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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.44/cwt -17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,198/hd at 585 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $411.74/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 518 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.25/cwt -15.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 532 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	543	622	1,236
Feeder cattle	543	622	1,236

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light run, this week's even lighter run was too few for an adequate comparison, however undertones were lower. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. This week's offering included only seven drafts larger than 10 head with the largest draft being 20 head. Weaker cash prices along with the heat and humidity have been keeping receipts much lighter than usual. Pasture conditions have been becoming less favorable in those areas not receiving rain as the high temperatures have been taking their toll. Subsoil moisture across those areas is non-existent and ponds and streams are reflecting the effects of annual rainfall 15-20 inches below average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	324	8	525.00–555.00	$539.88	$1,749	—
368	368	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,840	+5.25
420–430	426	5	480.00–482.50	$480.99	$2,049	-20.06
455–485	468	20	437.50–450.00	$442.13	$2,069	-10.87
501–531	518	31	405.00–417.50	$411.74	$2,133	-0.17
581–595	583	8	357.50–380.00	$377.13	$2,199	-15.66
560–594	586	35	370.00–387.50	$375.05	$2,198	-17.74
650–675	658	3	330.00–345.00	$335.13	$2,205	-3.52
734–740	739	23	330.00–345.00	$333.63	$2,466	—
790	790	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,488	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–412	412	10	495.00–505.00	$499.99	$2,060	-27.51
462	462	5	455.00	$455.00	$2,102	-38.03
500–522	508	12	420.00–425.00	$422.07	$2,144	-32.60
565–578	574	7	390.00–392.50	$390.70	$2,243	-19.30
620	620	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,418	—
687	687	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,404	—
737	737	15	350.00	$350.00	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	3	500.00–505.00	$503.38	$1,711	—
436	436	13	425.00	$425.00	$1,853	—
480–496	494	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,050	+5.00
998	998	8	265.00	$265.00	$2,645	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–540	537	5	400.00–405.00	$402.99	$2,164	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	4	333.00	$333.00	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,552	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–389	386	9	455.00	$455.00	$1,756	+9.68
431	431	8	410.00	$410.00	$1,767	-25.53
462–485	470	3	380.00–405.00	$396.39	$1,863	+0.16
500–548	529	21	340.00–370.00	$353.22	$1,869	—
575–588	580	8	335.00–340.00	$338.73	$1,965	-4.93
600–640	618	18	330.00–335.00	$333.34	$2,060	-0.87
665–690	681	14	300.00–330.00	$321.70	$2,191	+1.70
753	753	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,259	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	3	445.00–460.00	$455.04	$1,879	-9.96
489	489	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,956	—
529–538	532	29	372.50–382.50	$375.25	$1,996	-15.18
560–575	565	11	365.00–382.50	$377.45	$2,133	+11.03
670	670	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,278	—
833	833	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,499	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,869	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,851	—
402	402	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,708	-17.54
465–480	471	4	390.00–395.00	$393.77	$1,855	-14.97
520–542	535	8	345.00–365.00	$353.10	$1,889	-29.42
555–592	580	10	330.00–360.00	$333.84	$1,936	—
616–625	619	13	330.00–345.00	$339.18	$2,100	+8.59
668–695	678	6	300.00–327.50	$316.86	$2,148	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–427	417	5	450.00–462.50	$454.82	$1,897	—
492–498	495	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,005	-46.91
508–545	526	12	370.00–410.00	$383.16	$2,015	-27.96
562–580	568	8	365.00–375.00	$369.41	$2,098	-25.59

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–986	983	16	220.00–232.50	$223.10	$2,193	—

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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.