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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

2,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.12/cwt ≈ $2,062/hd at 838 lb · 176 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.26/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 569 lb · 102 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $327.08/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 514 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,568	2,949	4,179
Feeder cattle	2,568	2,949	4,179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best tested five and six weight steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-9.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Nine of the ten largest drafts were yearlings with the largest draft being 74 head of 842 lb. steers which brought 250.75/cwt. However the drafts to get the most attention were from the Video Auction with 165 head of 620 lb. steers bringing 325.50/cwt. and 110 head of their smaller brothers weighing 470 lbs. bringing 370.00/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	5	406.00	$406.00	$1,226	+11.32
350–357	354	6	365.00–375.00	$369.95	$1,310	-9.87
410	410	25	343.00–346.00	$344.04	$1,411	-5.34
452–494	470	61	330.00–332.50	$331.30	$1,557	-15.60
483 unweaned	483	12	327.50	$327.50	$1,582	—
500–528	514	88	317.50–343.00	$327.08	$1,681	+2.42
555–583	568	87	310.00–328.00	$318.86	$1,811	+2.09
575 unweaned	575	15	308.00	$308.00	$1,771	—
601–632	618	58	300.00–317.50	$308.70	$1,908	+13.54
650–668	661	48	280.00–310.00	$299.25	$1,978	+20.63
702	702	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,776	—
804–844	838	176	240.00–250.75	$246.12	$2,062	—
850	850	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,040	—
935	935	39	244.00	$244.00	$2,281	—
962	962	59	237.50	$237.50	$2,285	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	324	10	347.50–367.50	$355.26	$1,151	—
355–385	359	24	326.00–350.00	$343.90	$1,235	+0.07
404–449	422	55	320.00–332.50	$328.28	$1,385	-2.50
452–499	482	80	297.50–325.00	$313.05	$1,509	-16.42
500–548	525	70	285.00–313.00	$297.73	$1,563	-8.70
550–598	578	55	284.00–303.00	$294.75	$1,704	-6.40
614–628	619	24	272.00–283.00	$276.91	$1,714	-1.59
653–698	663	51	250.00–271.00	$261.63	$1,735	-5.02
734	734	14	230.00	$230.00	$1,688	—
756–795	779	32	240.00–246.00	$242.37	$1,888	—
836	836	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,889	-11.30

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	14	260.00	$260.00	$1,381	—
611	611	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,528	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752	752	12	249.00	$249.00	$1,872	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	10	228.00	$228.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,236	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	347.50	$347.50	$1,140	+12.50
380–396	388	20	320.00–328.00	$324.20	$1,258	—
432–443	438	27	307.00–310.00	$307.84	$1,348	-10.13
454–496	479	53	297.50–308.00	$302.87	$1,451	+1.13
493 unweaned	493	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,380	—
500–536	513	86	280.00–300.00	$291.61	$1,496	+10.67
565–578	572	28	262.50–277.50	$266.74	$1,526	-0.31
601–648	626	67	249.00–273.00	$252.60	$1,581	-8.44
660	660	8	264.00	$264.00	$1,742	+22.61
743	743	68	245.50	$245.50	$1,824	—
791	791	69	233.50	$233.50	$1,847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–387	381	17	287.50–305.00	$300.82	$1,146	-13.62
421–448	431	28	287.50–306.00	$297.89	$1,284	+1.49
477–499	487	37	287.50–292.50	$289.79	$1,411	+11.18
502–548	524	77	260.00–275.00	$271.88	$1,425	+2.08
550–599	575	62	235.00–255.00	$245.45	$1,411	-9.98
620–637	631	12	235.00–243.00	$237.62	$1,499	-4.26
653–695	677	20	224.00–237.50	$228.04	$1,544	-3.43
702–738	722	12	221.00–231.00	$227.09	$1,640	—
792	792	45	225.00	$225.00	$1,782	+5.00
800	800	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,760	—
874	874	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,792	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–334	331	9	285.00–295.00	$291.73	$966	—
378–385	382	6	247.50–252.50	$250.02	$955	—
428–434	433	18	246.00–260.00	$249.65	$1,081	-19.85
453	453	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,189	+5.44
518–520	519	8	247.00–250.00	$248.87	$1,292	-1.17
851–893	885	20	149.00–175.00	$154.00	$1,363	—
941	941	27	134.00	$134.00	$1,261	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,017	—
634	634	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,484	—
733	733	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,649	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	9	227.00	$227.00	$1,491	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–549	541	42	250.00–275.00	$264.99	$1,434	+2.11
639	639	7	227.50	$227.50	$1,454	—
658–671	666	8	235.00–240.00	$236.85	$1,577	+11.85
705	705	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	324.00	$324.00	$1,302	-0.89
522–542	532	11	285.00–290.00	$287.23	$1,528	-13.73
578	578	5	273.00	$273.00	$1,578	-5.07
639	639	24	255.00	$255.00	$1,629	-6.80
755	755	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,888	—

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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.