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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

3,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.13/cwt +15.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,350/hd at 562 lb · 386 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.54/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 665 lb · 150 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.15/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 579 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,305	2,517	3,556
Feeder cattle	3,305	2,517	3,556

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested however undertones were higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Two-thirds of the offering was under 600 lbs. including one draft of 277 head of 5 weight steers. A couple of packages of seven weight steers broke 2.00 for the first time in years. Yesterday the daily feeder cattle index settled at over $193, which is the highest since September 2015.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–349	334	33	242.50–264.00	$254.27	$849	+3.80
354–398	384	42	245.00–258.00	$252.33	$969	-0.29
402–442	419	73	245.00–270.00	$252.17	$1,057	+4.45
451–492	468	66	240.00–263.00	$253.82	$1,188	+18.88
508–548	532	98	227.50–249.00	$235.80	$1,254	-6.85
552–596	562	358	222.50–244.00	$239.15	$1,344	+18.39
559–568 thin fleshed	564	28	248.00–256.00	$252.60	$1,425	+5.60
600–645	624	63	210.00–229.00	$223.29	$1,393	+6.96
650–686	665	150	195.00–220.00	$204.54	$1,360	+6.96
706–722	715	124	188.00–206.00	$197.92	$1,415	+8.74
754	754	30	192.00	$192.00	$1,448	+14.00
801–830	819	18	186.00–188.00	$187.24	$1,533	+10.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	324	12	222.50–235.00	$225.47	$731	—
364–392	380	28	225.00–242.50	$230.79	$877	+2.79
403–430	414	56	220.00–240.00	$233.72	$968	+2.03
458–478	470	42	220.00–236.00	$230.52	$1,083	+22.33
507–542	527	32	207.50–226.00	$221.33	$1,166	+5.28
550–594	568	74	197.00–220.00	$212.76	$1,208	+6.95
616–645	632	39	190.00–216.00	$204.42	$1,292	+6.63
654–696	682	60	180.00–192.50	$187.85	$1,281	+0.09
717–748	728	21	174.00–186.00	$180.22	$1,312	+1.89
772–787	777	22	167.00–175.00	$171.19	$1,330	-3.80
865–897	888	7	167.00–168.50	$168.08	$1,493	-0.92
966	966	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,550	—
1199	1199	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,559	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	18	195.50	$195.50	$1,382	—
816	816	10	174.00	$174.00	$1,420	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,020	—
474	474	13	180.00	$180.00	$853	—
710	710	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,260	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	7	247.50	$247.50	$992	+12.50
481	481	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,130	-4.75
524	524	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,195	—
558–597	575	7	212.00–215.00	$213.34	$1,227	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–448	432	6	227.50–230.00	$228.80	$988	—
478	478	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,052	+17.50
586	586	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,201	-0.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	5	187.50	$187.50	$724	-19.06
507	507	7	184.00	$184.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	7	107.00	$107.00	$668	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–349	341	29	213.00–229.00	$222.95	$760	+2.98
352–359	357	9	210.00–217.50	$212.47	$759	-6.33
410–448	429	72	207.50–224.00	$216.14	$927	+7.76
451–499	472	104	202.00–220.00	$212.35	$1,002	+10.30
501–544	528	63	194.00–210.00	$200.58	$1,059	+8.56
551–554	553	15	188.00–194.00	$191.21	$1,057	+3.98
607–648	620	87	177.00–183.00	$179.47	$1,113	+0.15
670–696	677	22	175.00–177.00	$176.44	$1,194	+4.35
710–712	712	31	170.00–171.50	$170.97	$1,217	—
806	806	13	168.00	$168.00	$1,354	-1.50
822	822	7	163.00	$163.00	$1,340	-6.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	332	18	182.50–195.00	$187.45	$622	-7.99
354–395	374	36	190.00–207.00	$199.90	$748	+15.85
424–449	441	32	180.00–197.00	$189.43	$835	-0.44
450–496	472	35	187.50–195.00	$190.66	$900	+5.43
502–542	522	52	177.50–191.00	$185.59	$969	+5.06
559–598	579	125	165.00–185.00	$179.15	$1,037	+1.79
604–641	625	98	163.00–175.00	$170.50	$1,066	+9.55
659–695	672	22	159.00–170.00	$162.92	$1,095	+0.24
717–745	739	15	157.00–170.00	$167.48	$1,238	—
1012–1048	1021	12	120.00–130.00	$122.57	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–348	326	17	160.00–180.00	$174.28	$568	—
355–395	368	12	167.50–180.00	$174.88	$644	+2.38
422–440	429	10	165.00–177.00	$172.84	$741	+10.68
454–478	467	15	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$770	+4.96
509–549	538	40	144.00–162.50	$147.51	$794	+7.51
628	628	18	157.50	$157.50	$989	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551–591	570	27	165.00–182.50	$175.22	$999	-3.78
702	702	16	163.00	$163.00	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	5	200.00	$200.00	$710	—
406–428	417	8	192.50–196.00	$194.20	$810	+3.20
502–527	515	6	187.50–190.00	$188.78	$972	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,082	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	225.00	$225.00	$898	—
450–484	471	17	205.00–207.50	$206.21	$971	—
578–599	588	11	200.00–205.00	$202.32	$1,190	+1.94
608–615	612	10	190.00–192.00	$191.01	$1,169	—
663–680	669	8	181.00–187.50	$185.02	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	5	175.00	$175.00	$728	—
488	488	7	162.50	$162.50	$793	—
658–682	671	16	144.00–165.00	$156.27	$1,049	+2.69
778–785	781	5	147.50–152.50	$150.49	$1,175	—
958	958	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,293	—
1035	1035	8	124.00	$124.00	$1,283	—

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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.