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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $428.36/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 475 lb · 43 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $348.46/cwt ≈ $2,659/hd at 763 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $464.32/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 522 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	668	328	3,014
Feeder cattle	668	328	3,014

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers and heifers were 15.00-20.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The largest draft of the day was 20 head of 758 lb. steers which sold for 356.00/cwt. Following several weeks of lower prices, weaned and vaccinated calves made some positive gains. Receipts continue to be less than normal due to lower cash prices with heat and humidity being less of a contributing factor this week.

▲ Feeder heifers: feeder steers and heifers were 15.00-20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers and heifers were 15.00-20.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–388	378	11	540.00–570.00	$551.62	$2,085	—
403–416	408	20	530.00–540.00	$536.43	$2,189	—
455–458	457	23	485.00–500.00	$494.79	$2,261	—
501–542	522	30	455.00–475.00	$464.32	$2,424	+19.32
551–579	564	15	420.00–457.50	$439.54	$2,479	—
617–640	629	29	400.00–428.00	$412.37	$2,594	+12.37
655–682	665	17	367.50–397.00	$383.83	$2,552	-6.17
705–742	725	19	352.00–367.50	$357.28	$2,590	—
758–772	763	31	335.00–356.00	$348.46	$2,659	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	525.00	$525.00	$2,090	—
460–478	470	19	465.00–474.00	$472.33	$2,220	+17.33
518–531	528	10	430.00–432.50	$430.49	$2,273	+26.48
555–577	567	20	400.00–417.50	$405.64	$2,300	—
720–722	721	11	325.00–337.50	$334.08	$2,409	—
818–825	822	4	310.00–312.50	$311.24	$2,558	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–422	410	8	410.00–455.00	$432.05	$1,771	—
450–475	458	9	385.00–422.00	$409.22	$1,874	—
662	662	8	335.00	$335.00	$2,218	—
768	768	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,304	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	4	505.00	$505.00	$1,874	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–314	308	7	505.00–545.00	$528.30	$1,627	—
384	384	4	475.00	$475.00	$1,824	—
402–449	432	11	445.00–477.50	$456.00	$1,970	+21.77
450–494	475	43	417.50–440.00	$428.36	$2,035	-1.64
507	507	11	420.00	$420.00	$2,129	+40.00
553–556	555	13	375.00–392.50	$388.48	$2,156	—
630	630	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,268	—
664–670	667	7	335.00	$335.00	$2,234	—
795	795	8	337.50	$337.50	$2,683	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–335	332	4	465.00–475.00	$469.95	$1,560	—
416–445	435	29	432.50–437.50	$435.16	$1,893	+24.74
512–545	534	16	360.00–380.00	$369.72	$1,974	+11.88
581–598	587	12	347.50–360.00	$357.88	$2,101	-4.62
601	601	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,983	-18.35
662–698	677	7	310.00–330.00	$321.17	$2,174	—
732	732	13	319.00	$319.00	$2,335	—
843	843	12	300.00	$300.00	$2,529	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,810	—
496	496	4	342.50	$342.50	$1,699	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	4	387.50	$387.50	$2,046	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	495.00	$495.00	$2,252	—
502–542	526	12	395.00–415.00	$405.62	$2,134	-4.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–625	610	5	310.00–330.00	$318.20	$1,941	—
740	740	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,634	—
757	757	3	312.50	$312.50	$2,366	+20.00

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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.