Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

2,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.48/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 525 lb · 131 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.71/cwt -6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 562 lb · 99 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.55/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 479 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,602	2,883	1,992
Feeder cattle	2,602	2,883	1,992

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Quality was average at best, with only 5 drafts over 25 head, as heifers outnumbered steers in the offering. A stick out sale was a package of 8 head of 809 lb. steers that brought 202.50. Cattle Futures and Corn Futures all traded modestly higher as Boxed Beef Cutouts traded 10.00-12.00 higher than a week ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	5	295.00	$295.00	$920	+19.08
375–396	386	16	262.50–272.50	$268.72	$1,037	+4.11
409–440	424	27	265.00–280.00	$272.09	$1,154	-0.14
453–494	470	66	257.50–270.00	$264.56	$1,243	+1.73
497 unweaned	497	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,267	—
503–547	523	91	250.00–268.00	$256.77	$1,343	-5.00
550–581	563	40	240.00–262.00	$253.37	$1,426	+8.55
602–642	626	55	225.00–234.00	$228.33	$1,429	-4.61
658–688	666	38	218.00–232.00	$222.07	$1,479	+0.45
737–747	738	47	210.00–215.50	$215.14	$1,588	—
809–831	816	12	193.00–202.50	$199.28	$1,626	—
932	932	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–335	328	7	250.00–257.50	$253.28	$831	-1.36
353–398	380	16	250.00–255.00	$254.35	$967	+5.65
403–448	425	84	242.50–260.00	$252.87	$1,075	+10.02
452–470	463	29	236.00–252.50	$243.63	$1,128	+3.80
507–543	521	38	233.00–247.50	$241.74	$1,259	+12.33
552–586	578	30	230.00–240.00	$234.12	$1,353	+1.20
622–643	635	34	206.00–225.00	$210.27	$1,335	+4.91
652–692	662	30	193.00–206.50	$202.57	$1,341	-5.15
708–735	729	20	191.00–200.00	$196.30	$1,431	+9.15
756	756	9	191.00	$191.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–382	378	8	232.50–242.50	$236.18	$893	+3.68
500–543	534	24	201.00–221.00	$215.83	$1,153	+9.21
550–569	560	8	205.00–206.00	$205.49	$1,151	—
618–625	622	6	185.00–207.00	$196.06	$1,219	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,191	+18.00
587	587	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,356	+15.03

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	8	235.00–240.00	$238.14	$1,055	+12.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	5	232.50	$232.50	$809	+24.68
378–389	385	11	217.50–235.00	$229.16	$882	+8.92
401–448	426	55	202.00–220.00	$211.24	$900	-2.31
450–499	479	93	192.50–214.00	$206.55	$989	-1.27
500–548	525	131	190.00–212.50	$202.48	$1,063	+2.55
554–598	574	51	184.00–200.00	$194.67	$1,117	-7.12
602–638	619	44	182.00–198.00	$192.85	$1,194	+2.92
659–694	675	87	174.00–194.00	$188.98	$1,276	+0.17
722–745	730	6	152.50–171.00	$164.70	$1,202	-10.75
852	852	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,397	—
923	923	11	155.00	$155.00	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	332	14	242.50–262.50	$246.85	$820	+13.05
352–388	371	20	236.00–242.50	$239.22	$888	+3.97
400–446	423	62	222.50–245.00	$231.75	$980	+1.27
476 unweaned	476	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,000	—
452–490	477	85	220.00–238.00	$232.00	$1,107	+3.54
502–541	525	35	215.00–232.00	$223.53	$1,174	-0.79
554–584	559	90	203.00–205.25	$204.88	$1,145	-5.74
596 unweaned	596	9	192.00	$192.00	$1,144	—
639–648	640	92	199.50–203.50	$199.76	$1,278	-8.41
680	680	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,367	+2.20
780	780	9	178.00	$178.00	$1,388	-4.79
843	843	49	173.50	$173.50	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	8	210.00	$210.00	$674	+10.43
390–392	391	8	200.00–202.50	$201.57	$788	—
478–496	486	20	188.00–190.00	$189.49	$921	+2.90
500–525	510	8	177.50–189.00	$184.40	$940	-1.68
575	575	12	176.00	$176.00	$1,012	-3.00
802–833	824	18	130.00–136.00	$132.02	$1,088	-3.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	205.00	$205.00	$670	-12.50
403–437	428	20	202.50–220.00	$212.89	$911	+15.39
572	572	10	178.00	$178.00	$1,018	-6.52

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	9	199.00	$199.00	$907	+9.00
574–588	580	12	189.00–195.00	$192.46	$1,116	—
872	872	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,421	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	7	245.00	$245.00	$909	—
452–453	453	12	225.00–227.50	$226.04	$1,024	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	5	200.00	$200.00	$868	-17.41
462–482	475	6	215.00–221.00	$219.06	$1,041	+9.82
506–548	524	25	206.00–217.00	$212.61	$1,114	+4.10
584–594	589	8	198.00–200.00	$199.01	$1,172	+15.25
691	691	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,189	-5.30
1067–1068	1068	9	128.00–130.00	$128.67	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–438	436	6	225.00–242.50	$233.80	$1,019	+2.94
459–472	466	9	230.00–242.50	$237.03	$1,105	+13.50
500–546	522	12	220.00–235.00	$224.79	$1,173	+9.79
596	596	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,287	—

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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.