Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

2,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.65/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 520 lb · 151 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.32/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 617 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.36/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 586 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,517 3,929 3,447
Feeder cattle 2,517 3,929 3,447

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves traded 7.00-14.00 higher and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light to moderate supply. Short supplies coupled with high demand made for an active market. Cattle Futures traded higher while Corn Futures traded lower. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, had Inventories and Placements down 4 percent from a year ago and Marketings up 4 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 331 16 240.00–255.00 $250.47 $829 -1.42
350–395 371 20 242.50–265.00 $252.62 $937 +14.28
410–448 425 48 237.00–260.00 $247.72 $1,053 +11.46
429 thin fleshed 429 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,128 —
452–488 472 50 227.50–241.00 $234.94 $1,109 -2.41
468–484 thin fleshed 474 14 259.00–265.00 $262.81 $1,246 +13.88
505–548 520 151 226.00–251.00 $242.65 $1,262 +16.35
555 thin fleshed 555 8 247.00 $247.00 $1,371 —
560–594 573 49 218.00–227.00 $220.76 $1,265 +7.81
601–649 631 107 210.00–227.00 $216.33 $1,365 +12.19
654–656 655 36 194.00–208.00 $197.58 $1,294 +4.86
706–724 718 28 189.00–189.50 $189.18 $1,358 +1.09
786 786 19 178.00 $178.00 $1,399 -5.44
801–816 806 11 175.00–180.00 $176.84 $1,425 +0.66
907 907 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,569 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 5 228.00 $228.00 $910 +12.79
424–448 433 13 228.00–233.00 $231.69 $1,003 +15.85
455–494 466 17 200.00–222.50 $208.19 $970 -4.09
500–530 516 32 202.50–223.00 $216.05 $1,115 +6.23
568–595 577 53 197.00–212.00 $205.81 $1,188 +9.17
619–646 634 28 188.00–204.00 $197.79 $1,254 +8.15
664–698 675 50 178.00–197.50 $187.76 $1,267 +6.31
703–735 709 21 174.00–179.50 $178.33 $1,264 +4.40
750–788 765 33 162.50–179.00 $174.99 $1,339 +1.13
869 869 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,469 +5.32
900–917 910 12 154.00–163.00 $158.52 $1,443 -6.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 5 205.00 $205.00 $625 —
381–395 387 7 200.00–215.00 $206.56 $799 —
433–445 437 11 185.00–205.00 $192.40 $841 —
463–480 472 6 185.00–191.00 $187.95 $887 —
641 641 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,090 +5.00
655 655 7 172.50 $172.50 $1,130 +7.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 7 202.50 $202.50 $946 —
540 540 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 —
564–578 569 16 195.00–210.00 $205.20 $1,168 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 —
610 610 11 207.00 $207.00 $1,263 -5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 257.50 $257.50 $922 —
421 421 5 235.00 $235.00 $989 —
452–488 475 8 237.50–241.00 $239.75 $1,139 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,174 —
694 694 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,180 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–332 328 9 215.00–222.50 $219.97 $722 +17.47
356–397 381 30 210.00–228.00 $218.80 $834 +10.39
400–448 418 53 202.50–219.00 $208.38 $871 +1.75
452–495 466 63 196.00–215.00 $202.05 $942 +3.30
509–545 528 49 187.00–206.00 $192.02 $1,014 +0.84
558–598 580 70 182.50–192.00 $187.23 $1,086 +3.14
601–638 617 141 175.00–180.50 $179.32 $1,106 +1.91
677–690 686 52 170.00–172.50 $172.09 $1,181 +0.92
805 805 7 169.50 $169.50 $1,364 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 317 9 190.00–205.00 $195.44 $620 +5.44
360–375 370 9 180.00–192.50 $184.05 $681 +5.25
402–444 432 44 175.00–195.00 $189.87 $820 +4.24
456–497 488 21 177.50–190.00 $185.23 $904 +2.46
501–540 528 45 175.00–188.00 $180.53 $953 +2.15
550–595 586 116 160.00–179.00 $177.36 $1,039 +4.00
600–634 626 37 150.00–170.00 $160.95 $1,008 -7.23
653–684 665 84 150.00–169.00 $162.68 $1,082 +0.58
768–778 773 6 143.00–151.00 $147.03 $1,137 -15.47
933–940 937 14 120.00–128.00 $123.41 $1,156 —
1062 1062 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 7 172.50 $172.50 $618 —
414–435 419 20 157.50–173.00 $162.16 $679 -12.37
490 490 5 160.00 $160.00 $784 -4.01
513 513 5 140.00 $140.00 $718 -13.20
569 569 8 150.00 $150.00 $854 +6.14
710–740 721 8 132.50–137.00 $135.27 $975 -2.76
751–773 758 10 120.00–135.00 $124.59 $944 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 200.00 $200.00 $718 —
460 460 5 177.00 $177.00 $814 —
534 534 7 182.50 $182.50 $975 —
569 569 18 179.00 $179.00 $1,019 +9.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 15 201.00 $201.00 $900 -2.76
533 533 15 191.00 $191.00 $1,018 +8.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 190.00 $190.00 $593 +25.70
443 443 11 191.00 $191.00 $846 —
497 497 11 184.00 $184.00 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
664–682 672 12 143.00–168.00 $153.58 $1,032 —
888–897 895 10 140.00–145.00 $144.01 $1,289 —
996 996 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 6 210.00 $210.00 $922 —
521–538 529 14 202.00–214.00 $212.65 $1,125 —
556–595 572 11 191.00–210.00 $200.38 $1,146 +15.87

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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.