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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

1,998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.69/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 524 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.22/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 533 lb · 83 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.81/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 574 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,998	2,390	1,661
Feeder cattle	1,998	2,390	1,661

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were 4.00-8.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested, however undertones were steady to firm . Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts were higher than expected as lower humidity levels made moving cattle much more comfortable for both man and beast. One stick-out sale was a draft of 528 lb. heifer calves that brought 277.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	6	300.00	$300.00	$933	±0.00
363–388	376	8	295.00–307.50	$300.12	$1,128	+0.34
400–448	430	29	302.00–317.00	$309.43	$1,331	+13.44
455–478	469	6	295.00–305.00	$301.61	$1,415	+7.13
510–548	533	83	281.00–303.00	$289.22	$1,542	+12.75
555–599	580	31	277.00–296.00	$282.55	$1,639	+3.85
605–628	616	30	263.00–280.00	$273.28	$1,683	+11.12
654–690	677	60	255.00–260.00	$256.58	$1,737	+1.58
707–739	724	40	245.00–249.00	$246.59	$1,785	—
753	753	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,826	—
825	825	32	236.00	$236.00	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–343	319	7	280.00–295.00	$286.91	$915	+4.41
368–395	389	19	280.00–291.00	$285.21	$1,109	+3.78
405–448	427	26	262.50–285.00	$274.01	$1,170	-6.45
460–495	487	58	265.00–285.00	$269.98	$1,315	-4.58
530–548	536	18	250.00–272.50	$260.11	$1,394	+1.48
551–599	580	62	247.50–270.00	$257.84	$1,495	+4.55
602–631	615	37	240.00–260.00	$253.92	$1,562	+3.62
669–692	683	34	241.00–249.50	$243.12	$1,661	-1.06
721–741	733	19	229.00–243.00	$237.03	$1,737	+3.69
813–849	822	46	218.00–231.50	$226.33	$1,860	+5.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	439	5	250.00–267.50	$256.86	$1,128	+3.36
460–488	478	18	252.50–262.50	$253.57	$1,212	+1.07
502–527	520	21	228.00–247.50	$241.31	$1,255	-5.23
563–590	574	13	240.00–245.00	$242.78	$1,394	+14.67
622	622	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,477	—
740	740	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,295	—
801	801	7	207.00	$207.00	$1,658	+4.46

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,364	—
513	513	13	293.00	$293.00	$1,503	—
568	568	9	294.00	$294.00	$1,670	—
611	611	6	266.00	$266.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	6	202.50	$202.50	$774	-25.00
478–494	489	10	217.50–235.00	$227.19	$1,111	+12.81
560	560	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,122	—
578	578	12	226.00	$226.00	$1,306	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612–626	623	9	220.00–222.50	$221.95	$1,383	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	387	7	232.50–247.50	$236.76	$916	-15.06
403–448	427	19	247.50–257.50	$252.55	$1,078	+8.45
453–497	478	40	225.00–247.50	$241.23	$1,153	—
514–547	541	73	226.00–242.50	$228.82	$1,238	-6.30
553–594	574	78	220.00–241.00	$232.81	$1,336	+9.35
609–625	615	17	227.50–235.00	$231.16	$1,422	+22.90
651–697	676	71	207.50–230.00	$221.72	$1,499	+7.47
711–736	733	36	222.00–226.00	$225.57	$1,653	+5.85
768–792	785	10	214.00–219.00	$217.53	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–338	311	13	262.50–265.00	$264.58	$823	—
360–391	380	7	262.50–275.00	$266.98	$1,015	-4.76
410–440	425	20	260.00–278.00	$267.95	$1,139	+2.03
458–499	482	73	252.50–267.50	$258.31	$1,245	+2.12
514–547	523	73	247.50–262.50	$258.46	$1,352	+10.61
528 fancy	528	10	277.00	$277.00	$1,463	—
550–576	561	43	242.50–264.00	$251.66	$1,412	+11.66
603–635	624	24	244.00–256.00	$252.90	$1,578	+11.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–445	424	9	207.50–227.50	$220.32	$934	+10.98
495–498	497	10	217.50–220.00	$219.25	$1,090	+13.93
660–697	680	13	200.00–215.00	$205.25	$1,396	—
712–722	715	7	185.00–195.00	$192.11	$1,374	—
758	758	7	182.00	$182.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–440	429	5	187.50–202.00	$196.05	$841	—
557	557	5	120.00	$120.00	$668	—
761–777	769	12	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$1,039	—
886	886	9	135.00	$135.00	$1,196	—
966	966	7	132.50	$132.50	$1,280	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	5	225.00	$225.00	$862	—
504–537	513	23	232.50–237.00	$235.77	$1,210	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	7	202.50	$202.50	$668	—
355–361	359	12	202.50–210.00	$204.97	$736	—
479	479	7	185.00	$185.00	$886	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	16	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	+11.00
555	555	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,457	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,120	—
600–628	616	14	215.00–230.50	$224.03	$1,380	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,293	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	—
405–428	423	13	247.50–255.00	$252.11	$1,066	—
522–526	525	15	240.00–245.00	$244.34	$1,283	+4.56
560	560	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	-27.20
607–623	615	8	200.00–215.00	$210.30	$1,293	-24.70
830	830	9	182.00	$182.00	$1,511	—
1024	1024	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–538	524	6	247.50–250.00	$248.78	$1,304	-12.52
585	585	8	248.00	$248.00	$1,451	-4.34
626–645	636	17	242.00–262.50	$252.28	$1,605	+5.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	10	185.00	$185.00	$1,027	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	11	134.00	$134.00	$805	—

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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.