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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

799 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 751 lb · 73 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 710 lb · 70 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.00/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 616 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 799 1,524 3,173
Feeder cattle 799 1,524 3,173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were too few calves across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison, however undertones for steer calves were sharply higher and for heifer calves steady to firm. Demand was very good on a very light supply. Ozarks Regional Stockyard had a delayed start due to the ice, sleet and snow across the region. With more in the forecast, Wednesday's Replacement/Slaughter Cattle sale has been cancelled with those cows on hand, deferred to the special sale Saturday. The sale started off with a pot-load of 751 lb. steers selling for 185.00, which was 9.00 higher than a pot-load of 765 lb. steers that sold last week. The USDA's biannual Cattle Inventory was released today and reported Cattle Inventory was down 3 percent from a year ago and the Calf Crop was down 2 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 330 11 220.00–245.00 $237.04 $782 +15.40
357 357 12 235.00 $235.00 $839 +17.46
433 433 12 229.00 $229.00 $992 +13.14
453–485 464 22 214.00–220.00 $216.05 $1,002 +5.09
546 546 11 202.00 $202.00 $1,103 -8.28
616 616 44 199.00 $199.00 $1,226 +11.59
660 660 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,247 +12.44
710 710 70 184.00 $184.00 $1,306 +13.00
751 751 73 185.00 $185.00 $1,389 +9.00
849 849 38 174.00 $174.00 $1,477 +3.00
910–932 918 20 167.45–169.20 $168.58 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–395 392 9 212.00–212.50 $212.28 $832 +7.27
432–445 437 8 190.00–207.00 $200.51 $876 -4.60
460–497 477 27 197.00–204.00 $199.77 $953 -0.50
511–529 519 14 183.00–185.00 $183.87 $954 -8.04
573 573 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,060 +6.42
619–648 629 23 173.00–182.00 $179.01 $1,126 +5.11
711 711 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,230 +18.34
855 855 21 160.50 $160.50 $1,372 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 207.50 $207.50 $747 —
550–566 563 12 173.00–186.00 $175.12 $986 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 171.00 $171.00 $980 —
766 766 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 175.00 $175.00 $842 -10.00
592 592 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,000 +11.02
835 835 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,269 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 443 11 160.00–165.00 $163.66 $725 -9.74
463–490 475 43 165.00–179.00 $171.62 $815 +2.26
541 541 9 160.00 $160.00 $866 -3.30
550–557 556 9 165.00–169.00 $165.44 $920 +2.94
602 602 3 165.00 $165.00 $993 +10.15
669–689 684 33 155.00–159.00 $158.05 $1,081 +4.85
720 unweaned 720 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 —
741 741 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,112 -7.50
863 863 25 148.75 $148.75 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–380 363 19 185.00–188.00 $185.80 $674 +2.78
405–444 433 17 181.00–185.00 $182.10 $788 —
453–493 482 34 182.00–190.00 $185.95 $896 +4.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 160.00 $160.00 $547 —
459–475 462 11 150.00–166.00 $163.01 $753 —
520–527 525 7 150.00–156.00 $151.70 $796 +6.70
552 552 3 155.00 $155.00 $856 —
706 706 6 133.00 $133.00 $939 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 12 152.50 $152.50 $1,040 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 8 165.00 $165.00 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–555 553 7 166.00–173.00 $169.99 $940 +16.26
620 620 3 160.00 $160.00 $992 ±0.00
670 670 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,025 +9.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 203.00 $203.00 $907 +0.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
877 877 3 113.00 $113.00 $991 —

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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.