Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

1,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.76/cwt ≈ $1,944/hd at 865 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.10/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 637 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.46/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 522 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,759	2,148	2,372
Feeder cattle	1,759	2,148	2,372

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply. The market was very active with not enough stocker calves in the offering to fill the demand. Discounts are starting to get larger on unweaned or short-weaned calves as we enter October with its wide temperature ranges and sick calves. Buyers are trying to get calves bought up in time to straighten them out and ready for wheat pastures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	325	10	317.50–320.00	$319.50	$1,038	-5.50
353–365	358	5	312.50–320.00	$316.94	$1,135	+7.32
402–442	430	19	306.00–318.00	$310.98	$1,337	+4.73
446 unweaned	446	17	292.00	$292.00	$1,302	—
460–480	471	9	300.00–315.00	$306.51	$1,444	-8.15
484 unweaned	484	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,404	+5.00
513–515	514	17	312.00–312.50	$312.32	$1,605	+6.88
526–536 unweaned	530	16	283.00–286.00	$284.67	$1,509	+3.29
556–589	570	24	277.50–292.50	$282.12	$1,608	+2.92
618–645	635	29	270.00–283.00	$276.84	$1,758	+8.64
600–642 unweaned	639	43	258.50–264.00	$258.86	$1,654	-2.14
694	694	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,735	-2.82
708–733	720	17	248.00–253.00	$250.26	$1,802	+0.65
751–767	760	33	243.00–248.00	$245.93	$1,869	-2.58
804–837	819	41	239.50–240.00	$239.85	$1,964	-2.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	5	310.00–315.00	$312.13	$996	—
353–363	358	6	300.00–302.50	$301.23	$1,078	—
402–413	406	9	277.50–284.00	$279.71	$1,136	-1.05
458–498	488	22	267.50–285.00	$276.62	$1,350	+2.36
504–509	507	13	277.00–285.00	$279.64	$1,418	+4.60
525 unweaned	525	11	267.50	$267.50	$1,404	—
568–582	577	14	250.00–265.00	$253.03	$1,460	-6.19
609–636	622	35	237.50–254.00	$249.97	$1,555	-0.55
688	688	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,686	+5.33
717	717	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,721	+2.48
766–798	778	15	230.00–240.00	$234.62	$1,825	+2.46
838	838	62	233.00	$233.00	$1,953	+2.63
858–897	865	85	220.00–225.00	$224.76	$1,944	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	12	249.00	$249.00	$1,439	—
660–679	671	7	240.00–242.00	$240.84	$1,616	—
774	774	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,842	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,382	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–507	506	9	240.00–265.00	$248.36	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661	661	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,058	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	332.00	$332.00	$1,245	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,288	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	329	12	290.00–295.00	$292.12	$961	—
372–385	376	7	285.00–295.00	$288.99	$1,087	+6.72
415–442	423	14	277.00–302.00	$294.53	$1,246	+20.98
457–488 unweaned	467	9	260.00–261.00	$260.65	$1,217	+2.65
452–492	474	42	267.00–287.00	$270.94	$1,284	-6.29
502–528	521	56	260.00–267.50	$261.73	$1,364	-7.41
511–536 unweaned	528	15	251.00	$251.00	$1,325	-3.53
583–598	596	38	252.50–255.00	$252.82	$1,507	-8.10
606–621	619	25	250.00–253.00	$252.53	$1,563	+5.34
651–681	667	62	234.00–245.00	$238.26	$1,589	+1.04
886	886	10	209.50	$209.50	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–378	371	10	260.00–276.00	$264.81	$982	+3.45
426–434	431	11	250.00–265.00	$255.39	$1,101	-11.01
456–492	462	17	240.00–265.00	$257.89	$1,191	+5.02
510–547	532	62	240.00–256.00	$247.85	$1,319	+9.68
555–573	566	20	235.00–246.00	$238.55	$1,350	+6.20
601–640	618	7	220.00–225.00	$222.78	$1,377	-12.73
652–693	669	9	225.00–232.50	$229.09	$1,533	+6.46
706–720	713	10	215.00–230.00	$222.57	$1,587	+3.64
772–773	772	25	217.50–228.00	$220.86	$1,705	-5.14
802–815	814	26	204.00–215.00	$204.83	$1,667	—
981	981	6	192.50	$192.50	$1,888	+23.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–436	435	6	237.50	$237.50	$1,033	-5.38
452	452	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,028	+0.62
512–532	523	18	220.00–230.00	$227.24	$1,188	+26.88
572–579	574	13	210.00–230.00	$220.77	$1,267	—
754	754	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,206	±0.00
982	982	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,522	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,194	-2.50
562	562	19	246.00	$246.00	$1,383	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536–548	541	14	236.00–250.00	$244.49	$1,323	—
571–598	574	32	225.00–245.00	$242.73	$1,393	+7.73
631–647	637	12	215.00–235.00	$225.04	$1,434	-6.64
877	877	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,447	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–438	430	10	276.00–280.00	$278.37	$1,197	+4.86
502–504	503	11	260.00–269.00	$263.28	$1,324	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712	712	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,068	—

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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.