Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

5,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.14/cwt +18.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 577 lb · 596 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $448.18/cwt +19.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 620 lb · 435 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $452.83/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,387/hd at 527 lb · 413 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,822 2,444 5,102
Feeder cattle 5,822 2,444 5,102

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Traditionally the third week of May is the largest weekly sale of the year and this year was no exception. The quality of the offering was above average, with several large drafts from reputation herds coming across the scale. The largest draft of the day was 187 head of 592 lb. steers which sold for 484.00/cwt . Rain across the area, with more expected, had producers in a good mood and prices had them leaving with a smile on their face.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–377 368 14 625.00–655.00 $644.73 $2,373 +19.73
401–425 410 45 585.00–615.00 $591.67 $2,426 -3.41
451–493 474 139 525.00–555.00 $533.94 $2,531 -2.35
451–496 unweaned 491 45 495.00–522.50 $507.73 $2,493 —
502–518 unweaned 509 39 492.50–496.00 $494.62 $2,518 +12.93
501–537 519 190 500.00–520.00 $508.33 $2,638 -3.02
550–595 577 547 467.50–497.50 $482.45 $2,784 +5.20
565–592 unweaned 580 49 450.00–460.00 $454.36 $2,635 +1.33
600–644 618 368 434.00–467.50 $451.53 $2,790 +14.38
622–644 unweaned 628 67 427.50–432.50 $429.80 $2,699 +7.61
654–695 680 136 412.50–430.00 $423.41 $2,879 +10.48
687–694 unweaned 690 19 402.50 $402.50 $2,777 -0.59
700–729 719 130 389.00–417.00 $395.67 $2,845 +10.67
776 776 45 385.50–389.00 $386.12 $2,996 —
854 854 63 342.50 $342.50 $2,925 —
900 900 33 344.00 $344.00 $3,096 —
1031 1031 108 324.00 $324.00 $3,340 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–349 344 28 610.00–635.00 $616.25 $2,120 +11.25
358–399 374 33 585.00–615.00 $600.82 $2,247 +11.79
406–445 425 92 530.00–567.50 $547.49 $2,327 +3.47
460–497 479 121 490.00–515.00 $506.09 $2,424 -3.70
500–546 525 136 467.50–497.50 $484.79 $2,545 -7.21
554–599 582 182 422.50–460.00 $441.03 $2,567 +5.33
600–645 624 82 390.00–425.00 $414.35 $2,586 -2.39
655–697 675 32 372.50–412.50 $394.57 $2,663 +10.18
815–843 838 32 332.50–340.00 $333.87 $2,798 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 21 560.00–575.00 $566.99 $2,115 —
429–444 436 67 525.00–532.50 $528.42 $2,304 —
497 497 9 495.00 $495.00 $2,460 +20.00
525 525 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,415 —
572 572 12 395.00 $395.00 $2,259 —
682 682 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 8 565.00 $565.00 $2,198 —
412–447 433 55 485.00–525.00 $511.87 $2,216 -6.77
476–495 486 19 470.00–480.00 $474.22 $2,305 —
532–545 536 31 450.00–462.50 $455.21 $2,440 +2.71
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 565.00 $565.00 $1,887 —
487 487 21 450.00 $450.00 $2,192 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 21 520.00 $520.00 $2,694 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,195 —
680 680 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 7 407.50 $407.50 $2,604 -1.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–341 340 27 595.00–605.00 $597.97 $2,033 —
365–375 371 27 535.00–585.00 $572.58 $2,124 +13.98
400–446 425 131 495.00–535.00 $509.39 $2,165 -5.48
410–446 unweaned 433 57 470.00–490.00 $483.86 $2,095 —
450–497 469 183 475.00–515.00 $490.91 $2,302 +1.10
474–485 unweaned 479 28 460.00–470.00 $468.23 $2,243 —
501–549 526 342 445.00–472.00 $456.94 $2,404 -2.54
525–536 unweaned 532 71 425.00–435.00 $433.03 $2,304 -3.29
554 unweaned 554 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,244 —
550–597 580 87 410.00–440.00 $425.38 $2,467 +5.03
603–641 630 298 380.00–412.50 $388.29 $2,446 -12.21
650–670 656 80 357.50–389.00 $369.87 $2,426 +14.87
816–845 824 85 327.00–331.00 $329.84 $2,718 +2.34
973 973 6 311.00 $311.00 $3,026 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 341 14 550.00–555.00 $554.33 $1,890 +7.06
355–398 381 37 500.00–520.00 $504.19 $1,921 -2.39
402–448 424 28 457.00–490.00 $481.99 $2,044 +1.13
461–499 487 93 425.00–462.50 $445.09 $2,168 -2.88
502–548 528 163 415.00–440.00 $426.39 $2,251 -4.57
558–598 584 96 372.50–405.00 $395.24 $2,308 +5.38
600–649 637 62 345.00–375.00 $365.96 $2,331 -10.77
655–687 670 11 330.00–350.00 $342.55 $2,295 +1.44
735–745 742 19 330.00–345.00 $336.28 $2,495 -0.85
770–792 772 18 330.00 $330.00 $2,548 —
846 846 7 322.00 $322.00 $2,724 +7.00
968 968 9 280.00 $280.00 $2,710 —
1075 1075 9 268.00 $268.00 $2,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–331 326 13 500.00 $500.00 $1,630 -5.33
390 390 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,696 —
516–522 519 7 385.00–400.00 $393.53 $2,042 -12.66
556–595 571 21 330.00–367.50 $349.98 $1,998 —
608–642 633 17 320.00–337.50 $326.52 $2,067 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,915 —
448 448 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,038 -19.93
512–521 515 13 425.00 $425.00 $2,189 —
570 570 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 —
732 732 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,361 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 9 380.00 $380.00 $2,341 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–380 378 14 545.00–570.00 $553.84 $2,094 —
400–431 424 24 475.00–505.00 $486.10 $2,061 -68.85
467–485 475 11 480.00–485.00 $482.32 $2,291 -13.45
508–523 521 25 450.00–460.00 $458.83 $2,391 -3.07
580–582 581 17 425.00–432.50 $429.85 $2,497 -11.41
632 632 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,433 -30.45
705–725 715 6 350.00–372.50 $361.09 $2,582 +17.32
756 756 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,533 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 12 556.00 $556.00 $1,896 —
407–442 422 20 457.50–475.00 $466.56 $1,969 —
451–468 463 14 415.00–417.50 $416.80 $1,930 —
502–541 529 19 415.00–440.00 $427.63 $2,262 -14.13
678 678 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,373 —
703 703 12 340.00 $340.00 $2,390 +12.50

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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.