Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

3,549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.70/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 533 lb · 172 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.21/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 478 lb · 161 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.78/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 576 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,549 5,990 2,435
Feeder cattle 3,549 5,990 2,435

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weight calves 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Cash prices softened this week as both Feeder and Live Cattle Contracts traded lower and Corn Contracts traded higher. Choice Box Beef prices were 7.87 lower than a week ago closing at 276.66.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–348 335 25 220.00–235.00 $226.75 $760 +6.38
353–398 382 77 215.00–232.50 $222.51 $850 -0.74
400–444 421 39 210.00–220.00 $214.79 $904 -8.24
452–490 473 106 206.00–218.00 $209.34 $990 -4.83
504–548 523 119 199.00–208.00 $203.85 $1,066 -5.25
551–584 563 59 189.00–201.00 $196.87 $1,108 -3.08
602–644 624 116 180.00–193.00 $184.19 $1,149 -4.04
651–684 668 65 176.00–181.00 $178.09 $1,190 -4.25
706–746 724 26 168.00–170.00 $169.05 $1,224 -7.03
768–793 778 47 167.00 $167.00 $1,299 -7.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–343 341 8 215.00 $215.00 $733 +11.50
385–396 392 8 207.50–210.00 $209.08 $820 +8.05
430–449 442 63 190.00–203.00 $195.30 $863 -8.46
451–493 474 52 183.00–202.50 $196.20 $930 +3.17
502–547 529 76 181.00–196.00 $189.52 $1,003 -3.45
551–596 577 110 171.00–187.50 $180.88 $1,044 -4.29
608–640 623 52 165.00–180.00 $172.12 $1,072 -6.80
652–687 669 71 159.00–173.50 $165.95 $1,110 -2.28
700–743 730 44 160.00–167.00 $165.37 $1,207 -1.55
759–774 766 32 150.00–166.00 $159.50 $1,222 -6.31
801 801 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,234 -1.94
855–894 865 30 150.00–158.50 $156.16 $1,351 -1.99
907 907 11 157.50 $157.50 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 180.00 $180.00 $769 +6.08
456–490 469 20 180.00–184.00 $181.62 $852 +11.62
500–538 510 28 170.00–175.00 $173.90 $887 -0.92
558–598 575 14 156.00–166.00 $161.31 $928 -7.69
613–635 625 13 157.00–160.00 $159.06 $994 -0.94
677–692 684 19 150.00–155.00 $152.00 $1,040 +11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–542 523 13 174.00–180.00 $177.28 $927 —
642 642 19 166.00 $166.00 $1,066 —
726 726 9 162.50 $162.50 $1,180 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 210.00 $210.00 $674 —
410–434 424 14 200.00 $200.00 $848 —
641 641 12 177.50 $177.50 $1,138 +6.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–598 578 12 160.00–177.50 $167.84 $970 -20.68
626–645 630 13 167.50–173.50 $172.08 $1,084 +7.08
812 812 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 323 33 189.00–201.00 $191.79 $619 +5.02
358–388 374 43 176.00–190.00 $182.69 $683 +0.32
405–449 427 113 172.50–185.00 $178.22 $761 -1.69
454–494 478 161 169.00–178.00 $173.21 $828 -6.39
501–547 533 172 167.00–182.00 $169.70 $905 -4.39
552–596 571 61 164.00–176.00 $165.71 $946 -5.33
609–639 626 58 160.00–165.00 $163.76 $1,025 -7.35
657 657 36 160.50 $160.50 $1,054 -8.89
752 752 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 180.00 $180.00 $612 +5.00
382–395 389 7 170.00–175.00 $172.10 $669 +8.90
416–448 433 35 156.00–170.00 $166.69 $722 +0.57
450–490 472 71 155.00–168.00 $162.73 $768 -4.54
500–548 528 102 150.00–166.00 $160.99 $850 -2.77
551–598 576 123 155.00–163.00 $158.78 $915 -3.52
605–649 631 48 147.00–158.00 $154.38 $974 -2.93
650–689 672 64 145.00–160.00 $152.46 $1,025 -4.33
705–742 714 47 150.00–157.00 $155.18 $1,108 -0.27
755–789 777 37 144.00–158.50 $152.62 $1,186 -0.26
859–896 879 15 145.00–150.00 $147.28 $1,295 -1.65
917 917 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,247 +7.00
991 991 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,328 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 150.00 $150.00 $726 -1.00
544 544 7 155.00 $155.00 $843 —
616 616 21 157.50 $157.50 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–316 314 10 160.00 $160.00 $502 —
500–538 519 6 138.00–145.00 $141.37 $734 -0.77
729 729 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,006 +11.94
810–838 830 10 135.00–137.00 $135.59 $1,125 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 192.00 $192.00 $707 —
448 448 8 170.00 $170.00 $762 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 5 152.50 $152.50 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396–397 396 8 172.50–175.00 $174.06 $689 —
495 495 6 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $804 —
505–540 527 17 157.00–167.50 $161.33 $850 +1.33
552–595 560 23 154.00–163.00 $160.34 $898 +4.07
624–641 633 8 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $984 —
655–668 663 11 145.00–152.50 $149.79 $993 +2.25
715–738 722 25 144.00–150.00 $148.28 $1,071 —
776 776 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,071 +10.62
945–948 947 11 125.00–128.00 $126.64 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397–399 398 14 212.50–214.00 $213.36 $849 —
460–496 489 16 177.00–180.00 $177.53 $868 —
502–548 516 24 160.00–172.50 $163.20 $842 +0.76
562–568 565 21 161.00–175.00 $168.13 $950 +4.14
603–617 612 9 164.00–165.00 $164.33 $1,006 -0.74

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 16 120.00 $120.00 $596 —

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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.