Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

2,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.86/cwt ≈ $2,077/hd at 877 lb · 126 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.22/cwt -8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 673 lb · 91 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.23/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 520 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,148	1,981	3,383
Feeder cattle	2,148	1,981	3,383

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 16.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The market was very active with the best demand that has been seen in several weeks. The quality was above average with several larger drafts of long-time weaned and vaccinated calves. The largest draft of the day was 68 head of 835 lb. steers which brought 242.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, was neutral and closely matched projected estimates. It reported Inventories were 1 percent higher, Placements 1 percent lower and Marketings 4 percent lower than last month.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,108	—
360–375	364	17	306.00–320.00	$309.62	$1,127	+4.62
425–443	431	19	305.00–307.50	$306.25	$1,320	+3.55
452–486	467	35	305.00–319.00	$314.66	$1,469	+29.25
481 unweaned	481	12	285.00	$285.00	$1,371	+11.00
510–534	520	55	297.50–315.00	$305.44	$1,588	+18.15
530–537 unweaned	534	20	280.00–282.50	$281.38	$1,503	—
559–596 unweaned	573	13	262.00–270.00	$266.83	$1,529	—
551–599	582	61	272.50–292.50	$279.20	$1,625	+11.60
600–647	618	47	264.00–273.00	$268.20	$1,657	+11.48
626 unweaned	626	17	261.00	$261.00	$1,634	—
652–697	678	57	250.00–257.50	$252.82	$1,714	-1.76
706–748	737	69	245.00–251.00	$249.61	$1,840	-2.66
753–794	763	46	240.00–253.00	$248.51	$1,896	+3.77
818–835	833	76	239.00–247.50	$242.13	$2,017	+3.73
870–885	877	126	234.75–239.00	$236.86	$2,077	—
954–955	955	34	220.00–223.00	$221.15	$2,112	—
1007	1007	12	218.00	$218.00	$2,195	—
1103	1103	13	195.00	$195.00	$2,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–430	423	13	277.50–287.50	$280.76	$1,188	-6.17
450–474	468	18	260.00–280.00	$274.26	$1,284	—
505–534	522	31	269.00–294.00	$275.04	$1,436	+11.32
551–597	581	52	245.00–265.00	$259.22	$1,506	+7.64
614–641	628	17	245.00–257.00	$250.52	$1,573	+6.51
652–696	669	15	232.00–247.50	$239.67	$1,603	-5.33
737–746	744	12	230.00–240.00	$237.52	$1,767	—
758–781	772	15	230.00–234.00	$232.16	$1,792	-1.39
825–847	832	15	228.00–235.00	$230.37	$1,917	+8.11
912–939	921	21	207.00–223.50	$217.89	$2,007	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–576	568	16	220.00–240.00	$232.57	$1,321	—
604–611	607	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,396	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,163	—
531	531	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,397	—
634	634	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,528	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–593	570	17	235.00–250.00	$243.98	$1,391	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,373	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,505	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–386	378	17	277.50–297.50	$282.27	$1,067	—
424–439	434	13	272.50–274.00	$273.55	$1,187	—
457–497	477	43	267.50–286.00	$277.23	$1,322	+7.23
490 unweaned	490	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,264	—
507–526 unweaned	518	36	253.00–257.50	$254.53	$1,318	+12.49
506–548	522	53	262.50–279.00	$269.14	$1,405	+13.47
550–594	569	44	252.50–270.00	$260.92	$1,485	+14.25
581–592 unweaned	585	19	240.00–245.00	$243.14	$1,422	+2.49
607 unweaned	607	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,426	±0.00
603–644	617	35	239.00–253.00	$247.19	$1,525	+6.86
650–692	673	91	234.00–240.00	$237.22	$1,596	-8.99
707–737	733	63	235.00–236.75	$236.48	$1,733	+1.48
970	970	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–389	373	17	255.00–267.50	$261.36	$975	+3.08
420–448	440	9	265.00–267.50	$266.40	$1,172	+4.75
470–492	485	27	249.00–260.00	$252.87	$1,226	-3.40
477–498 unweaned	488	6	237.50–239.00	$238.23	$1,163	—
503–544	526	27	227.50–247.50	$238.17	$1,253	+2.04
550–592	577	27	223.00–240.00	$232.35	$1,341	+4.26
621–635	623	13	227.50–237.00	$235.51	$1,467	+7.65
663–684	676	28	215.00–230.00	$222.63	$1,505	-5.28
700–739	728	19	209.00–230.00	$218.93	$1,594	-3.48
773	773	10	226.00	$226.00	$1,747	+8.69
850	850	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—
984	984	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–440	425	7	240.00–245.00	$242.88	$1,032	+2.88
478	478	8	210.00–232.50	$226.88	$1,084	-10.62
502–529	516	10	195.00–215.00	$200.36	$1,034	—
758	758	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,213	—
817	817	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,430	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,022	—
509	509	7	232.50	$232.50	$1,183	—
626	626	6	233.00	$233.00	$1,459	—
841	841	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,514	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,079	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	377	5	270.00–272.50	$271.45	$1,023	—
465–495	484	8	250.00–261.00	$255.62	$1,237	-2.38
560–580	575	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,351	+6.29
612–621	619	9	227.00–233.00	$231.68	$1,434	+2.43
655–697	683	15	195.00–212.50	$201.07	$1,373	—
708–725	722	12	200.00–215.00	$202.45	$1,462	—
755–758	756	12	192.50–212.50	$204.18	$1,544	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–396	388	6	282.50–290.00	$284.90	$1,105	+7.40
426–432	427	10	272.50–277.50	$273.51	$1,168	-9.50
550–580	566	12	253.00–255.00	$253.93	$1,437	+8.93
605–648	632	15	241.00–243.00	$242.01	$1,530	—

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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.