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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

5,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.07/cwt +12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 674 lb · 380 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.92/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 621 lb · 378 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.26/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 618 lb · 323 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,643 5,854 3,552
Feeder cattle 5,643 5,854 3,552

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Spring-like weather along with higher prices has brought an abundance of calves to town, making up for the lighter runs in December and January. The USDA's semi-annual Cattle Inventory Report, released last week, reported the cow herd was down 2 percent which was the lowest inventory since 1951. The 2023 Calf Crop was also 2 percent lower than 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,122 +5.66
350–395 369 94 332.50–360.00 $345.23 $1,274 +11.39
405–449 428 52 320.00–345.00 $332.33 $1,422 +4.15
450–493 467 131 315.00–347.50 $326.52 $1,525 +7.32
505–545 526 88 305.00–326.00 $314.84 $1,656 +5.54
552–592 570 171 282.00–302.50 $288.43 $1,644 -3.90
605–642 618 323 261.00–287.00 $270.26 $1,670 +5.22
654–696 674 380 255.00–273.00 $263.07 $1,773 +12.52
700–724 719 127 240.00–266.00 $259.02 $1,862 +17.77
750–753 752 68 235.00–260.00 $253.77 $1,908 +24.50
819–828 827 35 225.00–230.00 $229.29 $1,896 +2.09
855–890 884 85 225.00–235.00 $226.20 $2,000 -1.86
953 953 11 210.00 $210.00 $2,001 -2.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 333 27 300.00–307.50 $302.39 $1,007 —
368–393 385 26 300.00–325.00 $307.70 $1,185 -4.80
402–445 426 27 285.00–305.00 $296.60 $1,264 -6.05
454–498 479 68 285.00–312.50 $300.31 $1,438 +4.95
504–549 522 178 275.00–300.00 $287.12 $1,499 +0.26
557–599 582 134 255.00–279.00 $267.25 $1,555 +2.76
608–649 635 105 250.00–260.00 $256.16 $1,627 +8.45
659–698 677 113 230.00–253.00 $244.92 $1,658 +10.37
720–744 730 55 215.00–230.00 $226.75 $1,655 +6.03
751–790 766 78 209.00–231.00 $226.64 $1,736 +13.77
842 842 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,768 +6.71
890 890 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,958 +12.28
910–921 918 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,974 +15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,401 —
474–490 484 14 300.00–307.00 $304.55 $1,474 —
530 530 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 —
601 601 25 286.00 $286.00 $1,719 —
682 682 50 275.00 $275.00 $1,876 +27.00
714 714 23 240.00 $240.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 275.00 $275.00 $957 —
435 435 18 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
484–498 488 11 262.50 $262.50 $1,281 -12.50
542 542 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,469 +14.57
572–598 580 13 249.00–251.00 $249.63 $1,448 +9.53
642 642 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,348 -15.42
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 23 283.00 $283.00 $1,715 —
680 680 14 269.00 $269.00 $1,829 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,177 ±0.00
422–435 426 12 280.00–290.00 $286.60 $1,221 —
512–546 530 19 267.50–280.00 $275.67 $1,461 +5.67
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,177 —
540 540 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 —
744 744 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,118 +37.50
350–395 372 72 297.50–315.00 $305.54 $1,137 +24.44
416 fancy 416 18 320.00 $320.00 $1,331 —
410–440 432 55 283.00–309.00 $294.18 $1,271 +22.28
451–490 468 119 268.00–293.00 $280.85 $1,314 +15.74
501–548 531 156 257.50–277.50 $267.73 $1,422 +1.53
551–594 565 170 245.00–265.00 $254.42 $1,437 +9.09
600–636 621 364 232.00–250.00 $239.92 $1,490 +6.52
626 626 14 267.00 $267.00 $1,671 +33.60
650–670 664 90 228.50–245.00 $230.54 $1,531 +6.67
702–730 716 122 215.00–236.00 $229.32 $1,642 +11.89
843 843 28 201.00 $201.00 $1,694 —
928 928 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 332 20 260.00–275.00 $272.85 $906 —
372–395 386 17 267.50–285.00 $276.84 $1,069 +6.60
414–447 437 68 262.50–280.00 $271.98 $1,189 +24.15
452–498 477 137 247.00–265.00 $256.58 $1,224 +14.30
505–549 531 113 230.00–252.50 $244.77 $1,300 +3.39
553–594 567 53 225.00–243.00 $232.94 $1,321 +4.08
639–647 645 67 220.00–228.00 $226.54 $1,461 +7.29
650–686 673 81 210.00–228.00 $221.36 $1,490 +6.52
710–745 725 51 187.50–212.50 $208.13 $1,509 +3.23
758 758 8 207.00 $207.00 $1,569 +17.44
840 840 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,604 +5.00
859 859 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,632 +19.00
927 927 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,669 —
1018 1018 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 12 250.00–262.50 $256.40 $849 +23.90
363–373 371 25 250.00–257.50 $251.76 $934 +34.26
411–434 418 26 235.00–256.00 $249.32 $1,042 —
458–495 479 37 217.50–232.50 $228.13 $1,093 +23.13
517–540 529 36 203.00–225.00 $216.60 $1,146 +3.60
658–661 660 8 187.50–202.50 $196.89 $1,299 —
810 810 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,336 +6.00
868–872 870 5 150.00–162.50 $155.01 $1,349 —
964–984 979 24 130.00–135.00 $131.23 $1,285 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,011 —
484–498 490 13 239.00–253.00 $245.56 $1,203 —
557 557 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,225 -12.37
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,310 —
514 514 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,383 —
674 674 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,516 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 16 235.00 $235.00 $1,391 —
733 733 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 7 207.50 $207.50 $872 —
498 498 6 200.00 $200.00 $996 —
518 518 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,023 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 13 234.00 $234.00 $1,462 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 282.50 $282.50 $1,028 —
520–548 533 19 230.00–251.00 $242.64 $1,293 +0.08
649 649 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,428 -2.49
678 678 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,407 —
994 994 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–442 439 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,295 —
483–495 489 6 278.00–290.00 $283.93 $1,388 —
527 527 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,423 -7.50
574 574 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,449 +6.33
710–712 711 8 219.00–228.00 $224.62 $1,597 +10.62

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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.