Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

1,784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.09/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 683 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.22/cwt ≈ $1,456/hd at 514 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $334.98/cwt +18.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 517 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,784 1,765 2,178
Feeder cattle 1,784 1,765 2,178

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steers over 450 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Lighter weight PeeWee steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good and improved throughout the day. The supply was light with the offering averaging 3.39 head/draft. The Cattle Futures rebounded a little from Monday's sharply lower close but still has a ways to go to get back to where it was previously.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,282 -2.74
401–444 433 17 350.00–367.50 $358.41 $1,552 -6.54
449 unweaned 449 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,459 —
469–499 479 35 350.00–367.50 $357.49 $1,712 +16.81
489 unweaned 489 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,614 —
516 thin fleshed 516 12 359.00 $359.00 $1,852 —
503–547 517 65 320.00–340.00 $330.55 $1,709 +13.84
555–599 572 47 306.00–330.00 $317.12 $1,814 +10.50
617 thin fleshed 617 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,018 —
609–634 626 36 297.50–319.00 $309.71 $1,939 +11.24
688 688 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,961 —
701 701 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,872 —
787 787 41 244.00 $244.00 $1,920 +7.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,222 —
372–381 378 17 325.00–350.00 $331.11 $1,252 -8.13
415–440 433 15 312.50–330.00 $324.94 $1,407 -11.12
452–462 457 6 315.00–325.00 $320.05 $1,463 -5.20
528–534 532 8 290.00–306.00 $300.04 $1,596 -3.74
557–589 577 14 286.00–301.00 $297.47 $1,716 +9.24
600–638 624 56 275.00–287.00 $280.98 $1,753 +14.35
665–687 680 21 257.50–270.00 $263.48 $1,792 —
739 739 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,744 -11.20
754–792 764 19 231.00–237.50 $233.01 $1,780 +1.27
803–825 813 9 210.00–223.00 $217.14 $1,765 -4.86
880 880 6 203.50 $203.50 $1,791 -12.25
909 909 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,973 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,372 —
457–498 473 15 310.00–315.00 $312.10 $1,476 —
515 515 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,764 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,327 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–597 585 8 252.50–262.50 $256.12 $1,498 -6.38
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 535 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–365 359 21 315.00–323.00 $319.42 $1,147 -1.04
403–448 419 47 307.00–315.00 $312.18 $1,308 -2.62
450–492 471 6 290.00–292.50 $291.19 $1,372 -1.72
503–546 514 91 272.50–290.00 $283.22 $1,456 —
557–567 565 14 263.00–274.00 $271.68 $1,535 +5.09
600–618 611 34 244.00–259.00 $251.11 $1,534 +3.44
652–696 683 115 236.00–238.00 $237.09 $1,619 -1.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 344 15 287.50–311.00 $301.22 $1,036 —
355–383 367 7 280.00–307.50 $295.20 $1,083 +2.72
400–445 418 39 270.00–297.50 $282.65 $1,181 -5.96
455 unweaned 455 13 252.50 $252.50 $1,149 —
460–499 480 57 262.50–282.50 $274.34 $1,317 +1.73
509–538 525 24 247.50–270.00 $253.54 $1,331 -15.39
581 581 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,499 +6.40
600–645 630 10 223.00–240.00 $231.65 $1,459 -4.33
652–698 660 68 210.00–232.50 $220.95 $1,458 +0.68
706–738 709 28 214.00–218.00 $217.55 $1,542 —
774–792 785 10 202.50–210.50 $207.34 $1,628 —
819–830 825 8 200.00–207.50 $203.78 $1,681 +13.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–346 345 14 260.00–275.00 $268.59 $927 +6.09
358–382 370 6 265.00–275.00 $269.84 $998 +18.76
452–490 478 19 230.00–250.00 $238.15 $1,138 +0.42
528–548 539 11 240.00–257.50 $247.07 $1,332 +12.25
962–970 967 18 132.00–136.00 $133.33 $1,289 -9.17
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 12 290.00 $290.00 $1,195 —
476 476 16 277.50 $277.50 $1,321 —
551–598 573 13 213.00–232.50 $223.10 $1,278 -26.90
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,275 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 252.50 $252.50 $937 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 300.00 $300.00 $948 -32.37
352–388 372 14 300.00–307.50 $301.68 $1,122 —
416–438 426 24 300.00–313.00 $306.11 $1,304 -34.89
462–483 470 13 307.00–315.00 $309.40 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,180 -9.95
586 586 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,494 —
755–757 756 6 210.00–212.50 $211.25 $1,597 —
1175 1175 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,739 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 17 236.00 $236.00 $807 —

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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.