Cattle Market Pulse

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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

5,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.23/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 629 lb · 290 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.34/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 675 lb · 245 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.11/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 623 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,990 5,155 4,530
Feeder cattle 5,990 5,155 4,530

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifer calves and yearling steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Drier conditions this week resulted in larger than expected receipts. Demand was very good throughout the day and into the early morning hours on Wednesday with buyers remaining ringside to fill their orders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–348 335 21 214.00–230.00 $220.37 $738 -1.42
355–399 375 44 214.00–235.00 $223.25 $837 -0.18
405–445 424 67 214.00–237.00 $223.03 $946 +3.54
450–484 463 88 206.00–227.50 $214.17 $992 -4.91
500–547 528 126 202.00–220.00 $209.10 $1,104 -6.52
551–598 573 159 193.00–208.00 $199.95 $1,146 -0.38
605–648 629 290 184.00–201.00 $188.23 $1,184 -3.79
655–699 675 245 176.00–192.00 $182.34 $1,231 +1.87
711–738 721 70 168.00–182.00 $176.08 $1,270 -1.28
759–785 779 50 167.00–177.00 $174.87 $1,362 -0.30
810–827 814 103 174.00–181.00 $179.30 $1,460 +3.99
862 862 30 172.00 $172.00 $1,483 -3.00
927 927 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,557 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 202.00–205.00 $203.50 $702 —
365–399 384 10 189.00–207.00 $201.03 $772 +4.02
404–447 430 59 185.00–210.00 $203.76 $876 +11.25
458–498 485 82 180.00–204.00 $193.03 $936 +2.91
500–549 523 184 180.00–201.00 $192.97 $1,009 +4.50
550–598 577 204 172.50–190.00 $185.17 $1,068 +1.48
603–648 637 163 165.00–184.00 $178.92 $1,140 +0.61
656–692 677 71 155.00–174.00 $168.23 $1,139 -3.78
702–747 721 77 157.50–171.00 $166.92 $1,203 -4.05
750–798 771 32 164.00–169.00 $165.81 $1,278 +1.41
803–842 815 35 150.00–167.00 $155.94 $1,271 -6.35
851–895 862 24 157.50–160.00 $158.15 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–425 420 14 170.00–175.00 $173.92 $730 —
471 471 7 170.00 $170.00 $801 +0.01
503–549 539 23 157.00–180.00 $174.82 $942 +1.45
590 590 5 169.00 $169.00 $997 -8.02
616–633 622 30 160.00 $160.00 $995 -1.69
672 672 9 141.00 $141.00 $948 —
861 861 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,292 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581–598 585 30 187.00–189.00 $188.52 $1,103 +1.52
613 613 13 165.00 $165.00 $1,011 —
703 703 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,125 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–395 384 15 213.00–221.00 $216.92 $833 —
526 526 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,052 —
613 613 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,048 —
761 761 24 173.50 $173.50 $1,320 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,023 -3.00
521 521 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,042 —
635 635 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
733 733 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,290 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 11 172.00 $172.00 $968 -11.00
600 600 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,068 —
698 698 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,187 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–348 346 34 184.00–192.00 $186.77 $646 -3.32
358–393 376 75 175.00–196.00 $182.37 $686 +4.54
404–448 431 122 174.00–187.00 $179.91 $775 -2.50
452–490 473 99 172.50–189.00 $179.60 $850 +1.58
501–548 527 146 164.00–182.00 $174.09 $917 +0.61
552–598 577 174 168.00–175.00 $171.04 $987 -0.50
607–642 623 234 166.00–177.00 $171.11 $1,066 +3.01
655–689 672 109 165.00–171.00 $169.39 $1,138 +2.61
704–725 718 90 165.00–167.00 $165.86 $1,191 -2.56
796 796 45 169.00 $169.00 $1,345 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 175.00 $175.00 $598 —
352–390 375 13 155.00–170.00 $163.20 $612 -6.80
415–448 427 37 160.00–171.00 $166.12 $709 +0.39
451–496 472 88 157.50–171.00 $167.27 $790 +2.25
502–548 523 123 155.00–170.00 $163.76 $856 +2.15
551–597 576 164 155.00–168.00 $162.30 $935 -0.40
603–645 621 74 150.00–165.00 $157.31 $977 -2.94
652–692 667 46 145.00–160.00 $156.79 $1,046 -4.48
712–746 727 48 150.00–161.00 $155.45 $1,130 -4.25
751–796 763 80 144.00–157.50 $152.88 $1,166 -3.39
865–889 877 10 144.00–154.00 $148.93 $1,306 —
940 940 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,213 —
1095 1095 26 119.00 $119.00 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
451–472 457 13 150.00–154.00 $151.52 $692 —
503–520 512 11 135.00–151.00 $142.14 $728 -7.86
572–580 576 11 140.00–145.00 $143.63 $827 +0.63
600–640 627 18 140.00–144.00 $142.72 $895 +3.78
703–731 715 16 115.00–135.00 $126.06 $901 -3.25
768–774 771 11 125.00–130.00 $127.28 $981 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–531 522 18 176.00 $176.00 $919 +2.86
559–575 565 8 163.00–169.50 $167.02 $944 —
616–643 635 27 167.00–168.00 $167.71 $1,065 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–546 538 30 150.00–160.00 $158.25 $851 —
577 577 18 157.50 $157.50 $909 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516–539 526 12 169.00 $169.00 $889 +0.68
566 566 5 165.00 $165.00 $934 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 151.00 $151.00 $704 —
579 579 5 153.00 $153.00 $886 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 190.00 $190.00 $821 -7.00
522–544 535 15 160.00–164.00 $162.44 $869 —
563–587 574 22 159.00–166.00 $163.99 $941 -0.01
606–631 617 21 159.00–169.00 $165.07 $1,018 +0.07
674 674 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 160.00 $160.00 $830 -5.00
550–597 573 17 152.50–161.00 $156.27 $895 +16.98
683–685 684 14 142.50–151.00 $147.54 $1,009 -1.89
757–773 765 10 116.00–139.00 $127.38 $974 —

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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.