Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

1,927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.64/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 683 lb · 134 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.44/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 623 lb · 76 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.74/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 791 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,927	1,759	1,821
Feeder cattle	1,927	1,759	1,821

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 5.00-10.00 higher except for three weights which were 15.00-25.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest drafts of the day were 58 head of 821 lb. steers that brought 249.25/cwt. and 58 head of 796 lb. steers that brought 250.00/cwt. Discounts continue to grow on short- weaned or unweaned and non-vaccinated calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,298	+55.50
352–361	358	8	337.50–370.00	$354.13	$1,268	+37.19
408–445	423	28	305.00–327.50	$313.91	$1,328	+2.93
454–492	469	35	300.00–317.50	$309.22	$1,450	+2.71
500–503	503	22	306.00–307.00	$306.95	$1,544	-5.37
512–525 unweaned	516	18	285.00–287.50	$285.71	$1,474	+1.04
559–580	574	31	287.00–304.00	$291.81	$1,675	+9.69
566–588 unweaned	578	29	264.00–277.00	$270.26	$1,562	—
605–633	616	24	262.00–275.00	$271.01	$1,669	-5.83
653–682 unweaned	664	8	235.00–240.00	$236.93	$1,573	—
658–696	675	47	256.00–269.00	$260.58	$1,759	+10.58
701–731	718	20	252.50–265.00	$256.95	$1,845	+6.69
768–796	791	73	250.00–254.50	$250.74	$1,983	+4.81
821	821	58	249.25	$249.25	$2,046	+9.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–431	430	7	285.00–295.00	$287.84	$1,238	+8.13
450–492	477	21	275.00–290.00	$282.21	$1,346	+5.59
516–549	535	42	265.00–287.50	$276.38	$1,479	-3.26
542 unweaned	542	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,409	-7.50
550–597	570	62	250.00–275.00	$263.21	$1,500	+10.18
610–648	625	33	241.00–259.00	$252.07	$1,575	+2.10
649 unweaned	649	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,525	—
653–688 unweaned	671	6	230.00–232.50	$231.28	$1,552	—
671–691	679	47	250.00–253.50	$252.72	$1,716	+7.72
713–727	722	9	245.00–248.00	$245.99	$1,776	+5.99
754–798	776	28	230.00–241.00	$237.83	$1,846	+3.21
825–846	840	21	230.00–237.00	$235.04	$1,974	+2.04
912	912	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,961	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,744	—
727	727	20	260.00	$260.00	$1,890	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,268	—
598	598	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,609	+20.00
681	681	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,600	-5.84
749	749	10	245.00	$245.00	$1,835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,105	—
603–635	626	17	237.50–247.00	$244.31	$1,529	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,408	—
708	708	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,735	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–332	327	5	305.00–312.50	$307.93	$1,007	+15.81
360–375	369	7	302.50–312.50	$306.69	$1,132	+17.70
400–427	421	10	282.50–290.00	$287.07	$1,209	-7.46
448 unweaned	448	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,187	—
451–460 unweaned	454	7	260.00–262.50	$260.72	$1,184	+0.07
452–492	484	25	265.00–278.00	$268.83	$1,301	-2.11
510–520	518	25	255.00–257.00	$255.31	$1,323	-6.42
512–548 unweaned	536	25	245.00–251.00	$248.79	$1,334	-2.21
550–599	568	55	250.00–267.00	$256.98	$1,460	+4.16
573 unweaned	573	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,398	—
615 unweaned	615	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,464	—
602–647	624	71	246.50–258.00	$252.39	$1,575	-0.14
662–693	683	134	237.50–253.00	$242.64	$1,657	+4.38
752	752	35	237.00	$237.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	5	285.00	$285.00	$855	—
404–438	415	11	250.00–262.50	$256.38	$1,064	+0.99
473–499	486	19	232.50–252.00	$235.06	$1,142	-22.83
500–530	513	36	240.00–252.50	$248.92	$1,277	+1.07
550–598	570	38	230.00–247.50	$240.46	$1,371	+1.91
618–647	631	24	230.00–241.00	$233.33	$1,472	+10.55
655–687	675	31	220.00–235.00	$226.13	$1,526	-2.96
723–732	729	20	234.00–235.00	$234.35	$1,708	+11.78
752–775	767	14	220.00–225.00	$223.56	$1,715	+2.70
819–840	821	23	202.50–217.50	$216.17	$1,775	+11.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	6	205.00	$205.00	$865	-32.50
491	491	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,178	—
500–549	532	14	210.00–225.00	$220.26	$1,172	-6.98
680–695	690	9	207.50–222.50	$217.57	$1,501	—
968	968	12	145.00	$145.00	$1,404	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	5	257.50	$257.50	$1,169	—
565–584	573	15	227.50–240.00	$234.23	$1,342	-11.77
792	792	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,742	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,233	—
561	561	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,335	—
659	659	8	238.00	$238.00	$1,568	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	16	246.00	$246.00	$1,732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	5	235.00	$235.00	$973	—
475–488	482	7	220.00–240.00	$228.44	$1,101	—
520–549	544	20	240.00–252.50	$247.49	$1,346	+3.00
568–594	587	21	225.00–244.00	$231.69	$1,360	-11.04
600–638	626	22	220.00–240.00	$226.98	$1,421	+1.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,206	—
550–582	571	9	252.50–265.00	$260.99	$1,490	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	9	185.00	$185.00	$1,060	—

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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.