Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

3,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.77/cwt -12.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 573 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.71/cwt -13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 619 lb · 138 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.90/cwt -13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,591/hd at 619 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,352 1,880 5,260
Feeder cattle 3,352 1,880 5,260

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 10.00 lower. Yearlings were not well tested. Demand was light on a moderate supply. The Cattle Futures traded sharply lower today, putting the brakes on the cash feeder market. Quality was average at best with the largest draft 42 head and only 8 drafts of 20 head or more. However total receipts were the largest since September.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–383 369 20 277.50–300.00 $289.53 $1,068 -6.61
400–444 414 41 261.00–285.00 $270.27 $1,119 -20.98
450–492 472 58 250.00–270.00 $260.43 $1,229 -18.92
501–541 526 71 250.00–262.50 $255.70 $1,345 -6.28
528 unweaned 528 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,251 —
551–582 566 54 237.00–246.00 $239.17 $1,354 —
578–593 unweaned 584 13 225.00–230.00 $228.05 $1,332 -11.95
591 value added 591 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,507 —
600–639 617 61 230.00–247.50 $237.74 $1,467 -4.92
628–637 unweaned 631 35 220.00–225.00 $222.71 $1,405 —
660–680 668 30 222.00–230.00 $226.84 $1,515 -15.18
702–743 725 47 220.00–233.00 $227.19 $1,647 -7.97
752 752 21 212.50–220.00 $213.57 $1,606 —
813–834 821 28 214.00–220.00 $216.99 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–345 319 6 315.00–325.00 $318.61 $1,016 +6.56
362–393 387 11 325.00–332.50 $326.27 $1,263 -3.99
446 446 26 307.50–310.00 $309.04 $1,378 -17.62
460–463 463 8 305.00–307.50 $305.31 $1,414 -16.33
505–520 513 48 277.50–286.00 $284.30 $1,458 -14.89
506–549 unweaned 528 34 267.50–275.00 $271.60 $1,434 +2.08
551–590 unweaned 564 16 257.50–260.00 $258.91 $1,460 —
556–576 567 15 266.00–285.00 $274.70 $1,558 -0.89
605–645 618 104 254.00–263.00 $257.71 $1,593 -18.15
602–633 unweaned 627 16 250.00–252.00 $251.64 $1,578 -2.30
654–670 664 42 245.00–255.00 $249.90 $1,659 -0.10
710–724 718 50 240.00–243.00 $240.89 $1,730 —
756 756 27 231.50 $231.50 $1,750 -23.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 250.00 $250.00 $965 —
418–438 428 24 240.00–260.00 $250.13 $1,071 —
542 542 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,192 -23.03
558–585 566 27 200.00–215.00 $203.72 $1,153 -38.88
619–648 629 15 200.00–212.50 $206.55 $1,299 -13.45
656–698 673 45 195.00–213.00 $205.88 $1,386 —
710–745 729 15 197.50–217.00 $205.26 $1,496 —
758–772 766 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,532 —
806–829 814 14 185.00–190.00 $188.18 $1,532 —
901 901 16 180.00 $180.00 $1,622 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–441 431 10 235.00–240.00 $237.44 $1,023 —
492–494 494 20 220.00–240.00 $236.01 $1,166 —
585 585 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 —
654 654 7 232.50 $232.50 $1,521 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–494 474 21 242.50 $242.50 $1,149 -20.00
568–579 574 12 230.00–238.00 $234.04 $1,343 —
667–690 680 12 194.00–200.00 $196.45 $1,336 -42.55
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 371 17 239.00–242.00 $240.68 $893 -1.82
410–447 431 45 230.00–242.50 $238.21 $1,027 +11.01
452–495 480 81 220.00–230.00 $225.11 $1,081 -5.99
465–493 unweaned 481 14 212.50–218.00 $215.54 $1,037 —
512 value added 512 12 224.00 $224.00 $1,147 —
501–548 521 104 205.00–220.00 $213.57 $1,113 -15.87
554–598 572 109 200.00–220.00 $209.60 $1,199 -14.52
556–598 unweaned 577 35 185.00–196.00 $189.71 $1,095 —
601–648 616 103 195.00–212.50 $207.71 $1,279 -7.72
604–644 unweaned 629 35 180.00–192.50 $184.05 $1,158 —
660–697 675 50 200.00–216.00 $211.43 $1,427 +0.54
793 793 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,586 -3.03
815–827 819 9 175.00–185.00 $178.37 $1,461 —
973 973 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,557 —
1026 1026 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,560 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–398 382 14 257.50–274.00 $263.76 $1,008 +0.96
400–427 420 8 250.00–262.50 $252.97 $1,062 -15.03
469 469 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,149 —
481–493 unweaned 486 25 234.00–235.00 $234.59 $1,140 —
500–549 515 35 235.00–245.00 $240.24 $1,237 -5.36
507–521 unweaned 515 30 221.00–222.50 $222.14 $1,144 —
553 unweaned 553 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,222 —
617–623 622 12 227.50–229.00 $227.87 $1,417 +1.87
620–648 unweaned 635 44 216.00–223.00 $219.82 $1,396 —
654 unweaned 654 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,432 —
729 729 42 224.00 $224.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 360 18 200.00–220.00 $211.60 $762 -7.78
412–437 422 21 200.00–220.00 $214.02 $903 —
457–496 471 64 175.00–201.00 $192.88 $908 —
503–524 512 9 195.00–200.00 $197.73 $1,012 -16.91
565–584 575 13 160.00–175.00 $169.14 $973 —
660 660 6 167.50 $167.50 $1,106 —
708–719 713 17 160.00–162.50 $161.04 $1,148 —
867 867 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,214 —
909 909 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,364 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 12 222.50 $222.50 $914 —
517–522 519 25 197.50–212.50 $206.99 $1,074 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,060 —
534 534 6 182.50 $182.50 $975 —
557–569 566 11 182.50–205.00 $188.54 $1,067 —
618–634 628 11 185.00–192.50 $187.68 $1,179 -23.32
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 250.00 $250.00 $978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–339 321 11 240.00–252.50 $244.80 $786 —
418–434 424 11 227.50–240.00 $232.15 $984 —
469 469 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,102 —
503–546 535 14 200.00–211.00 $204.81 $1,096 -28.06
560–592 574 39 200.00–220.00 $214.23 $1,230 -10.68
605–641 630 41 195.00–212.00 $203.46 $1,282 -7.21
673 673 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,306 -8.95
703–736 713 21 160.00–181.00 $171.19 $1,221 —
801 801 23 181.00 $181.00 $1,450 —
940 940 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,598 —
1033 1033 21 140.00 $140.00 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 259.00 $259.00 $961 —
400–425 415 14 252.50–260.00 $256.71 $1,065 -12.28
483 483 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,304 —
504 504 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,235 —
561–570 564 14 224.00–240.00 $231.71 $1,307 -12.02

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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.