Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

2,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.83/cwt -11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 691 lb · 135 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.68/cwt ≈ $2,030/hd at 876 lb · 130 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.87/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 727 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,027 1,581 2,392
Feeder cattle 2,027 1,581 2,392

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Heifers outnumbered steers with several pot-loads of yearling heifers in the offering. The largest draft of the day was 77 head of 691 lb. heifers which sold for 236.50/cwt. Cooler temperatures and lower humidity made movement of cattle much more comfortable. The Cattle Futures traded higher following the Labor Day holiday and Box Beef Cutouts rebounded from last week's decline.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 10 383.00 $383.00 $1,026 —
300–334 327 25 340.00–360.00 $351.93 $1,151 +4.43
359–398 370 21 320.00–343.00 $334.45 $1,237 —
405–445 422 25 306.00–322.50 $309.06 $1,304 -2.48
460–480 469 21 300.00–314.00 $308.51 $1,447 +11.47
513–537 518 40 296.00–304.00 $300.46 $1,556 +2.06
553–588 571 14 268.00–277.50 $272.82 $1,558 -0.57
597 unweaned 597 36 265.50 $265.50 $1,585 —
605–638 620 40 260.00–285.00 $269.62 $1,672 +0.52
667 667 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 -5.00
703–731 716 40 239.00–250.00 $245.15 $1,755 +0.18
754–755 755 25 235.50–245.00 $240.82 $1,818 -10.84
800–812 803 16 230.00–243.00 $239.71 $1,925 +1.43
872–887 876 130 227.00–233.00 $231.68 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,062 —
405–448 426 29 285.00–302.50 $295.38 $1,258 +5.95
459–491 472 19 270.00–294.00 $280.50 $1,324 -1.43
522–544 532 25 269.00–287.00 $277.33 $1,475 +12.03
575–587 581 36 244.00–267.00 $253.02 $1,470 -2.97
600–649 619 22 253.00–260.00 $256.42 $1,587 +4.61
652–677 663 14 225.00–246.00 $240.25 $1,593 +1.83
740 740 38 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 -26.86
823 823 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,852 —
858–894 869 22 221.00–223.50 $222.68 $1,935 —
913 913 13 206.50 $206.50 $1,885 -13.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–498 477 20 282.50–286.00 $283.78 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–537 527 5 237.50–257.50 $245.27 $1,293 -7.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 8 345.00 $345.00 $907 —
326–332 328 32 292.50–312.00 $306.00 $1,004 —
365–395 368 18 282.50–296.00 $294.39 $1,083 —
408–445 422 24 282.00–310.00 $287.20 $1,212 —
450–475 464 28 275.00–297.50 $279.70 $1,298 +4.70
502–539 520 56 255.00–272.00 $262.89 $1,367 +5.61
565–593 577 47 245.00–258.00 $249.37 $1,439 -4.05
606–646 613 47 239.00–251.00 $244.83 $1,501 -0.28
654–695 691 135 234.00–238.00 $236.83 $1,636 -11.17
704–737 727 124 229.50–239.75 $235.87 $1,715 +5.87
751–757 756 75 235.00–238.50 $237.90 $1,799 —
867 867 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–388 387 15 250.00–265.00 $253.00 $979 —
411–446 425 26 250.00–275.00 $261.80 $1,113 -0.85
459–497 478 46 250.00–269.00 $259.38 $1,240 -1.12
508–532 523 22 240.00–250.00 $248.94 $1,302 +8.71
550–598 568 33 227.50–244.00 $236.75 $1,345 -1.39
608–649 632 15 220.00–236.00 $229.53 $1,451 -0.38
658–665 664 14 230.00–232.50 $232.15 $1,541 +8.34
712–744 718 21 225.00–229.00 $227.50 $1,633 +7.50
760 760 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 +2.00
838 838 5 209.50 $209.50 $1,756 -8.83
874 874 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–370 368 9 227.50–230.00 $228.88 $842 -36.45
464–498 477 27 230.00–235.00 $233.10 $1,112 -8.37
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,335 —
513 513 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,308 —
590 590 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,493 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,382 —
644 644 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,533 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–482 466 36 277.50–290.00 $281.10 $1,310 —
504–540 522 28 254.00–277.50 $262.59 $1,371 +5.09
570–579 574 10 250.00–255.00 $252.02 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–397 383 5 300.00–305.00 $301.89 $1,156 —
451–475 467 14 240.00–250.00 $242.76 $1,134 -15.41
513–538 526 6 250.00–254.00 $251.95 $1,325 +16.11
625–648 631 17 215.00–232.50 $227.47 $1,435 -1.53
658–696 680 8 205.00–230.00 $216.00 $1,469 —
719 719 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,153 —

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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.