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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

4,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $271.99/cwt +24.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 570 lb · 319 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.15/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 528 lb · 216 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.83/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 516 lb · 190 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,428 3,407 5,285
Feeder cattle 4,428 3,407 5,285

Market comments — USDA reporter

An additional 508 head sold through the Video Auction. ***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Heavier weight feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Quality was above average with several large drafts of long-timed weaned and vaccinated black-hided calves, presented in pot-load or multi-load packages. One stick-out draft was 137 head of 554 lb. steers that brought 278.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released last week had Inventories 3 percent lower, Placements 4 percent lower and Marketings 10 percent lower than a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–376 367 27 282.00–290.00 $286.57 $1,052 —
406–438 420 70 267.00–280.00 $275.61 $1,158 +2.80
467–499 478 91 267.00–289.00 $280.38 $1,340 +6.23
500–549 528 216 257.50–279.00 $267.15 $1,411 +4.01
554–578 fancy 559 199 275.00–278.00 $277.26 $1,550 —
555–596 588 120 252.50–266.50 $263.24 $1,548 +11.75
602–647 638 126 239.00–257.00 $251.89 $1,607 +14.69
650–695 678 114 226.00–243.00 $233.43 $1,583 +7.68
700–736 717 84 211.00–232.00 $221.42 $1,588 +2.24
829 829 20 206.00 $206.00 $1,708 —
872 872 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 332 22 257.50–270.00 $264.81 $879 +0.88
396 396 9 267.50 $267.50 $1,059 +6.81
405–444 427 45 247.50–257.50 $251.02 $1,072 -1.97
450–495 476 105 250.00–264.00 $257.61 $1,226 +9.04
505–546 535 72 240.00–258.00 $249.07 $1,333 +1.61
552–597 575 99 235.00–250.00 $244.38 $1,405 +10.06
606–643 621 89 219.00–230.00 $224.73 $1,396 +8.66
664–693 673 34 205.00–225.00 $218.16 $1,468 +15.48
716–749 736 68 195.00–209.00 $207.12 $1,524 +8.72
756–764 761 12 190.00–203.00 $197.62 $1,504 +0.62
839 839 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,510 -2.55
1076 1076 54 152.00 $152.00 $1,636 —
1112 1112 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 247.50 $247.50 $812 -2.30
388 388 5 243.00 $243.00 $943 -1.97
400–441 409 18 230.00–242.50 $232.99 $953 -2.56
468–484 475 29 228.00–247.50 $239.90 $1,140 +15.06
517–534 531 30 227.50–237.50 $231.41 $1,229 +1.25
586–588 587 10 215.00–226.00 $220.49 $1,294 +2.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 9 212.50 $212.50 $742 —
368 368 6 227.50 $227.50 $837 +16.74
532 532 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,133 +30.00
588 588 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,220 —
762 762 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,219 +50.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–414 406 11 225.00–240.00 $231.95 $942 -15.05
591 591 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,359 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 240.00 $240.00 $787 —
460–472 469 8 225.00–237.50 $228.07 $1,070 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,616 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,355 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–346 340 14 225.00–244.00 $236.03 $803 +1.03
379–393 382 27 225.00–240.00 $233.86 $893 +8.41
400–445 425 65 220.00–233.00 $227.30 $966 +6.66
450–496 478 134 212.50–232.50 $223.29 $1,067 +7.38
500–548 523 145 202.50–222.50 $211.25 $1,105 +3.90
551–596 575 151 205.00–217.50 $212.28 $1,221 +13.47
607–646 631 143 190.00–207.50 $195.72 $1,235 +9.24
657–698 671 14 194.00–202.00 $198.91 $1,335 +15.20
713–747 734 65 187.00–199.00 $190.31 $1,397 +21.31
759–786 764 90 171.50–187.00 $182.97 $1,398 -0.74
810 810 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,320 -12.00
878 878 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,471 +7.50
949 949 39 156.00 $156.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–327 322 23 245.00–260.00 $254.92 $821 +7.70
363–370 366 8 240.00–245.00 $243.10 $890 +4.75
403–442 423 118 236.00–247.50 $241.42 $1,021 +8.03
459–499 477 58 235.00–241.00 $237.01 $1,131 +5.69
505–536 516 190 225.00–243.00 $236.83 $1,222 +15.60
550–597 571 97 231.00–233.00 $232.29 $1,326 +15.69
609–610 610 93 229.00–234.00 $232.55 $1,419 +33.47
664 664 39 214.00 $214.00 $1,421 +17.00
757 757 23 188.00 $188.00 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–341 332 10 210.00–217.50 $215.39 $715 —
373–378 375 11 185.00–215.00 $198.74 $745 -6.24
402–447 426 24 195.00–210.00 $204.39 $871 +4.98
455–494 477 12 207.00–210.00 $208.70 $995 +9.73
500–528 514 16 192.50–200.00 $197.12 $1,013 +11.35
561–595 575 18 175.00–200.00 $191.25 $1,100 —
625–641 633 19 177.00–188.00 $181.93 $1,152 —
700–734 710 13 176.00–186.00 $179.18 $1,272 +42.18
858–893 862 25 138.00–147.50 $139.18 $1,200 +25.18
953 953 28 147.00 $147.00 $1,401 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 14 238.00 $238.00 $885 —
507 507 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,014 -2.60
597 597 26 207.00 $207.00 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 476 17 180.00–185.00 $181.19 $862 +48.19
702–716 710 9 130.00–135.00 $132.20 $939 —
864 864 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,123 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 21 209.00 $209.00 $1,292 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,110 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–492 487 14 215.00–233.00 $224.66 $1,094 +1.70
500–516 510 11 200.00–217.50 $212.82 $1,085 +15.06
553–595 578 41 207.50–217.00 $212.12 $1,226 +27.12
1170 1170 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–499 486 17 242.00–253.00 $247.08 $1,201 +6.55
607–630 620 7 217.50–228.00 $223.60 $1,386 +7.60

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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.