Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

1,765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.75/cwt ≈ $1,931/hd at 895 lb · 97 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $367.05/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 420 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.61/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 482 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,765	2,109	2,363
Feeder cattle	1,765	2,109	2,363

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. traded 3.00-6.00 lower in a light test of the market. Feeder calves and yearlings over 700 lbs. were not well tested however undertones were lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Much needed rain kept receipts light with some areas reporting in excess of 3 inches. The 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle for the week ending March 24, reported slaughter steers setting a new record weighted average price of 189.56 which was 2.09 higher than the previous week. The monthly USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday, reported Inventories were up 1 percent, Placements up 10 percent and Marketings up 3 percent. Cattle futures closed lower on Monday and continued to trade sharply lower on Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–399	382	29	332.50–345.00	$339.24	$1,296	-5.95
419–435	427	15	332.50–345.00	$336.06	$1,435	-1.79
459–485	470	32	317.50–332.50	$325.25	$1,529	+0.21
511–530	518	24	300.00–307.50	$303.78	$1,574	-5.82
557–599	584	24	272.50–295.00	$288.23	$1,683	-8.59
600–630	608	35	260.00–280.00	$266.63	$1,621	-13.40
705–740	721	47	242.00–252.00	$247.20	$1,782	—
751–766	763	38	227.00–235.00	$231.74	$1,768	—
810–847	834	43	207.50–227.50	$222.00	$1,851	—
895	895	97	215.75	$215.75	$1,931	—
952	952	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,894	—
1120	1120	9	172.00	$172.00	$1,926	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	5	395.00–400.00	$397.17	$1,263	—
352–398	364	12	360.00–370.00	$362.74	$1,320	-5.34
408 thin fleshed	408	7	388.00	$388.00	$1,583	—
404–438	421	70	347.50–375.00	$364.95	$1,536	+0.45
450–470	463	8	337.50–342.50	$340.68	$1,577	-11.55
520–546	541	27	316.00–317.50	$316.71	$1,713	-7.96
554–555	555	12	306.00–307.50	$306.62	$1,702	-11.15
600–630	609	29	291.00–302.50	$298.47	$1,818	-8.01
788–796	795	35	236.00–240.00	$236.68	$1,882	-5.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	9	318.00	$318.00	$1,027	—
378–390	383	10	310.00–322.50	$315.09	$1,207	-7.72
451–498	485	14	289.00–300.00	$291.93	$1,416	-14.58
521–544	531	12	256.00–270.00	$264.02	$1,402	—
595	595	11	262.50	$262.50	$1,562	-8.11
627–642	636	9	232.50–250.00	$241.23	$1,534	+1.23
658–679	670	7	240.00–245.00	$242.10	$1,622	—
702–743	722	29	212.50–238.00	$232.60	$1,679	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	9	269.00	$269.00	$1,571	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	6	265.00	$265.00	$959	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	312.50	$312.50	$1,638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–394	390	38	320.00–322.50	$320.46	$1,250	-7.31
407–441	422	33	305.00–322.50	$314.80	$1,328	-3.40
450–481	475	40	287.50–310.00	$292.91	$1,391	-7.64
557–599	586	46	260.00–275.00	$266.59	$1,562	-6.93
608–639	626	14	246.00–250.00	$247.67	$1,550	-6.95
686	686	39	239.00	$239.00	$1,640	+3.06
745	745	50	234.00	$234.00	$1,743	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	6	277.50	$277.50	$844	—
355–363	359	16	277.50–300.00	$292.48	$1,050	-18.98
402–449	436	22	284.00–300.00	$288.61	$1,258	-5.81
458–497	482	73	257.50–282.50	$272.61	$1,314	-4.35
503–547	525	39	252.50–277.50	$268.93	$1,412	-3.74
552–598	565	33	240.00–255.00	$251.60	$1,422	+8.69
619–634	628	37	226.00–240.00	$235.98	$1,482	—
664–696	683	12	217.00–222.50	$220.27	$1,504	—
838–845	842	8	185.00–200.00	$190.60	$1,605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	7	262.50	$262.50	$903	—
359–367	362	7	250.00–252.50	$251.08	$909	-47.95
408–447	433	13	240.00–260.00	$253.27	$1,097	-13.00
467–489	480	25	230.00–242.50	$237.73	$1,141	—
508–517	512	16	225.00–245.00	$234.82	$1,202	-11.42
604–615	607	10	200.00–220.00	$213.92	$1,298	—
670–682	675	7	180.00–200.00	$191.34	$1,292	—
907	907	21	128.00	$128.00	$1,161	-11.51
978	978	10	142.50	$142.50	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	7	240.00	$240.00	$821	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,440	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,348	—
472–498	486	16	265.00–275.00	$269.95	$1,312	—
518–526	521	10	270.00–277.50	$274.47	$1,430	—
685–686	686	10	217.50–230.00	$223.75	$1,535	—
822–844	832	11	190.00–193.00	$191.62	$1,594	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–342	325	6	330.00–335.00	$332.37	$1,080	-3.36
413	413	5	341.00	$341.00	$1,408	+37.24

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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.