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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

1,644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $312.55/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,972/hd at 631 lb · 117 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.69/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 668 lb · 102 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.39/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 478 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,644	1,784	2,883
Feeder cattle	1,644	1,784	2,883

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, five and six weight steer and heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 higher with other weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. The offering was mostly new-crop calves with several bawlers and few calves over 700 lbs. The largest draft of the day was 44 head of 636 lb. steers that brought 311/cwt. Cattle Contracts traded higher and Corn Futures traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	11	357.50	$357.50	$1,258	-2.50
459–497	470	38	335.00–363.00	$338.99	$1,593	-18.50
508 thin fleshed	508	11	353.00	$353.00	$1,793	-6.00
512–548	531	20	320.00–347.00	$335.48	$1,781	+4.93
556 unweaned	556	12	305.00	$305.00	$1,696	—
556–589	572	68	312.50–326.00	$320.50	$1,833	+3.38
605–644	631	117	295.00–325.00	$312.55	$1,972	+2.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	316	11	342.50–355.00	$352.57	$1,114	+2.57
350–390	375	28	320.00–347.50	$332.86	$1,248	+1.75
405–435	421	31	318.00–337.50	$329.40	$1,387	+4.46
450–483	470	45	303.00–330.00	$315.97	$1,485	-4.08
503–543	516	56	290.00–315.00	$302.14	$1,559	+2.10
563–570	567	6	275.00–282.50	$278.73	$1,580	-18.74
646–648	646	21	261.00–280.00	$276.37	$1,785	-4.61
670–692	681	12	261.00–265.00	$262.97	$1,791	-0.51
701–723	709	14	241.00–255.00	$250.46	$1,776	+14.46
752–791	768	20	217.00–231.00	$222.91	$1,712	-10.10
865–870	867	8	210.00–228.00	$216.77	$1,879	+13.27

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	13	329.00	$329.00	$1,530	+16.90
533	533	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,466	-30.00
607	607	15	280.00	$280.00	$1,700	—
669	669	19	267.00	$267.00	$1,786	—
792	792	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,742	—
861	861	11	228.00	$228.00	$1,963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	318	5	305.00–325.00	$313.60	$997	—
419–422	421	8	310.00–312.50	$311.25	$1,310	—
457	457	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,314	—
511	511	18	270.00	$270.00	$1,380	—
583	583	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,487	-1.12
641	641	14	258.00	$258.00	$1,654	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	8	332.50	$332.50	$1,194	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–435	420	17	305.00–317.50	$311.61	$1,309	-0.57
435 unweaned	435	11	287.50	$287.50	$1,251	—
451–496	477	74	287.00–312.50	$299.68	$1,429	+8.49
493 unweaned	493	6	282.50	$282.50	$1,393	—
507–527 unweaned	519	26	264.00–278.00	$269.63	$1,399	—
512–540	523	44	282.50–308.00	$299.03	$1,564	+15.81
562–585	572	26	264.00–268.00	$266.03	$1,522	-5.65
602–619	608	55	255.00–257.50	$256.91	$1,562	+5.80
657–676	668	102	237.50–242.00	$241.69	$1,614	+4.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	13	317.50	$317.50	$914	—
318–336	331	16	300.00–315.00	$307.94	$1,019	+6.72
360–385	374	22	285.00–302.50	$294.98	$1,103	-0.22
404–437	416	22	276.00–299.00	$286.38	$1,191	+3.73
458–497	482	26	260.00–285.00	$274.07	$1,321	-0.27
482–492 unweaned	485	9	250.00–253.00	$251.99	$1,222	-0.51
502–549	532	19	240.00–251.00	$248.82	$1,324	-4.72
568–594	581	36	240.00–255.00	$250.15	$1,453	-7.85
612–631	622	18	215.00–233.00	$228.56	$1,422	-3.09
652–657	655	10	215.00–228.00	$221.48	$1,451	+0.53
712–734	719	39	208.00–219.00	$213.64	$1,536	-3.91
767–779	774	14	205.00–213.00	$206.15	$1,596	-1.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,144	—
780	780	5	202.00	$202.00	$1,576	—
872	872	20	140.00	$140.00	$1,221	—
984	984	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,358	+4.67

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	12	285.00	$285.00	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	10	187.50	$187.50	$909	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–484	478	15	299.00–312.50	$306.72	$1,466	-2.68
512–542	535	10	275.00–290.00	$280.90	$1,503	—
702–715	709	10	236.00–237.00	$236.50	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–397	382	5	290.00–310.00	$302.46	$1,155	—
435–445	442	7	290.00–302.50	$293.51	$1,297	—
597	597	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,522	±0.00
734	734	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,578	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,182	—

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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.