Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

1,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.78/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 525 lb · 71 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.18/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 688 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.02/cwt -12.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 522 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,613	4,428	1,652
Feeder cattle	1,613	4,428	1,652

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. One stick out sale was a small package of 504 lb. steers that brought 293.00. A week or more, without rain, has producers beginning hay harvest in the Ozarks. Some report that the first cutting has yields better than last year but still below average. The first business day after a holiday saw Live Cattle Futures trading higher and Feeder Cattle Futures sharply higher as Corn Futures traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	12	290.00	$290.00	$916	—
402–427	423	35	267.50–284.00	$281.49	$1,191	+5.88
476–499	485	25	267.00–276.00	$269.79	$1,308	-10.59
504 fancy	504	8	293.00	$293.00	$1,477	—
524–532	528	63	273.00–285.00	$278.10	$1,468	+10.95
552–574	563	37	257.00–272.00	$264.02	$1,486	+0.78
625–648	647	32	242.50–243.00	$242.97	$1,572	-8.92
699	699	25	224.00	$224.00	$1,566	-9.43
762	762	39	207.50	$207.50	$1,581	—
827	827	43	195.50	$195.50	$1,617	-10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–441	426	42	250.00–260.00	$252.71	$1,077	+1.69
450–490	479	14	250.00–265.00	$259.34	$1,242	+1.73
522–548	534	28	240.00–255.00	$245.43	$1,311	-3.64
579–583	581	10	229.00–231.00	$230.00	$1,336	-14.38
602–641	617	24	225.00–236.00	$229.47	$1,416	+4.74
673–699	694	53	203.00–214.00	$208.20	$1,445	-9.96
720	720	5	197.50	$197.50	$1,422	-9.62
755–780	777	22	200.00–205.00	$204.34	$1,588	+6.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–325	324	5	252.50–255.00	$254.00	$823	+6.50
357–393	370	13	237.50–255.00	$243.65	$902	+0.65
460–482	466	7	235.00–240.00	$238.52	$1,112	-1.38
502–535	515	5	227.50–237.00	$233.05	$1,200	+1.64
574–576	575	8	212.50–220.00	$216.26	$1,243	-4.23
622–627	626	11	192.50–200.00	$197.97	$1,239	—
661–695	680	25	190.00–210.00	$196.84	$1,339	—
719–738	728	13	184.00–190.00	$188.46	$1,372	—
794	794	10	185.00	$185.00	$1,469	—
1118	1118	14	150.00	$150.00	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–388	382	6	220.00	$220.00	$840	-7.50
421	421	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,002	—
495	495	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,040	—
508–522	515	6	205.00–215.00	$209.93	$1,081	-3.07
766	766	10	130.00	$130.00	$996	-30.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,354	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	373	6	233.00–235.00	$233.63	$871	-0.23
408–444	433	59	220.00–229.00	$225.87	$978	-1.43
451–497	475	53	212.50–228.00	$222.97	$1,059	-0.32
500–548	529	53	205.00–221.00	$215.77	$1,141	+4.52
552–588	568	48	207.50–217.00	$214.00	$1,216	+1.72
600–649	642	50	200.00–207.50	$205.67	$1,320	+9.95
652–691	688	67	191.00–200.50	$199.18	$1,370	+0.27
723–734	727	12	173.00–185.00	$180.96	$1,316	-9.35
847	847	7	172.00	$172.00	$1,457	—
884	884	20	156.50	$156.50	$1,383	-11.00
954	954	16	156.00	$156.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	10	257.50	$257.50	$834	+2.58
360–375	368	6	240.00–252.50	$245.75	$904	+2.65
439–446	445	38	232.00–250.00	$241.80	$1,076	+0.38
463–473	468	6	229.00–230.00	$229.49	$1,074	-7.52
500–549	520	34	222.50–225.00	$223.24	$1,161	-13.59
525	525	27	225.00	$225.00	$1,181	-11.83
621	621	26	209.00	$209.00	$1,298	-23.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–438	416	13	210.00–212.50	$211.31	$879	+6.92
458–473	467	5	206.00–208.00	$206.78	$966	-1.92
560–575	562	17	200.00	$200.00	$1,124	+8.75
648	648	7	176.00	$176.00	$1,140	-5.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	8	185.00	$185.00	$868	+3.81
875–884	880	19	125.00–130.00	$127.36	$1,121	-2.64
902	902	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,173	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	230.00	$230.00	$782	—
404	404	7	230.00	$230.00	$929	—
488	488	8	200.00	$200.00	$976	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	417	11	210.00–219.00	$212.41	$886	—
563	563	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,196	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	205.00	$205.00	$867	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–380	375	9	227.00–240.00	$230.92	$866	—
472–494	489	16	225.00	$225.00	$1,100	+0.34
562–578	568	5	200.00–207.50	$203.05	$1,153	-9.07
673	673	8	208.00	$208.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–414	412	7	235.00–242.50	$240.38	$990	—
517–537	525	16	225.00–233.00	$229.15	$1,203	—
584	584	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,314	—

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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.