.00–154.00 $150.01 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–418 415 6 173.00–179.00 $176.02 $730 +12.62
454–465 461 15 155.00–170.00 $160.91 $742 —
551–591 577 14 150.00 $150.00 $866 -4.14
618 618 7 145.00 $145.00 $896 -8.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 8 187.00 $187.00 $1,019 —
667 667 29 168.00 $168.00 $1,121 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 9 179.00 $179.00 $775 +4.00
473–478 476 6 163.00–175.00 $168.97 $804 -6.03
776 776 5 152.50 $152.50 $1,183 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–343 325 9 150.00–154.00 $152.35 $495 -0.86
351–398 380 49 143.00–159.00 $154.13 $586 +1.07
406–442 425 55 145.00–160.00 $155.97 $663 +2.45
467–485 475 11 138.00–150.00 $141.76 $673 -3.39
512–546 523 65 140.00–152.00 $146.93 $768 +2.34
559–585 567 49 135.00–150.00 $143.32 $813 +2.41
600–644 631 10 135.00–142.50 $140.36 $886 -2.93
706–723 712 13 135.00–143.00 $139.16 $991 -5.34
778 778 12 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $1,084 +0.30
802 802 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–374 367 14 165.00–171.00 $167.72 $616 +1.88
441–444 443 17 165.00–167.00 $166.18 $736 +4.43
462–472 470 24 162.00 $162.00 $761 -9.85
455–486 unweaned 473 21 156.00–160.00 $157.89 $747 +3.91
528–538 unweaned 532 11 155.00–157.50 $155.92 $829 +5.59
550–564 558 15 160.00–168.00 $163.15 $910 —
638 638 42 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 +3.00
646 unweaned 646 23 154.00 $154.00 $995 +4.00
688 688 15 167.00 $167.00 $1,149 +12.14
848 848 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,247 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 7 150.00 $150.00 $586 —
487 487 7 148.00 $148.00 $721 +0.25
527–530 529 7 130.00–144.00 $138.02 $730 —
558–576 566 63 137.00–150.00 $148.32 $839 +4.33
618 618 5 130.00 $130.00 $803 -5.00
682 682 12 135.00 $135.00 $921 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–441 433 14 140.00–152.50 $148.73 $644 —
453 453 7 150.00 $150.00 $680 —
512–548 536 30 135.00–145.00 $141.32 $757 —
572–580 575 10 132.50–140.00 $135.53 $779 —
668–698 683 6 135.00–144.00 $139.60 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–491 489 8 138.00 $138.00 $675 —
538–549 545 9 130.00 $130.00 $708 -1.19
565–585 571 10 130.00 $130.00 $742 -12.25
627–638 634 8 130.00 $130.00 $824 -4.81
674–692 685 10 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
713–731 724 8 115.00–125.00 $121.31 $878 —
914–931 926 13 101.00–117.00 $105.86 $980 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 29 162.00 $162.00 $868 —
632–649 634 35 162.00–164.00 $163.71 $1,038 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 12 159.00 $159.00 $723 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–387 380 6 150.00–160.00 $155.10 $589 —
422–448 432 16 150.00–165.00 $159.93 $691 —
467–494 477 28 140.00–150.00 $146.46 $699 +1.46
502–549 526 33 138.00–150.00 $142.71 $751 -6.02
550–596 568 25 130.00–138.00 $133.38 $758 —
635–638 637 6 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $836 -0.44
653–672 661 9 132.50–135.00 $133.87 $885 +2.57
700–712 708 15 115.00–125.00 $123.02 $871 -19.98
778–796 787 10 110.00–129.00 $119.17 $938 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 322 10 175.00–190.00 $184.19 $593 —
452–489 470 13 164.00–175.00 $168.54 $792 -13.80
500–537 528 16 159.00–168.00 $164.41 $868 +0.07
555–564 559 9 150.00 $150.00 $838 -5.00
602–618 611 7 150.00–155.00 $152.89 $934 +0.39
958 958 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,341 —

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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.