Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 22, 2022

1,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.16/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 485 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.06/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 574 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.65/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 511 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,565 3,295 1,485
Feeder cattle 1,565 3,295 1,485

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Supplies were light due to the Thanksgiving Holiday week. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were 2 percent lower, Placements 6 percent lower and Marketings 1 percent higher than a year ago. This bullish report had Placements the lowest for any October since the series began in 1996.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–494 474 28 182.00–198.00 $191.40 $907 +4.98
500–544 527 48 165.00–178.00 $173.59 $915 -8.16
567–592 577 32 165.00–180.00 $175.61 $1,013 +1.92
606–644 629 59 161.00–174.00 $166.92 $1,050 -1.55
689–698 691 11 159.00–165.00 $163.35 $1,129 -2.26
701–728 716 36 150.00–168.50 $162.00 $1,160 -2.77
776 776 23 163.50 $163.50 $1,269 +3.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–343 331 14 212.50–222.50 $216.78 $718 +4.28
360–391 376 14 207.00–208.00 $207.48 $780 -3.14
415–442 422 19 205.00–214.00 $211.47 $892 +0.84
460–475 465 26 200.00–210.00 $206.63 $961 +3.26
515–537 531 14 195.00–208.00 $198.60 $1,055 —
576 576 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,066 -9.83
695 695 27 177.00 $177.00 $1,230 +2.00
709 709 15 174.00 $174.00 $1,234 +3.55
790 790 22 174.00 $174.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–490 483 16 160.00–175.00 $170.74 $825 -1.75
502–548 520 17 159.00–175.00 $166.88 $868 +3.42
583–588 585 14 157.50–160.00 $158.40 $927 +1.86
606 606 10 160.00 $160.00 $970 +1.98
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 10 174.00 $174.00 $936 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 9 208.00 $208.00 $817 +5.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 5 160.00 $160.00 $997 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 157.50 $157.50 $507 -3.60
355–397 373 60 150.00–165.00 $160.20 $598 +2.25
400–448 432 23 152.50–163.00 $156.25 $675 +0.54
452–499 485 117 150.00–160.00 $152.16 $738 +1.89
502–540 511 75 142.00–160.00 $151.65 $775 +1.68
555–598 574 94 140.00–158.00 $150.06 $861 +1.76
608–641 623 29 143.00–154.00 $145.90 $909 -9.49
682 682 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,050 +7.67
703–747 729 25 135.00–152.50 $149.23 $1,088 -4.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 8 170.00 $170.00 $745 +3.36
491–493 492 13 164.00–165.00 $164.61 $810 +1.63
509 509 11 165.00 $165.00 $840 —
584 584 25 160.00 $160.00 $934 -6.74
705–715 707 30 157.00–158.50 $158.25 $1,119 +1.22
764 764 30 158.00 $158.00 $1,207 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–372 365 6 140.00–142.50 $141.22 $515 -2.77
400 400 5 150.00 $150.00 $600 +13.26
581 581 6 140.00 $140.00 $813 +2.94
650–694 670 27 135.00–138.00 $136.88 $917 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–541 541 10 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $790 +2.49
628–630 629 6 132.50–135.00 $133.75 $841 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 10 170.00 $170.00 $678 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 10 140.00 $140.00 $868 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–548 543 17 139.00–155.00 $144.39 $784 +0.46
555–585 575 23 140.00–156.00 $150.52 $865 -1.98
603–643 621 28 145.00–156.00 $150.32 $933 +16.81
660–686 676 10 148.00–155.00 $150.74 $1,019 +16.44
812–826 822 11 121.00–137.00 $125.31 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 165.00 $165.00 $667 -5.00
522 522 8 157.50 $157.50 $822 -6.54
653 653 13 164.50 $164.50 $1,074 —
743 743 5 152.50 $152.50 $1,133 —

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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.