Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

3,973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.56/cwt +14.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 528 lb · 179 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.78/cwt +19.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 521 lb · 145 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $217.59/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 827 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,973 1,613 3,507
Feeder cattle 3,973 1,613 3,507

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 10.00-15.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves were 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. With fat cattle bringing 190.00, optimism has trickled down to the feeder cash market with some highs not seen for several years. A couple of stick out drafts were 90 head of 542 lb. heifers that brought 267.00 and 59 head of 841 lb. steers that sold for 224.75. Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle Futures traded higher as Corn Futures traded mixed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 value added 337 7 287.50 $287.50 $969 —
369 369 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,061 —
423–443 438 64 285.00–298.50 $295.96 $1,296 +14.47
458 value added 458 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,282 —
468 unweaned 468 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,310 —
458–494 475 43 282.50–296.00 $291.82 $1,386 +22.03
502–535 525 98 284.00–292.50 $289.60 $1,520 +11.50
526 value added 526 11 287.00 $287.00 $1,510 —
558 unweaned 558 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 —
554–586 570 64 263.00–285.00 $275.02 $1,568 +11.00
596 value added 596 14 264.00 $264.00 $1,573 —
602–639 623 48 255.00–262.00 $256.39 $1,597 +13.42
628 unweaned 628 18 246.00 $246.00 $1,545 —
653–656 654 30 242.00–255.00 $245.26 $1,604 —
757–781 773 30 214.00–215.00 $214.54 $1,658 +7.04
812–841 827 138 211.50–224.75 $217.59 $1,799 +22.09
852 852 27 216.00 $216.00 $1,840 —
908 908 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–399 378 17 270.00–275.00 $272.67 $1,031 —
400–432 419 16 267.50–281.00 $276.92 $1,160 +24.21
464–496 482 78 260.00–277.50 $268.60 $1,295 +9.26
502–547 521 145 255.00–275.00 $264.78 $1,380 +19.35
553–593 573 87 232.50–250.00 $243.65 $1,396 +13.65
606–647 615 112 230.00–253.00 $242.91 $1,494 +13.44
658–695 678 61 219.00–238.00 $227.08 $1,540 +18.88
700–743 728 41 202.50–218.00 $210.81 $1,535 +13.31
751–797 775 56 195.00–215.00 $202.73 $1,571 -1.61
880 880 11 197.50 $197.50 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–393 386 8 262.50–265.00 $264.09 $1,019 +20.44
412–439 422 16 240.00–257.50 $249.52 $1,053 —
463–499 484 66 232.50–252.50 $242.31 $1,173 +3.79
502–548 523 74 232.50–252.50 $243.39 $1,273 +10.34
555–575 565 8 237.50–240.00 $238.77 $1,349 +22.51
615–648 637 44 215.00–234.00 $223.23 $1,422 +25.26
676–686 680 13 205.00–212.00 $209.28 $1,423 +12.44
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,265 —
555–577 572 17 242.50–246.00 $245.20 $1,403 —
608–609 609 27 237.00–240.00 $239.56 $1,459 —
705 705 19 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–368 366 10 222.50–225.00 $223.76 $819 +3.76
411–448 427 7 225.00–238.00 $232.15 $991 -5.85
465–488 471 16 235.00–250.00 $243.38 $1,146 +33.38
500–547 533 18 205.00–227.50 $217.87 $1,161 +7.94
555 555 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 —
641 641 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,378 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 267.50 $267.50 $950 —
412 412 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,092 —
456–465 461 23 265.00–267.50 $266.43 $1,228 —
671–685 680 19 208.00–220.00 $212.36 $1,444 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 7 240.00 $240.00 $941 —
482 482 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,109 —
542–549 547 19 236.50–242.50 $238.38 $1,304 —
571 571 18 229.00 $229.00 $1,308 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–398 379 23 235.00–250.00 $242.67 $920 +9.04
400–446 430 100 235.00–258.00 $245.91 $1,057 +20.04
457–498 483 56 232.50–245.00 $239.63 $1,157 +16.66
501–546 528 179 220.00–242.50 $230.56 $1,217 +14.79
550–596 579 87 210.00–230.00 $218.98 $1,268 +4.98
601–649 621 133 205.00–222.50 $213.12 $1,323 +7.45
676–697 681 65 204.00–211.00 $208.75 $1,422 +9.57
730–738 734 16 195.00–197.00 $196.01 $1,439 +15.05
768 768 41 187.00 $187.00 $1,436 —
900–907 901 35 161.50–171.00 $162.87 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–449 443 65 262.50–264.00 $263.91 $1,169 +22.11
463–489 472 26 249.00–267.00 $257.66 $1,216 +28.17
482 value added 482 15 265.00 $265.00 $1,277 —
500 unweaned 500 16 232.50 $232.50 $1,162 —
504–542 536 121 247.00–267.00 $264.15 $1,416 +39.15
555–599 566 49 227.00–230.00 $227.99 $1,290 —
603–616 611 8 222.50–230.00 $225.28 $1,376 +16.28
645 value added 645 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 —
750 750 9 203.00 $203.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–343 341 6 225.00–227.50 $226.24 $771 —
418–442 431 22 220.00–237.50 $231.54 $998 +20.23
473–498 482 54 208.00–227.50 $219.05 $1,056 +12.27
501–545 515 36 195.00–220.00 $206.21 $1,062 —
558 558 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,172 +10.00
658 658 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,250 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,161 +36.00
501–544 518 30 210.00–229.00 $222.26 $1,151 —
574 574 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,228 —
613 613 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–424 421 11 210.00–225.00 $220.99 $930 —
479–496 486 18 190.00–202.50 $197.68 $961 +12.68
688 688 6 175.00–186.00 $180.50 $1,242 —
725 725 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 —
851 851 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,106 +2.64
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,095 +32.59
492–498 496 15 223.00–225.00 $223.66 $1,109 —
691 691 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,375 —
740 740 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,295 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–345 338 9 215.00–235.00 $223.66 $756 —
400–422 406 12 215.00–220.00 $218.70 $888 +13.70
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,135 —
531 531 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,264 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–439 429 14 230.00–245.00 $237.97 $1,021 —
465–472 469 7 215.00–220.00 $217.12 $1,018 -7.88
522–533 528 6 205.00–230.00 $217.63 $1,149 —
562–592 572 10 208.00–227.50 $216.53 $1,239 +13.48
633–639 636 14 197.50–220.00 $210.41 $1,338 —
654–698 667 10 202.50–213.00 $209.70 $1,399 +1.70
1139 1139 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 -0.38
524–529 526 12 236.00–244.00 $238.68 $1,255 +9.53
711 711 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 5 152.50 $152.50 $798 —
854–867 860 13 130.00–155.00 $141.63 $1,218 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 13 100.00 $100.00 $905 —

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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.