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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

3,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.29/cwt ≈ $1,922/hd at 771 lb · 154 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.44/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 619 lb · 148 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.07/cwt ≈ $1,850/hd at 714 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,037	599	2,199
Feeder cattle	3,037	599	2,199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's very light run, feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were more normal this week due to cooler temperatures and improvement in the cattle future markets. The quality was average with several load lots in the offering. The largest draft of the day was 82 head of six-weight mixed heifers. One stick-out draft was 68 head of 710 lb. steers which brought 259.00/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	10	367.50	$367.50	$1,084	—
315–330	324	10	350.00–385.00	$366.67	$1,188	—
350–378	365	15	327.50–347.50	$334.99	$1,223	—
407–446	419	68	320.00–346.00	$332.22	$1,392	-7.78
453–491	471	65	310.00–330.00	$319.48	$1,505	+6.70
500–536	514	57	305.00–333.00	$321.65	$1,653	+6.66
552–595	580	112	293.00–312.50	$301.95	$1,751	—
600–645	630	58	277.00–292.50	$280.42	$1,767	—
652–696	677	40	264.00–278.00	$269.56	$1,825	—
703–733	714	134	250.00–269.00	$259.07	$1,850	—
750–784	771	154	242.50–260.00	$249.29	$1,922	—
800–824	816	46	244.50–254.50	$247.70	$2,021	—
907	907	116	232.50–233.00	$232.75	$2,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–349	337	9	342.50	$342.50	$1,154	+1.50
350–360	355	10	312.50–323.00	$320.68	$1,138	-16.82
429–447	434	13	290.00–315.00	$301.07	$1,307	-9.27
458–498	474	39	287.50–311.00	$300.19	$1,423	+11.21
515–549	535	73	274.00–300.00	$285.73	$1,529	-3.36
552–591	566	16	270.00–288.00	$277.65	$1,571	+3.44
600–648	633	56	250.00–270.00	$257.47	$1,630	-15.22
653–697	682	75	240.00–260.00	$254.61	$1,736	-1.39
709–727	713	25	220.00–233.00	$229.82	$1,639	—
759	759	6	222.50	$222.50	$1,689	—
811–844	820	55	225.00–235.00	$231.65	$1,900	—
864–880	871	44	215.00–228.00	$222.33	$1,936	—
907–925	909	41	220.00–225.00	$220.62	$2,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,265	—
461	461	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,291	+7.83
524–545	535	8	250.00–265.00	$257.65	$1,378	-2.35
581	581	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,540	—
843	843	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,812	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	11	290.00	$290.00	$1,285	—
648	648	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,685	—
675	675	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,660	—
792	792	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,822	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	15	305.00	$305.00	$1,348	—
500	500	16	290.00	$290.00	$1,450	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,147	—
460	460	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,150	—
607–635	624	15	260.00	$260.00	$1,622	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–538	532	11	297.00–312.50	$302.53	$1,609	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–339	322	25	312.50–317.50	$315.44	$1,016	—
378–395	385	28	305.00–312.00	$309.13	$1,190	-11.13
402–446	423	25	295.00–320.00	$306.52	$1,297	—
453–491	478	55	280.00–295.00	$284.30	$1,359	-6.13
502–518 thin fleshed	511	49	295.00–303.00	$299.37	$1,530	—
500–549	524	58	265.00–285.00	$273.05	$1,431	+4.05
550–585	569	66	256.00–280.00	$268.70	$1,529	+5.90
607–648	625	60	245.00–260.00	$253.39	$1,584	-3.61
656	656	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,640	—
702–734	719	79	234.00–242.00	$236.10	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–337	325	9	302.50–305.00	$304.14	$988	—
373–380	377	7	280.00–297.50	$287.42	$1,084	-0.08
406–444	429	32	267.50–287.50	$274.36	$1,177	-6.06
451–492	474	51	250.00–276.00	$267.62	$1,269	+3.83
513–549	534	45	250.00–261.00	$254.24	$1,358	-3.04
572–596	587	27	246.00–252.50	$249.54	$1,465	+4.86
603–648	619	148	225.00–240.00	$236.44	$1,464	-8.60
652–684	663	26	220.00–230.00	$226.91	$1,504	-8.09
700–748	723	32	225.00–228.00	$227.19	$1,643	—
756–776	766	35	218.00–228.00	$220.36	$1,688	—
831	831	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,620	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	24	261.00	$261.00	$1,313	—
612	612	11	265.00	$265.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	5	257.50	$257.50	$955	+17.50
462	462	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,167	+17.05
551	551	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,378	—
858	858	17	142.50	$142.50	$1,223	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517	517	6	255.00–257.50	$256.25	$1,325	+16.25
599	599	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,492	+1.00
608	608	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,477	—
715–719	718	13	215.00–220.00	$216.15	$1,552	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	7	271.00	$271.00	$1,222	—
566	566	8	245.00	$245.00	$1,387	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,712	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–531	517	17	240.00–262.50	$252.81	$1,307	+5.33
570–578	573	10	247.50–252.50	$250.79	$1,437	—
615	615	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,513	—
661	661	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,520	—
713–722	719	8	220.00–225.00	$223.14	$1,604	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–482	478	12	285.00–286.00	$285.59	$1,365	—
505–545	516	7	277.50–287.50	$284.48	$1,468	+16.46
640–643	641	7	257.50–260.00	$258.93	$1,660	—
679	679	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,698	—

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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.