Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

3,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $203.82/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 628 lb · 175 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.05/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 527 lb · 169 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.86/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 509 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,649 3,552 3,659
Feeder cattle 3,649 3,552 3,659

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs. traded unevenly steady while heifers calves under 700 lbs. traded steady. Steers and heifers over 700 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Calves, for the most part, maintained the big price jump that they experienced last week. The market was active but not as brisk as we saw last week, due to fewer buyers ringside, with some leaving after filling smaller orders than they had last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 9 242.50–250.00 $244.82 $791 -7.28
350–387 365 20 237.50–247.00 $242.39 $885 +3.03
415–448 437 77 225.00–242.50 $233.96 $1,022 -3.86
451–497 475 111 224.00–242.50 $229.87 $1,092 -4.09
502–549 527 169 216.00–235.00 $223.05 $1,175 -2.52
553–582 561 49 207.00–225.00 $216.57 $1,215 +1.59
608–647 627 163 197.00–218.00 $203.22 $1,274 -2.92
647 value added 647 12 212.00 $212.00 $1,372 —
670 670 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 -13.41
659–689 679 51 192.50–203.00 $195.32 $1,326 -3.09
715 value added 715 35 186.50 $186.50 $1,333 —
718–732 723 16 184.00–194.00 $190.20 $1,375 +1.79
752–768 765 16 179.00–186.00 $180.29 $1,379 -1.69
815–816 815 34 179.00–180.00 $179.15 $1,460 +6.36
827 value added 827 10 181.00 $181.00 $1,497 —
899 899 12 171.00 $171.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–391 375 19 220.00–235.00 $226.80 $850 +17.15
403–442 428 15 210.00–215.00 $212.18 $908 +1.33
450–491 472 23 196.00–215.00 $204.42 $965 -7.57
506–549 529 64 202.00–213.00 $207.35 $1,097 -1.54
565–599 593 68 187.00–200.00 $198.28 $1,176 +1.95
610–646 631 22 175.00–187.50 $181.73 $1,147 -6.72
650–697 681 103 170.00–188.00 $180.72 $1,231 -1.10
705–744 725 134 165.00–182.50 $176.88 $1,282 +6.64
765 value added 765 20 174.00 $174.00 $1,331 —
758–796 785 27 167.00–176.00 $172.19 $1,352 +2.32
804–836 815 13 165.00–171.00 $167.35 $1,364 +9.47
855–862 856 70 159.00–170.00 $165.46 $1,416 —
905 905 7 172.00 $172.00 $1,557 +15.22
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–382 367 10 225.00–227.50 $225.78 $829 -1.22
411 411 9 237.50 $237.50 $976 —
450–495 470 9 220.00–230.00 $224.68 $1,056 —
531 531 14 216.00 $216.00 $1,147 —
598 598 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,286 —
613–622 616 31 209.00–212.00 $210.83 $1,299 —
692 692 19 196.00 $196.00 $1,356 —
791 791 5 178.50 $178.50 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–463 461 8 180.00–199.00 $191.84 $884 —
513–547 528 19 174.00–176.00 $175.02 $924 -7.19
569 569 7 187.50 $187.50 $1,067 +8.16
602–632 626 34 168.00–176.00 $170.90 $1,070 -2.30
708–726 716 14 150.00–163.00 $157.30 $1,126 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 9 184.00 $184.00 $1,115 —
756–791 780 28 173.00–177.50 $174.40 $1,360 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,233 +11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 199.00 $199.00 $933 -9.46
664 664 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 202.50 $202.50 $695 +2.59
403–449 425 35 172.50–190.00 $183.80 $781 +0.56
459–492 478 130 172.50–189.00 $182.31 $871 +0.25
514–548 535 92 175.00–181.00 $177.05 $947 +2.01
551–596 571 126 162.50–178.00 $174.09 $994 +0.82
600–646 623 105 160.00–176.00 $169.04 $1,053 +0.01
661–697 686 37 150.00–169.00 $161.49 $1,108 -3.78
700–738 712 36 151.00–163.00 $159.07 $1,133 +3.12
776–780 777 12 152.50–161.00 $154.63 $1,201 +6.66
804–843 806 53 140.00–157.00 $155.99 $1,257 —
1061–1091 1074 19 100.00 $100.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 315 19 212.00–226.00 $218.32 $688 +1.92
365–395 386 31 196.00–207.00 $200.62 $774 —
408–446 426 50 192.50–200.00 $196.52 $837 +0.21
453–495 491 58 193.00–201.00 $193.83 $952 -10.00
500–528 509 146 182.00–197.00 $188.86 $961 +0.05
552–588 572 73 179.00–182.50 $179.44 $1,026 -4.27
600–638 615 104 175.50–186.00 $178.59 $1,098 -0.22
654–681 665 55 169.00–176.00 $172.46 $1,147 -3.90
704–747 738 96 169.75–170.50 $169.86 $1,254 +0.61
884 884 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,370 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–742 705 70 166.00–171.75 $171.49 $1,209 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 204.00 $204.00 $728 —
420–446 441 15 192.50–196.00 $195.33 $861 —
457 457 13 193.00 $193.00 $882 —
528–529 529 14 178.00–187.00 $183.15 $969 —
579 579 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,036 —
654 654 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,112 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 8 175.00 $175.00 $863 -5.00
582 582 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,036 +9.31
642 642 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 —
830 830 27 154.50 $154.50 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 177.50 $177.50 $637 +3.57
419 419 5 169.00 $169.00 $708 —
466 466 7 160.00 $160.00 $746 ±0.00
571–595 576 21 140.00–157.50 $152.42 $878 —
620 620 6 155.00 $155.00 $961 +8.66
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–473 463 11 178.00–182.50 $180.51 $836 —
522–527 524 7 172.50–173.00 $172.78 $905 —
618 618 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,051 —
653 653 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,071 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 9 137.50 $137.50 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–457 455 19 181.00–186.00 $181.79 $827 —
515–548 536 8 175.00–186.00 $178.97 $959 +7.98
562–570 566 6 145.00–162.50 $153.69 $870 —
608–633 621 6 170.00–173.00 $171.47 $1,065 +10.88
655 655 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 —
1025 1025 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,168 -11.00
1100 1100 5 102.50 $102.50 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 6 189.00–215.00 $202.21 $946 —
502–536 524 11 207.00–214.00 $211.56 $1,109 +17.80
603–608 606 8 173.00–174.00 $173.63 $1,052 -5.76

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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.