Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 28, 2024

1,836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.89/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 813 lb · 255 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.04/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 528 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.34/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 627 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,836 5,157 1,613
Feeder cattle 1,836 5,157 1,613

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady in a lightly tested market. Better tested seven and eight weight feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 133 head of 803 lb steers which brought 256.00/cwt. Storms this past weekend kept receipts lighter than expected as many are still cleaning up downed trees, repairing fences and dealing with no electricity. This week's forecast is for drier weather which is allowing hay harvest to get started. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were down 1 percent, Placements were down 6 percent and Marketings were up 10 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–374 369 7 362.50–370.00 $366.85 $1,354 -6.91
405 405 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 -18.34
504–532 unweaned 523 34 309.00–318.00 $315.42 $1,650 -11.52
510–546 530 18 320.00–322.50 $321.60 $1,704 -18.39
550–572 565 12 317.50–318.00 $317.84 $1,796 -6.06
568–582 unweaned 576 21 300.00–305.00 $302.11 $1,740 -5.01
613 613 13 300.00 $300.00 $1,839 -18.84
655 655 30 292.00–294.00 $293.73 $1,924 -13.94
703–738 720 31 260.00–272.00 $266.60 $1,920 +0.06
801–849 813 255 250.50–257.00 $254.89 $2,072 +3.71
859 859 15 241.00 $241.00 $2,070 —
1009 1009 22 221.00 $221.00 $2,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–396 391 18 337.50–356.00 $350.81 $1,372 +7.03
407–442 430 24 320.00–347.50 $333.49 $1,434 -2.43
452–475 468 34 319.00–334.00 $326.34 $1,527 -3.84
490 unweaned 490 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,544 +26.18
502–548 528 67 300.00–314.00 $309.04 $1,632 -0.30
556–590 570 46 287.50–306.00 $298.22 $1,700 -2.69
602–645 627 59 271.50–293.00 $282.34 $1,770 -0.31
667 667 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,868 +10.14
721–744 729 15 237.50–250.00 $247.52 $1,804 +0.59
759–786 765 17 230.00–239.00 $232.17 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 319 6 312.50 $312.50 $997 —
416–428 422 20 300.00–318.00 $314.22 $1,326 -8.35
465–491 480 24 292.50–317.50 $310.60 $1,491 -0.56
502–540 529 10 265.00–271.00 $269.29 $1,425 -18.90
636–640 637 12 245.00–265.00 $250.02 $1,593 —
676–678 677 14 241.00–245.00 $243.28 $1,647 -7.22
703 703 15 227.50 $227.50 $1,599 —
849 849 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,613 —
853–869 864 9 200.00–210.00 $206.71 $1,786 +10.71
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–534 533 14 285.00–305.00 $290.72 $1,550 —
672 672 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,781 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,042 —
531 531 9 242.50 $242.50 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,018 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–331 317 13 297.50–307.50 $303.12 $961 -15.98
350–385 unweaned 367 24 305.00–307.50 $305.43 $1,121 —
372–398 383 13 315.00–322.50 $319.92 $1,225 +7.83
402–449 427 36 287.50–312.50 $304.45 $1,300 +6.33
486 486 12 282.50 $282.50 $1,373 -5.13
508–537 531 32 265.00–285.00 $271.70 $1,443 -1.98
560–588 580 28 247.50–256.00 $252.56 $1,465 -4.57
608–643 631 22 238.00–250.00 $244.49 $1,543 +0.34
665–680 676 37 227.00–235.00 $230.31 $1,557 +1.56
778 778 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,556 -27.18
860 860 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–446 444 26 315.00–325.00 $320.75 $1,424 -2.76
452–499 479 29 297.50–312.50 $304.05 $1,456 +1.79
492 unweaned 492 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,432 -7.45
505–512 506 26 289.00–303.00 $300.28 $1,519 -2.47
552–564 558 23 264.00–267.50 $264.89 $1,478 -19.46
638–646 643 16 250.00–257.00 $254.40 $1,636 -1.11
651 unweaned 651 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,569 —
721 721 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,723 +3.64
875 875 21 209.50 $209.50 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 434 10 235.00–257.50 $244.56 $1,061 -25.74
501–548 526 17 255.00–257.50 $256.89 $1,351 +8.41
788 788 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,544 —
850–897 867 43 135.00–150.00 $142.14 $1,232 +5.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,025 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,022 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 347.50 $347.50 $1,359 +15.00
518–528 524 10 305.00–309.00 $307.42 $1,611 +13.15
562 562 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,700 +30.58
620 620 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 +4.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–473 472 6 252.50–277.50 $264.96 $1,251 -14.73
572–581 575 14 250.00–273.00 $258.30 $1,485 —
744 744 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,711 —
866–870 868 7 187.50–200.00 $194.63 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,140 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,127 —

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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.