Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

2,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.56/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 589 lb · 165 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.51/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 668 lb · 123 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.37/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 660 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,415	3,304	3,607
Feeder cattle	2,415	3,304	3,607

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on moderate supply of calves and a light supply of yearlings. Receipts were lighter than normal due to the rain and muddy conditions. Ten percent more heifers than steers sold today, as eight of the ten largest drafts through the ring were heifer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–397	369	25	217.00–220.00	$218.38	$806	+6.73
406–427	414	34	210.00–219.00	$214.79	$889	+6.27
451–462	456	27	205.00–212.50	$207.67	$947	-5.73
508–547	529	31	197.50–207.00	$201.49	$1,066	+4.33
529 unweaned	529	16	188.00	$188.00	$995	—
552–591	568	30	187.00–195.00	$189.76	$1,078	-0.16
626–649	637	55	181.00–188.00	$182.68	$1,164	+5.39
650–662	660	99	177.00–190.50	$188.37	$1,243	+11.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–447	433	21	192.50–206.00	$200.97	$870	+14.48
458–481	469	22	192.50–202.50	$198.79	$932	+14.37
506–523 unweaned	513	12	172.50–174.00	$173.14	$888	+14.14
503–548	528	28	177.50–190.00	$182.55	$964	+3.95
562–588	571	10	170.00–183.00	$178.19	$1,017	+2.35
579 unweaned	579	7	165.00	$165.00	$955	—
621–627	624	37	162.00–168.00	$164.76	$1,028	-2.13
663–693	686	46	165.00–174.00	$168.87	$1,158	+6.70
702–741	727	30	150.00–164.00	$158.59	$1,153	-3.68
770–790	782	13	160.00–160.50	$160.31	$1,254	+2.50
800–839	816	62	157.50–161.75	$161.17	$1,315	-1.05
898	898	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–346	342	10	181.00–187.50	$182.90	$626	—
449	449	5	185.00	$185.00	$831	+15.03
457–495	470	19	170.00–182.50	$177.88	$836	+9.39
512–536	526	20	155.00–167.50	$159.18	$837	+0.15
553–599	575	22	156.00–163.00	$159.14	$915	-1.94
672–692	685	16	143.00–154.00	$147.63	$1,011	+0.69

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	5	172.50	$172.50	$878	—
552–588	578	22	155.00–165.00	$161.47	$933	+1.47
608	608	6	150.00	$150.00	$912	-9.00
681	681	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,073	—
730	730	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	-16.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	202.50	$202.50	$952	—
603	603	21	189.00	$189.00	$1,140	+16.45

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	10	178.00	$178.00	$1,045	—
663	663	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,028	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	160.00	$160.00	$696	-2.50
515	515	7	152.50	$152.50	$785	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421 unweaned	421	7	160.00	$160.00	$674	+6.00
417–442	431	17	168.00–173.00	$170.50	$735	-4.22
467–494	487	61	166.00–171.00	$169.41	$825	+0.84
545	545	13	167.00	$167.00	$910	-5.04
549 unweaned	549	7	150.00	$150.00	$824	—
552 unweaned	552	10	150.00	$150.00	$828	-6.00
555–598	591	155	162.50–168.00	$164.44	$972	+3.36
602–619	609	40	162.00–168.00	$166.18	$1,012	+2.17
652–672	668	123	164.50–165.75	$165.51	$1,106	+3.27
713	713	87	166.75	$166.75	$1,189	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–348	341	6	150.00–157.50	$153.83	$525	-9.60
365–395	375	9	167.00–167.50	$167.32	$627	+6.15
402–448	425	62	152.50–165.00	$161.55	$687	+3.81
456–496	477	38	155.00–160.00	$156.94	$749	+4.00
504–534	519	62	154.00–160.00	$157.02	$815	+1.31
552–599	571	64	140.00–160.00	$147.01	$839	-4.30
603–642	624	51	139.00–159.00	$150.73	$941	+0.40
651–682	669	23	142.00–150.00	$146.38	$979	-3.09
703–747	720	40	139.00–152.50	$148.42	$1,069	-0.13
843	843	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,180	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–544	537	27	136.00–140.00	$139.19	$747	+2.89
557–588	565	13	130.00–140.00	$136.51	$771	+0.28
672–685	677	13	130.00	$130.00	$880	-1.39
744	744	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,042	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566–589	576	11	140.00–142.50	$141.34	$814	—
626–637	634	16	136.00–146.00	$142.60	$904	-9.62

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–478	474	10	155.00–162.00	$158.47	$751	—
550	550	5	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
600–619	607	11	140.00–150.00	$146.29	$888	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
801	801	11	85.00	$85.00	$681	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	5	140.00	$140.00	$580	-19.35
510–536	521	17	140.00–157.50	$151.86	$791	+1.54
558–560	559	7	145.00–157.50	$152.15	$851	+4.10
600–614	608	11	138.00–145.00	$141.86	$863	-6.88
659	659	8	140.00	$140.00	$923	-5.57
709	709	9	142.00	$142.00	$1,007	+5.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
874	874	8	110.00	$110.00	$961	—
998	998	6	110.00	$110.00	$1,098	—
1024	1024	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–388	384	9	210.00–212.00	$211.33	$812	+31.33
512–517	515	6	165.00–182.50	$173.71	$895	+13.71

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854	854	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,025	—

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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.