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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

1,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $226.50/cwt ≈ $2,122/hd at 937 lb · 228 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.47/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 534 lb · 123 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $314.72/cwt ≈ $1,462/hd at 465 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,880 1,731 2,697
Feeder cattle 1,880 1,731 2,697

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 8.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Yearling steers were 5.00 higher with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. After being "tricked" last week, sellers were "treated" with better demand and higher prices. Four and five weight steer calves were back in the 3.00 range. One stick-out draft was 58 hd. of 458 lb. black steers that brought 324.00/cwt. The largest draft of the day was 228 head of 937 lb. yearling steers which brought 226.50/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–319 313 8 302.50–317.50 $312.05 $977 -13.36
365–393 unweaned 376 29 300.00 $300.00 $1,128 —
353–384 378 29 323.00–332.00 $330.26 $1,248 —
408–423 418 27 317.50–331.00 $326.66 $1,365 —
438–449 unweaned 447 21 300.00–302.50 $300.35 $1,343 +25.35
458–480 461 70 301.00–324.00 $321.64 $1,483 —
473–475 unweaned 475 25 295.00–298.00 $295.36 $1,403 —
526–534 533 91 292.50–300.00 $299.19 $1,595 +9.19
535–546 unweaned 538 32 262.50–279.00 $269.52 $1,450 —
553–597 588 14 270.00–277.00 $275.59 $1,620 +18.00
604–617 607 66 268.00–279.00 $275.86 $1,674 +28.48
600–614 unweaned 610 22 253.00–256.00 $253.94 $1,549 —
652 652 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,630 +5.04
760 760 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,938 +24.00
937 937 228 226.50 $226.50 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–396 376 19 290.00–305.00 $296.14 $1,113 —
440–441 441 8 287.50–292.50 $291.25 $1,284 +29.28
452–493 475 22 275.00–292.50 $279.35 $1,327 +19.47
528–548 535 26 252.50–268.00 $261.98 $1,402 +9.39
598 unweaned 598 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,435 +27.95
600–644 618 30 236.00–263.00 $242.66 $1,500 +9.22
655 unweaned 655 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
662–678 670 6 240.00–244.00 $242.02 $1,622 +26.14
700–733 712 13 227.50–238.00 $235.16 $1,674 +23.24
780–794 793 42 225.00–234.00 $233.58 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 262.50 $262.50 $1,250 —
512–532 527 8 240.00–244.00 $243.03 $1,281 +7.35
570–591 587 15 242.50–243.00 $242.60 $1,424 —
611 611 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–496 477 16 213.00–221.00 $218.40 $1,042 —
701 701 5 182.50 $182.50 $1,279 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 6 262.50 $262.50 $1,260 —
662 662 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,582 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 10 240.00 $240.00 $946 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,310 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 262.50 $262.50 $850 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 17 242.50 $242.50 $953 +6.90
410–422 415 7 222.50–235.00 $227.20 $943 -0.05
455–492 478 83 220.00–245.00 $231.10 $1,105 +14.10
501–531 511 43 220.00–236.00 $229.44 $1,172 +16.88
553–567 value added 561 11 205.00–220.00 $211.73 $1,188 —
550–580 569 10 220.00–229.00 $224.12 $1,275 +16.78
601–646 613 54 207.00–224.00 $215.43 $1,321 +13.99
650–683 666 31 201.00–226.00 $210.89 $1,405 +0.89
767–770 769 10 190.00–216.00 $203.03 $1,561 -4.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–369 364 18 259.00–269.00 $262.80 $957 -7.40
428 428 52 268.00 $268.00 $1,147 +20.78
520–538 531 15 240.00–247.50 $245.60 $1,304 +15.86
554–565 558 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 ±0.00
625 625 15 226.00 $226.00 $1,412 +2.00
788 788 15 205.00 $205.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 18 205.00–230.00 $219.38 $820 +7.24
502–541 532 13 212.50–215.00 $214.64 $1,142 —
624–627 626 35 172.50–190.00 $186.78 $1,169 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 10 207.50 $207.50 $859 —
613 613 15 211.00 $211.00 $1,293 —
705 705 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,396 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 15 227.50 $227.50 $648 —
686 686 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,290 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 216.00 $216.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–396 389 7 182.50–187.50 $183.86 $715 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,154 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–547 531 9 220.00–237.50 $232.87 $1,237 +24.71
552–583 570 14 220.00–227.50 $224.91 $1,282 +6.69
605–612 610 6 210.00–211.00 $210.67 $1,285 +23.14
670–690 679 7 197.50–210.00 $202.95 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–448 441 5 267.50–270.00 $268.99 $1,186 +16.28
592–599 595 16 240.00–246.00 $243.73 $1,450 +20.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 971 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,262 —

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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.