Cattle Market Pulse

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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

3,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.76/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,714/hd at 823 lb · 175 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.39/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,287/hd at 629 lb · 119 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.70/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 935 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,051 3,262 1,749
Feeder cattle 3,051 3,262 1,749

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs were steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There were several drafts of green yearlings crossing the scales today with the largest draft being 102 head of 936 lb. colored-up steers which sold for 296.00/cwt. Fall like temperatures have arrived in the Ozarks with daytime highs near 90 and nighttime lows in the 50's. Lack of water in ponds and streams and poor pasture conditions are becoming more and more of a problem, with much of the area ten inches or more below the average rainfall for the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–329 323 8 525.00–550.00 $531.16 $1,716 -9.77
364 unweaned 364 10 460.00 $460.00 $1,674 —
385–390 386 7 490.00–525.00 $502.10 $1,938 -37.79
406 fancy 406 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,111 —
400–432 417 28 465.00–495.00 $479.82 $2,001 -5.45
458–466 464 7 460.00–480.00 $474.36 $2,201 +27.94
473–479 unweaned 476 7 410.00–430.00 $418.51 $1,992 -1.49
509 unweaned 509 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,011 —
502–531 516 48 400.00–415.00 $404.66 $2,088 -28.57
552–567 562 38 390.00–415.00 $396.49 $2,228 -7.27
554–585 unweaned 572 35 375.00–387.50 $376.05 $2,151 —
602–617 fancy 612 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,479 —
603–647 627 67 360.00–385.00 $367.72 $2,306 -9.36
617–649 unweaned 637 43 342.50–355.00 $347.94 $2,216 —
651–672 665 17 347.50–377.50 $357.62 $2,378 -7.93
709–747 734 78 340.00–355.00 $349.61 $2,566 +11.61
750–772 761 36 325.00–350.00 $334.34 $2,544 -4.65
808–844 823 175 320.00–340.00 $329.76 $2,714 +8.05
860–867 866 40 326.00 $326.00 $2,823 —
946 946 53 310.00 $310.00 $2,933 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 340 5 490.00–497.50 $494.57 $1,682 -23.99
367–380 370 15 440.00–447.50 $445.45 $1,648 -32.49
406–442 426 43 420.00–455.00 $438.29 $1,867 -2.82
463–498 483 54 400.00–420.00 $411.60 $1,988 +3.69
500–549 537 71 360.00–392.50 $382.67 $2,055 -19.65
550–596 576 77 350.00–385.00 $363.46 $2,094 -12.37
602–648 619 65 330.00–353.00 $340.60 $2,108 -15.39
650–694 680 84 320.00–340.00 $334.13 $2,272 -10.21
707–742 729 76 307.50–335.00 $321.20 $2,342 -3.94
788–798 791 8 317.50–320.00 $319.37 $2,526 +4.80
805–811 807 15 300.00–319.00 $306.32 $2,472 -5.12
862–893 886 20 300.00 $300.00 $2,658 -9.38
907–936 935 105 285.00–296.00 $295.70 $2,765 -9.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–391 391 6 400.00–425.00 $416.68 $1,629 —
405–447 440 24 380.00–405.00 $397.39 $1,749 -21.95
476–477 477 9 370.00–380.00 $375.56 $1,791 —
507–542 523 13 340.00–360.00 $350.44 $1,833 —
620–648 629 11 302.50–320.00 $309.81 $1,949 —
737 737 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,211 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,056 —
577–582 578 9 360.00–375.00 $371.64 $2,148 —
684 684 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,257 -7.49
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 12 315.00 $315.00 $2,492 —
958 958 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,778 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,456 +12.50
680 680 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,482 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,982 —
552–572 564 5 385.00–392.50 $389.56 $2,197 +0.14
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–344 328 11 400.00–425.00 $408.74 $1,341 -20.69
360–376 371 15 385.00–415.00 $398.01 $1,477 -15.24
402–444 423 67 365.00–385.00 $374.14 $1,583 -26.93
462–496 486 68 340.00–367.50 $347.49 $1,689 -21.45
502–536 522 77 330.00–357.50 $344.82 $1,800 -14.20
559–592 567 45 325.00–340.00 $329.76 $1,870 -8.86
609–644 628 20 315.00–335.00 $325.15 $2,042 -0.80
661–693 672 14 300.00–315.00 $306.37 $2,059 -11.69
700–702 701 6 300.00–310.00 $306.67 $2,150 -2.83
755–792 783 56 285.00–310.00 $297.89 $2,332 +15.71
826–828 827 35 280.00–300.00 $286.30 $2,368 —
891 891 32 288.00 $288.00 $2,566 +0.74
925 925 19 275.00 $275.00 $2,544 —
1039 1039 7 255.00 $255.00 $2,649 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 427.50 $427.50 $1,620 -25.65
429 429 13 415.00 $415.00 $1,780 -8.61
450–495 474 57 370.00–380.00 $373.07 $1,768 -32.24
530–536 535 51 372.50–380.00 $378.98 $2,028 -3.01
551–582 unweaned 573 20 335.00–337.50 $336.78 $1,930 —
567–596 582 37 345.00–360.00 $352.33 $2,051 -7.54
609–623 620 45 340.00–346.00 $342.03 $2,121 -12.81
654–686 670 70 325.00–344.00 $336.91 $2,257 -2.09
760–770 768 13 329.00 $329.00 $2,527 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–342 337 10 355.00–375.00 $361.93 $1,220 —
357–395 382 11 350.00–375.00 $365.83 $1,397 -12.00
475 475 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
523–530 527 10 320.00–328.00 $324.70 $1,711 +7.73
553–585 575 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 —
608–647 623 10 300.00–312.50 $306.10 $1,907 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,695 —
577 577 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,962 -5.40
708–749 743 32 300.00–303.00 $302.55 $2,248 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 12 317.50 $317.50 $2,365 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,618 +10.00
457–490 473 19 325.00–360.00 $348.74 $1,650 -16.26
516–546 534 36 332.50–350.00 $342.07 $1,827 -22.20
555–596 585 33 300.00–342.50 $313.36 $1,833 -37.88
608–642 632 21 300.00–312.50 $303.19 $1,916 -29.69
653 653 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,959 -15.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–340 332 20 467.50–475.00 $469.62 $1,559 —
442 442 29 415.00 $415.00 $1,834 —
470–486 481 35 350.00–380.00 $362.98 $1,746 —

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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.