Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

2,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.06/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 474 lb · 147 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.97/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 573 lb · 108 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.02/cwt -8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 610 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,345	3,131	2,484
Feeder cattle	2,345	3,131	2,484

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher with heavier weight calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a light to moderate supply. Peewee calves under 500 lbs. were in very high demand as local buyers were looking to get calves ready for the rapidly greening pastures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	37	320.00–355.00	$334.22	$1,110	+0.82
350–397	377	23	335.00–355.00	$340.02	$1,282	+12.62
403–449	425	17	312.50–335.00	$323.27	$1,374	+0.10
452–499	479	76	310.00–344.00	$331.49	$1,588	+15.81
500–547	516	48	290.00–315.00	$306.11	$1,580	+6.59
558–585	570	22	287.50–305.00	$295.62	$1,685	+12.49
571	571	6	242.50	$242.50	$1,385	-40.63
608–647	627	37	250.00–279.00	$269.26	$1,688	+1.37
664–692	675	13	250.00–265.00	$260.49	$1,758	+4.82
741	741	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,741	—
775	775	9	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	-40.00
805–842	826	47	215.00–228.00	$223.03	$1,842	-7.98
863–870	866	9	192.50–210.00	$202.19	$1,751	-20.89
1135	1135	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,975	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–337	336	5	362.50–397.50	$383.55	$1,289	+19.05
370–397	383	23	366.00–400.00	$379.80	$1,455	+30.80
400–444	431	14	350.00–377.50	$363.41	$1,566	+6.02
460–498	480	68	347.50–381.00	$362.27	$1,739	+7.57
510–548	542	61	321.00–336.00	$331.64	$1,797	+12.49
551–592	569	30	308.00–325.00	$315.97	$1,798	+9.92
601–646	615	59	285.00–315.00	$301.46	$1,854	+13.16
682	682	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,835	-9.68

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	309.00	$309.00	$1,251	-18.50
557	557	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,560	—
695	695	28	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,082	—
367–397	388	12	292.50–310.00	$302.72	$1,175	-2.28
533	533	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,359	-7.50
649	649	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,460	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	5	312.00	$312.00	$1,544	+12.00
597	597	7	287.50	$287.50	$1,716	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	6	342.50	$342.50	$1,617	—
552	552	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,766	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–379	374	34	320.00–333.00	$328.19	$1,227	+18.96
400–445	425	49	297.00–318.00	$308.40	$1,311	-2.54
453–489	474	147	285.00–315.00	$303.06	$1,437	+12.20
512–532	520	22	287.50–297.00	$293.04	$1,524	+6.78
562–590	573	108	263.00–290.00	$277.97	$1,593	+3.37
603–631	610	97	243.00–253.00	$248.02	$1,513	-8.85
662–675	671	92	234.50–243.00	$236.78	$1,589	-3.35
770	770	22	222.00	$222.00	$1,709	-1.00
826	826	23	208.00	$208.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–338	322	20	275.00–302.50	$293.26	$944	+15.41
350–378	367	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,009	-0.77
407–443	427	33	275.00–292.50	$281.72	$1,203	-1.27
455–499	477	87	265.00–282.50	$275.31	$1,313	+5.83
506–544	534	37	250.00–265.00	$260.28	$1,390	-1.48
558–596	575	54	240.00–260.00	$253.01	$1,455	+4.94
642–648	645	43	225.00–242.00	$237.23	$1,530	-1.84
658–698	694	48	210.00–233.00	$227.65	$1,580	+7.65
701–735	718	8	200.00–220.00	$209.76	$1,506	-4.82
752–761	760	27	195.00–220.00	$217.25	$1,651	+12.25
847	847	9	175.00	$175.00	$1,482	—
860	860	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	8	265.00	$265.00	$954	+5.86
401–407	403	8	240.00–252.50	$247.77	$999	—
452–498	476	11	167.50–250.00	$221.50	$1,054	—
896	896	19	132.50	$132.50	$1,187	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	5	292.50	$292.50	$1,234	—
507	507	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,470	—
604	604	5	253.00	$253.00	$1,528	-4.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	-5.00
789	789	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,460	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,418	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–382	368	6	300.00–330.00	$315.59	$1,161	—
465	465	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	-17.50
525–541	535	13	270.00–297.50	$280.38	$1,500	—
620	620	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,566	—
658	658	6	252.00	$252.00	$1,658	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	6	253.00	$253.00	$999	—
540	540	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,350	—

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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.