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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.54/cwt -16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 689 lb · 70 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.00/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 794 lb · 63 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.38/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 686 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,122	2,905	3,352
Feeder cattle	1,122	2,905	3,352

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Today's receipts were heavily influenced by the weather. Much of the area was under a flood warning with some places receiving over 12 inches of rain since Thursday. Several schools and roads were closed due to flooding with muddy conditions making it difficult to load and transport livestock.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	6	318.00	$318.00	$913	—
307–343	328	19	297.50–310.00	$304.82	$1,000	—
368–382	374	6	294.00–310.00	$298.72	$1,117	-0.04
412–442	432	9	280.00–297.50	$285.56	$1,234	-11.38
481	481	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,287	-18.34
504–545	524	23	260.00–268.00	$262.48	$1,375	+0.08
550–585	573	22	250.00–262.50	$256.86	$1,472	+5.39
611–622	619	14	239.00–255.00	$244.52	$1,514	+3.30
660–698	686	62	225.00–247.00	$238.38	$1,635	-7.28
700–721	720	30	234.00–240.00	$239.81	$1,727	-0.23
810–812	811	45	225.00–235.00	$234.38	$1,901	+0.01
876	876	23	230.00	$230.00	$2,015	—
955	955	25	200.00–218.00	$207.92	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–310	309	3	335.00–340.00	$338.33	$1,045	+4.18
350–388	370	12	310.00–330.00	$318.51	$1,178	-5.57
422 unweaned	422	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,224	—
405–438	426	11	300.00–320.00	$312.94	$1,333	-7.06
503–543	514	19	277.50–289.00	$285.80	$1,469	+1.39
540 unweaned	540	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,463	—
605–642	622	25	257.50–263.00	$261.73	$1,628	-3.04
680–687	683	29	250.00–252.50	$251.37	$1,717	-11.50
692–698 unweaned	694	41	238.00	$238.00	$1,652	-7.00
700	700	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,768	—
794	794	63	249.00	$249.00	$1,977	-3.76
805	805	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,964	+2.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	6	271.00–275.00	$273.88	$1,156	+13.88
478	478	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,195	+0.04
510–523	520	11	237.50–250.00	$242.25	$1,260	—
618	618	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,298	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	4	275.00	$275.00	$891	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,661	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	240.00	$240.00	$787	—
361–392	376	29	227.50–240.00	$233.46	$878	—
400–434	428	6	220.00–232.50	$230.55	$987	+6.86
486–490	487	11	220.00–227.50	$225.23	$1,097	+5.23
582–595	584	6	210.00–220.00	$218.30	$1,275	+8.30
728–748	737	23	165.00–180.00	$173.38	$1,278	-26.62
945	945	30	145.00	$145.00	$1,370	—
994	994	15	150.00	$150.00	$1,491	—
1035	1035	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–316	313	9	270.00–287.50	$281.77	$882	—
375–388	385	9	242.50–267.50	$264.24	$1,017	-2.50
405–445	428	8	232.50–250.00	$240.34	$1,029	-10.23
468–496	488	20	232.50–255.00	$246.56	$1,203	+7.46
505–548	525	21	230.00–240.00	$233.79	$1,227	-0.24
555–598	575	14	220.00–237.50	$225.60	$1,297	-8.46
600 unweaned	600	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,305	—
753–768	761	6	212.50–215.00	$213.74	$1,627	+5.76
937	937	9	187.00	$187.00	$1,752	—
1036	1036	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,740	-22.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	13	284.00	$284.00	$1,264	—
454–488	479	22	257.50–270.00	$264.04	$1,265	+9.17
540–545	541	23	247.50–248.00	$247.91	$1,341	—
562–598	574	21	240.00–246.00	$243.92	$1,400	+0.01
603–614	611	18	239.00–240.00	$239.27	$1,462	-8.15
689 unweaned	689	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,550	-0.78

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	380	10	250.00	$250.00	$950	—
403	403	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,028	+30.00
496	496	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,190	-7.35

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	7	230.00	$230.00	$874	—
440	440	4	187.50	$187.50	$825	—
551	551	6	207.50	$207.50	$1,143	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	8	150.00	$150.00	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–448	418	14	262.50–282.50	$268.23	$1,121	+13.20
455–498	466	25	247.50–262.50	$252.45	$1,176	+1.16
511	511	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,150	-15.52
610–648	617	15	202.50–225.00	$220.66	$1,361	+11.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–498	483	7	200.00–225.00	$214.74	$1,037	—
725–742	734	6	150.00–165.00	$157.41	$1,155	—
769	769	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,423	—
914	914	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,490	—
1065	1065	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,651	—
1183	1183	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	11	292.50	$292.50	$1,343	—
563–580	571	6	247.50–258.00	$252.28	$1,441	+7.28

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–784	778	5	150.00–160.00	$158.06	$1,230	—

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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.