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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

2,949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $328.93/cwt +35.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 556 lb · 282 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.50/cwt +17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 715 lb · 145 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $289.64/cwt +12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 583 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,949	3,856	2,517
Feeder cattle	2,949	3,856	2,517

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Stocker and Feeder calves over 600 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 270 head of 556 lb. steer calves that brought 329.85/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday, reported Inventories were slightly higher, Placements were 7 percent lower and Marketings were mostly lower, compared to a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276–279	278	14	365.00–370.00	$367.13	$1,021	—
311	311	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,127	+8.82
350–385	363	43	342.50–375.00	$354.24	$1,286	+5.24
402–448	425	50	332.50–352.50	$339.01	$1,441	+2.75
462–497	483	38	327.50–358.00	$344.70	$1,665	+14.18
501–533	519	49	310.00–332.00	$322.94	$1,676	+5.06
556–575	556	282	306.00–329.85	$328.93	$1,829	+35.48
603–616	612	59	273.00–290.00	$281.33	$1,722	+4.83
669–685	674	56	262.00–279.00	$273.58	$1,844	+5.43
705–721	715	145	258.00–271.50	$269.50	$1,927	+17.10
758	758	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,895	-1.77
853	853	14	236.00	$236.00	$2,013	+3.50
904–937	931	57	218.00–228.00	$219.97	$2,048	—
960	960	54	213.00	$213.00	$2,045	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,129	+4.77
358	358	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,181	+8.69
418–442	433	25	312.50–327.50	$318.92	$1,381	+3.20
454–492	473	33	307.50–322.50	$314.81	$1,489	+9.82
502–548	522	29	285.00–302.50	$295.51	$1,543	+0.75
565 value added	565	5	284.00	$284.00	$1,605	—
568–592	584	126	280.00–295.00	$289.86	$1,693	+13.01
604–645	621	32	247.00–270.00	$262.53	$1,630	+1.45
660–682	676	11	240.00–250.00	$245.50	$1,660	+0.55
705–742	715	11	222.50–245.00	$238.94	$1,708	+3.21
754–785	764	29	222.50–240.00	$233.81	$1,786	+0.99
872	872	12	215.00	$215.00	$1,875	-6.00
992	992	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,885	-12.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	13	306.00	$306.00	$1,524	—
685	685	11	254.00	$254.00	$1,740	—
806	806	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–426	424	8	265.00–287.50	$276.18	$1,171	-13.82
482	482	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,195	-37.00
538	538	11	268.00	$268.00	$1,442	+4.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	12	271.00	$271.00	$1,837	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	6	272.50	$272.50	$1,406	—
671	671	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,711	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–288	284	13	312.50–340.00	$333.96	$948	-18.54
325–340	332	10	300.00–303.00	$300.92	$999	-3.77
360–378	368	19	310.00–325.00	$318.50	$1,172	+14.14
400–448	416	42	290.00–307.50	$298.36	$1,241	+10.12
452–498	473	63	277.00–296.00	$287.86	$1,362	+7.10
503–544	523	79	267.50–283.00	$276.27	$1,445	+2.34
556–597	582	104	257.50–280.00	$268.13	$1,561	+4.79
610–638	631	27	245.00–252.00	$248.39	$1,567	-2.84
654–686	668	99	233.50–253.50	$239.38	$1,599	+6.88
705–732	716	64	221.00–234.50	$230.90	$1,653	+6.00
763	763	17	221.00	$221.00	$1,686	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	16	275.00–280.00	$277.81	$922	-10.74
358–393	385	20	272.50–290.00	$282.27	$1,087	-4.45
400–442	428	24	270.00–288.00	$281.89	$1,206	+3.36
451–498	483	46	255.00–274.00	$265.36	$1,282	+2.56
518–545	532	42	242.50–259.00	$248.21	$1,320	-3.93
558–599	580	40	230.00–250.00	$246.01	$1,427	+9.33
600–648	627	23	222.50–241.00	$232.25	$1,456	-0.57
660–686	676	35	225.00–230.00	$228.55	$1,545	+13.61
748	748	10	214.00	$214.00	$1,601	+1.73
762–789	773	24	200.00–215.00	$209.69	$1,621	-3.24
815–831	823	16	195.00–206.00	$198.53	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	275.00	$275.00	$921	—
412–448	422	11	255.00	$255.00	$1,076	+3.07
468–472	470	13	225.00–242.50	$237.87	$1,118	+0.32
512–528	515	15	200.00–225.00	$219.88	$1,132	-14.30
605–645	624	21	205.00–215.00	$210.33	$1,312	+22.22
831	831	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,371	+24.00
874–887	886	38	130.00–138.00	$137.17	$1,215	—
920	920	11	130.00	$130.00	$1,196	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	30	262.50	$262.50	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–339	328	9	225.00–230.00	$228.45	$749	—
646	646	10	150.00	$150.00	$969	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	5	276.00	$276.00	$1,317	-1.00
572	572	10	267.00	$267.00	$1,527	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,276	—
698	698	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,501	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601–635	613	25	225.00–250.00	$241.40	$1,480	+2.61
662	662	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,506	-0.36
727–741	734	10	215.00–220.00	$217.48	$1,596	—
779	779	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,655	—
858	858	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,333	-5.08
506–515	508	9	272.50–290.00	$286.06	$1,453	+7.98
554–590	573	13	258.00–276.00	$268.30	$1,537	+4.92

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	12	183.00	$183.00	$926	—

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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.