Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

2,949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.66/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 530 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.80/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 532 lb · 95 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.74/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 478 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,949 1,836 3,973
Feeder cattle 2,949 1,836 3,973

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder calves over 700 lbs. were not well tested however undertones were steady to firm. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were more typical than last week with the offering consisting of mostly lightweight stocker and feeder calves. The largest draft of the day was 76 head of 701 lb. heifers which brought 242.50/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 318 28 380.00–410.00 $394.68 $1,255 —
366–388 382 32 367.50–385.00 $379.82 $1,451 +12.97
413–443 428 25 346.00–352.50 $349.38 $1,495 -0.62
455–492 486 66 344.00–357.50 $346.90 $1,686 —
504–549 530 101 317.50–330.00 $324.66 $1,721 +3.06
559–589 579 83 315.00–320.00 $316.77 $1,834 -1.07
608–624 618 32 291.00–308.00 $295.16 $1,824 -4.84
652–699 676 10 275.00–282.50 $278.62 $1,883 -15.11
794 794 62 252.25 $252.25 $2,003 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–395 389 24 322.50–355.00 $343.83 $1,337 -6.98
400–447 424 30 320.00–340.00 $330.78 $1,403 -2.71
452–492 476 44 314.00–340.00 $329.47 $1,568 +3.13
494 494 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,482 -26.34
500–532 516 50 290.00–316.00 $306.43 $1,581 -2.61
554–595 574 56 289.00–312.50 $301.15 $1,729 +2.93
581 unweaned 581 14 282.50 $282.50 $1,641 —
601–642 614 91 274.00–287.00 $278.50 $1,710 -3.84
650–685 673 54 260.00–270.00 $266.65 $1,795 -13.35
803–845 825 23 234.00–239.00 $237.30 $1,958 —
1242 1242 16 160.00 $160.00 $1,987 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 390 21 330.00–331.00 $330.77 $1,290 —
420–446 436 12 300.00–316.00 $310.65 $1,354 -3.57
453–488 484 28 307.50–308.00 $307.95 $1,490 -2.65
574 574 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,607 —
687 687 12 222.00 $222.00 $1,525 -21.28
992 992 22 208.00 $208.00 $2,063 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,403 —
579–598 593 27 292.00–293.00 $292.39 $1,734 —
610 610 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,662 —
655–660 658 25 259.00–267.00 $263.18 $1,732 -1.82
706 706 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,180 —
982 982 23 160.00 $160.00 $1,571 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,441 —
486 486 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,652 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
927 927 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,854 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,152 —
422–446 431 68 307.50–332.50 $317.97 $1,370 -2.78
454–497 478 92 295.00–307.00 $301.74 $1,442 -2.31
502–542 524 57 279.00–286.00 $280.94 $1,472 -19.34
531 unweaned 531 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,466 —
554–581 560 42 266.00–270.00 $267.05 $1,495 +2.16
601–631 609 52 250.00–269.00 $261.04 $1,590 +6.64
610 unweaned 610 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,501 —
656–676 663 88 241.00–243.00 $241.39 $1,600 —
701–737 704 83 232.50–242.50 $241.62 $1,701 +2.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 334 21 300.00–327.50 $304.96 $1,019 +1.84
360–397 376 58 300.00–322.00 $314.44 $1,182 -5.48
400–446 426 67 287.50–305.00 $296.40 $1,263 -8.05
450–499 468 42 270.00–285.00 $278.61 $1,304 -3.89
508–548 532 95 255.00–278.00 $269.80 $1,435 -1.90
552–594 576 86 250.00–261.00 $255.43 $1,471 +2.87
617–645 625 23 222.00–247.50 $241.88 $1,512 -2.61
669–693 681 12 230.00–233.00 $231.47 $1,576 +1.16
773 773 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,701 +20.00
841 841 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–449 430 23 260.00–282.50 $269.50 $1,159 +24.94
459–497 477 16 255.00–260.00 $257.06 $1,226 —
504–545 526 37 235.00–257.00 $250.04 $1,315 -6.85
570–582 576 6 242.50–252.50 $247.55 $1,426 —
841 841 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,169 —
1002–1029 1020 21 143.00–158.00 $153.09 $1,562 —
1114 1114 20 139.00 $139.00 $1,548 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,287 —
500–516 509 12 260.00–269.00 $265.32 $1,350 —
585–591 589 10 246.00–261.00 $250.47 $1,475 —
676 676 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,595 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,324 —
518 518 10 282.50 $282.50 $1,463 —
558 558 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–503 502 12 210.00–220.00 $213.32 $1,071 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 -2.50
406–446 420 20 320.00–335.00 $324.89 $1,365 —
472–493 482 12 308.00–327.50 $313.77 $1,512 —
507–538 526 30 295.00–311.00 $300.96 $1,583 -6.46
550–593 563 21 267.00–291.00 $278.07 $1,566 -24.43
607–641 619 21 250.00–268.00 $261.80 $1,621 -8.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–381 376 10 275.00–300.00 $287.67 $1,082 —
425–442 434 6 275.00–287.50 $281.13 $1,220 —
462–497 484 17 270.00–295.00 $279.36 $1,352 +14.40
534–548 541 25 250.00–270.00 $262.88 $1,422 —
663 663 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,492 —
1120 1120 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,814 —

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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.