Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

2,717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.67/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 614 lb · 172 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.25/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 525 lb · 153 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.34/cwt -23.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 489 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,717 2,135 3,407
Feeder cattle 2,717 2,135 3,407

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was average with several groups of unweaned or short weaned calves in the offering. There were eight drafts of 20 head or more with seven of those drafts being heifers. The largest draft of the day was 100 head of 610 lb. mixed heifers that brought 250.00/cwt. Both Feeder and Live Cattle Futures traded sharply higher and Corn Futures traded lower as rain across the Corn and Acorn Belts has helped improve drought conditions, at least in the short term.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,170 -13.66
352–390 367 18 340.00–352.50 $345.99 $1,270 +0.50
409–442 421 50 315.00–335.00 $328.48 $1,383 -12.60
462–499 484 61 305.00–332.50 $318.50 $1,542 -7.90
503–544 531 69 291.00–315.00 $299.25 $1,589 -20.10
564–591 574 97 275.00–300.00 $290.16 $1,666 -5.66
601–648 628 57 265.00–291.00 $279.07 $1,753 -3.90
654–675 667 26 251.00–267.00 $260.09 $1,735 -11.61
717–746 735 48 237.00–246.00 $244.02 $1,794 -5.50
777–799 790 29 225.00–235.00 $231.35 $1,828 -9.71
800–812 802 15 225.00–232.50 $226.52 $1,817 —
893–895 894 10 200.00–216.00 $208.01 $1,860 -15.22
934 934 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,961 —
976 976 20 202.00 $202.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–342 321 9 372.50–380.00 $377.34 $1,211 -28.06
424–427 425 16 356.00–375.00 $362.20 $1,539 -4.21
455–468 459 16 345.00–357.50 $350.17 $1,607 -9.30
450–495 unweaned 484 29 335.00–339.00 $337.11 $1,632 —
500–502 unweaned 501 11 318.00–322.50 $319.63 $1,601 —
503–523 512 53 325.00–336.00 $330.54 $1,692 -13.98
551–565 556 35 310.00–322.50 $314.45 $1,748 -8.79
550–580 unweaned 561 41 302.00–309.00 $305.23 $1,712 —
607 607 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,797 -8.94
669–688 676 8 258.00–278.00 $270.37 $1,828 -27.34
700–736 721 24 254.00–256.00 $254.24 $1,833 -13.16
774–785 780 39 244.00–264.00 $250.20 $1,952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 389 8 307.50–327.50 $319.98 $1,245 +0.67
468–498 486 28 285.00–303.00 $297.85 $1,448 -3.00
516–530 523 20 272.50–288.00 $279.97 $1,464 -14.81
580–592 587 12 247.50–269.00 $261.50 $1,535 +26.50
632–648 641 39 251.00–262.50 $258.52 $1,657 —
673–687 679 12 238.00–243.00 $240.11 $1,630 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,514 —
635 635 11 271.00 $271.00 $1,721 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–548 544 6 290.00–295.00 $292.52 $1,591 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,155 +22.82
380–398 391 31 320.00–340.00 $326.13 $1,275 -8.14
426–435 unweaned 429 24 302.50–308.00 $305.78 $1,312 —
400–449 430 44 310.00–330.00 $316.93 $1,363 +1.55
452–488 472 53 298.00–310.00 $302.54 $1,428 -7.23
451–498 unweaned 476 37 275.00–288.00 $282.94 $1,347 —
500–530 524 120 277.50–300.00 $282.02 $1,478 -6.80
512–540 unweaned 529 33 272.50–275.00 $273.81 $1,448 —
562–574 572 21 262.50–266.00 $265.39 $1,518 -22.65
575–599 unweaned 587 24 255.00–258.00 $256.40 $1,505 —
601–630 614 172 248.00–256.00 $250.67 $1,539 -7.01
680–695 683 30 233.00–235.00 $233.41 $1,594 —
735 735 32 229.50 $229.50 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–390 386 17 287.50–315.00 $302.57 $1,168 -5.27
405–437 417 42 297.50–302.50 $299.70 $1,250 +12.48
452–491 489 97 261.00–267.50 $262.34 $1,283 -23.48
503–546 532 66 250.00–271.00 $265.32 $1,412 -2.40
550–598 575 56 240.00–252.50 $249.36 $1,434 -10.37
619–635 625 12 235.00–245.00 $240.79 $1,505 -3.93
650–690 672 25 210.00–230.00 $221.90 $1,491 -6.69
720–735 727 45 206.00–226.00 $219.86 $1,598 -1.27
753–768 767 60 206.00–210.00 $209.34 $1,606 —
897 897 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,848 —
965 965 7 162.50–172.00 $166.57 $1,607 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 324 6 285.00–305.00 $294.41 $954 +9.46
400–443 425 9 252.50–262.50 $259.11 $1,101 -3.41
472–487 480 9 260.00–267.50 $263.28 $1,264 +1.79
515 515 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,249 +9.18
815–845 821 14 172.00–175.00 $172.66 $1,418 —
923 923 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,255 -0.40
976–984 980 22 130.00–135.00 $132.72 $1,301 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,380 —
520–548 528 21 275.00–283.00 $280.63 $1,482 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,119 —
597 597 15 252.00 $252.00 $1,504 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,399 —
563–585 576 10 230.00–256.00 $243.38 $1,402 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,183 —
408–418 411 9 319.00–330.00 $326.27 $1,341 —
468–484 477 7 297.50–302.50 $299.60 $1,429 —
522–548 528 35 286.00–310.00 $294.35 $1,554 —
565–593 580 26 262.00–272.50 $267.64 $1,552 —
634 634 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 10 307.50–321.00 $314.37 $1,232 -37.86
492–497 494 7 260.00–285.00 $274.22 $1,355 -35.03
540–542 541 9 250.00–275.00 $266.69 $1,443 -15.22
588–589 588 9 233.00–250.00 $240.56 $1,414 —
621–638 625 16 234.00–255.00 $248.48 $1,553 +1.83
764 764 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,597 -5.00

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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.