Cattle Market Pulse

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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

2,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.27/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 533 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.56/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 533 lb · 89 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.05/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 416 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,178 2,363 2,531
Feeder cattle 2,178 2,363 2,531

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher with the largest gain on heifers. Yearling were not well tested with only 8 percent of the offering weighing over 700 lbs. Demand was very good on a light supply. Cattle Futures continued to trade lower on Tueday as Corn Futures also traded lower. Negotiated fed cattle prices are at or near record highs and boxed beef values are up 8.00 since last Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–349 337 41 252.50–272.50 $261.71 $882 —
358–392 377 41 252.50–270.00 $262.03 $988 -8.77
379 fancy 379 10 284.00 $284.00 $1,076 —
407 thin fleshed 407 25 287.00 $287.00 $1,168 —
400–446 430 27 247.50–260.00 $255.68 $1,099 -10.18
456–498 470 60 232.50–252.50 $238.56 $1,121 -7.94
502–547 533 55 231.00–244.00 $236.41 $1,260 -7.42
533 thin fleshed 533 39 265.00 $265.00 $1,412 —
557–595 571 66 226.00–241.00 $230.26 $1,315 -4.33
603–643 634 73 214.00–233.00 $223.35 $1,416 -8.11
660–687 678 20 202.50–209.00 $204.71 $1,388 -3.59
731 731 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,425 -7.98
806 806 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,491 —
873 873 28 184.00 $184.00 $1,606 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–387 385 13 240.00–262.50 $247.03 $951 +5.66
410–448 432 21 230.00–242.50 $235.93 $1,019 +1.88
450–494 479 43 217.50–230.00 $223.93 $1,073 -3.12
502–549 529 50 205.00–227.50 $216.61 $1,146 -1.96
555–598 584 38 202.50–220.00 $209.93 $1,226 +2.81
625–641 630 37 196.00–209.00 $202.81 $1,278 +5.56
660–699 685 15 187.50–199.00 $195.46 $1,339 +6.14
774–789 784 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,411 +4.57
846 846 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,506 —
1034 1034 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,634 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 230.00 $230.00 $902 -12.50
406 406 5 225.00 $225.00 $914 —
456–484 474 25 214.00–220.00 $216.09 $1,024 -19.91
619 619 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–496 492 12 180.00–200.00 $188.24 $926 -30.76
533 533 7 175.00 $175.00 $933 -25.00
732 732 8 163.00 $163.00 $1,193 —
836 836 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,229 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 215.00 $215.00 $940 —
571 571 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,128 —
677 677 6 185.00–197.00 $191.00 $1,293 +4.97
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296–298 297 17 244.00–248.00 $245.41 $729 —
300–338 328 20 235.00–245.00 $236.82 $777 +9.32
353–394 370 47 215.00–235.00 $223.36 $826 +1.07
404 thin fleshed 404 21 248.00 $248.00 $1,002 —
408–449 420 63 212.00–230.00 $222.73 $935 +10.29
458–497 476 37 210.00–222.00 $216.72 $1,032 +3.17
508–540 533 89 204.00–220.00 $215.56 $1,149 +7.13
550–598 571 69 190.00–206.00 $199.75 $1,141 -1.82
606–612 607 15 186.00–187.50 $186.30 $1,131 -0.76
662 662 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,238 -1.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–388 376 45 197.50–212.50 $204.07 $767 +2.36
406–444 436 24 192.50–210.00 $198.95 $867 -2.45
458–498 485 43 191.00–207.50 $197.19 $956 +0.97
500–548 527 35 182.50–197.50 $191.24 $1,008 +5.54
578–590 584 34 183.00–191.00 $188.57 $1,101 +5.56
602–635 614 15 168.00–180.00 $174.31 $1,070 -2.14
654 654 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,197 +17.00
725–747 732 9 150.00–168.00 $161.88 $1,185 -2.97
790 790 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,335 +9.87
834 834 20 166.50 $166.50 $1,389 —
913–948 935 8 129.00–134.00 $130.83 $1,223 —
1073 1073 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–389 378 29 187.50–192.50 $189.12 $715 -5.23
471–498 481 11 185.00–195.00 $191.23 $920 +11.05
521 521 7 182.50 $182.50 $951 —
588–598 593 10 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $904 —
699 699 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,118 —
792 792 5 125.00 $125.00 $990 —
834 834 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,151 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–372 368 15 217.50–230.00 $226.63 $834 —
477 477 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,040 +3.00
514–515 514 14 207.00–210.00 $207.86 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–382 375 5 197.50–202.50 $200.46 $752 —
508–513 510 5 187.00–190.00 $188.79 $963 —
594 594 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,075 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,051 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 175.00 $175.00 $859 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–432 428 7 210.00–211.00 $210.57 $901 -1.07
494 494 5 192.50 $192.50 $951 —
519 519 5 190.00 $190.00 $986 -15.00
582 582 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,048 —
685 685 9 172.50–180.00 $176.67 $1,210 -11.26
1053–1080 1070 8 120.00–124.00 $122.52 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 10 243.00 $243.00 $957 -8.00
401 401 8 238.00 $238.00 $954 —
500–542 531 15 203.00–220.00 $207.67 $1,103 -16.66
602–625 611 5 197.00–197.50 $197.30 $1,206 —

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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.