Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

1,890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $442.87/cwt -16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 622 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $493.19/cwt -21.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 519 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.31/cwt -33.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 528 lb · 94 head
West Plains 6-weight steers sold at $435/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$5/cwt above the MO average ($430) but $9/cwt under Springfield, MO ($444). MO 6-weight steers are down $18/cwt from their late-June peak of $438. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,890 1,904 2,252
Feeder cattle 1,890 1,904 2,252

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 750 lbs. sold uneven from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with spots 10.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 81 head of 734 lb. heifers which sold for 340.25/cwt. CME Cattle Futures traded lower on Tuesday and Boxed Beef Prices continued to lose ground.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–342 341 11 540.00–565.00 $549.06 $1,872 -46.68
357–380 372 14 540.00–570.00 $559.71 $2,082 —
412–449 434 50 480.00–515.00 $497.29 $2,158 -24.12
460–492 481 34 450.00–500.00 $480.65 $2,312 -33.03
502–548 520 60 425.00–467.50 $445.24 $2,315 -16.12
559–590 573 54 407.50–442.50 $425.01 $2,435 -22.87
601–624 614 9 390.00–400.00 $394.35 $2,421 -29.37
662–684 678 23 360.00–390.00 $372.71 $2,527 -5.27
715–742 729 32 320.00–369.00 $361.43 $2,635 +5.74
835–840 838 22 340.00 $340.00 $2,849 —
969–974 973 14 310.00–317.00 $315.01 $3,065 —
1042 1042 31 300.00 $300.00 $3,126 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–413 405 14 545.00–555.00 $550.67 $2,230 -22.56
505–538 517 81 480.00–520.00 $498.48 $2,577 -4.98
528–537 unweaned 533 14 450.00–475.00 $462.61 $2,466 —
553–590 565 29 460.00–490.00 $475.92 $2,689 +4.87
600–604 unweaned 602 10 405.00–410.00 $407.51 $2,453 —
608–635 624 118 430.00–461.00 $445.87 $2,782 -13.42
651–661 unweaned 658 17 380.00–390.00 $387.09 $2,547 —
658–672 668 11 407.50–422.50 $412.95 $2,759 -19.81
709–710 709 17 390.00–405.00 $399.27 $2,831 -1.98
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,538 —
605–631 620 22 395.00–417.50 $410.52 $2,545 —
650–662 655 21 387.00–390.00 $388.30 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–397 394 7 480.00–485.00 $482.84 $1,902 —
555–582 573 15 390.00–405.00 $394.85 $2,262 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 —
636 636 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 520.00 $520.00 $1,773 —
405–436 415 21 480.00–495.00 $485.95 $2,017 -16.41
452–473 469 35 450.00–495.00 $480.32 $2,253 +4.24
522–533 526 59 430.00–437.50 $432.13 $2,273 -27.79
523–543 unweaned 531 35 410.00–420.00 $416.51 $2,212 —
557–590 578 32 405.00–417.50 $408.09 $2,359 -24.33
602–640 619 38 380.00–398.00 $388.33 $2,404 -12.41
734 734 81 340.25 $340.25 $2,497 —
788 788 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,600 —
807 807 23 327.00 $327.00 $2,639 -1.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–393 369 27 445.00–460.00 $453.00 $1,672 -49.20
415–446 432 27 425.00–460.00 $442.70 $1,912 -25.97
452–488 471 57 400.00–440.00 $428.64 $2,019 -18.41
502–548 523 75 375.00–405.00 $399.11 $2,087 -31.32
555–592 569 53 360.00–395.00 $377.04 $2,145 -37.36
600–633 619 37 350.00–375.00 $363.55 $2,250 —
653–675 664 6 325.00–355.00 $339.75 $2,256 -18.65
702–739 730 9 302.50–333.00 $323.79 $2,364 -32.18
768–773 770 15 300.00–320.00 $316.68 $2,438 —
811 811 6 304.00 $304.00 $2,465 —
865 865 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
942 942 10 300.00 $300.00 $2,826 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–546 538 15 380.00–412.50 $394.70 $2,123 —
574–591 584 18 350.00–377.50 $367.00 $2,143 —
711–715 714 22 325.00–332.50 $326.36 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–377 373 8 400.00–425.00 $415.53 $1,550 —
428–448 438 6 400.00–415.00 $407.67 $1,786 —
458–483 473 7 390.00–400.00 $397.15 $1,879 —
556 556 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 418 5 440.00–450.00 $443.83 $1,855 —
454–498 474 28 410.00–440.00 $420.10 $1,991 -4.90
545 545 13 407.50–420.00 $418.08 $2,279 -24.85
568–590 578 19 360.00–390.00 $379.88 $2,196 -36.29
650–675 662 21 320.00–355.00 $338.51 $2,241 —
792 792 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,439 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 550.00 $550.00 $1,920 —
431 431 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,090 —
591 591 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,423 -17.50
620 620 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,387 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,456 —
700 700 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 —

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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.