Ozarks Regional Stockyards
West Plains, MO
Market information provided by USDA
21 APR '26
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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower with the exception of 9 weight steers which sold 8.00 higher. Steer calves were steady to 6.00 lower while heifer calves were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There were seven loads of 8 and 9 weight steers in the offering with the remaining balance mostly unweaned or short-weaned calves. The largest draft of the day was 123 head of steers weighing 950 lbs. which sold for 339.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released Friday, reported Inventories were one percent lower, Placements were seven percent lower and Marketings were six percent lower than a year ago. The CME Cattle Futures traded lower, on Tuesday, while the Grain Futures traded higher.
CATTLE
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 11 |
460.00-497.00 |
483.00 |
4.70-4.98 |
4.89 |
| 17 |
518.00-530.00 |
525.00 |
4.50-4.70 |
4.61 |
| 6 |
422.00-434.00 |
430.00 |
5.00-5.30 |
5.20 |
| 5 |
617.00-617.00 |
617.00 |
4.38-4.38 |
4.38 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
729.00-729.00 |
729.00 |
3.28-3.28 |
3.28 |
DAIRY STEERS / LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
1066.00-1066.00 |
1066.00 |
1.80-1.80 |
1.80 |
HEIFERS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 12 |
775.00-775.00 |
775.00 |
3.22-3.22 |
3.22 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 27 |
726.00-726.00 |
726.00 |
3.54-3.54 |
3.54 |
| 30 |
812.00-834.00 |
827.00 |
3.20-3.23 |
3.21 |
| 26 |
606.00-606.00 |
606.00 |
3.95-3.95 |
3.95 |
| 12 |
350.00-377.00 |
363.00 |
5.45-5.80 |
5.51 |
| 10 |
768.00-768.00 |
768.00 |
3.33-3.33 |
3.33 |
| 24 |
418.00-437.00 |
430.00 |
4.95-5.20 |
5.09 |
| 53 |
550.00-586.00 |
564.00 |
4.10-4.28 |
4.21 |
| 9 |
508.00-530.00 |
518.00 |
4.40-4.65 |
4.54 |
| 6 |
814.00-814.00 |
814.00 |
3.15-3.15 |
3.15 |
| 15 |
464.00-496.00 |
480.00 |
4.70-4.85 |
4.78 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 12 |
350.00-397.00 |
381.00 |
5.00-5.35 |
5.09 |
| 9 |
302.00-338.00 |
316.00 |
5.55-5.75 |
5.66 |
| 32 |
558.00-586.00 |
575.00 |
3.83-4.07 |
3.98 |
| 5 |
918.00-918.00 |
918.00 |
2.91-2.91 |
2.91 |
| 30 |
406.00-448.00 |
423.00 |
4.60-4.90 |
4.79 |
| 24 |
605.00-642.00 |
616.00 |
3.50-3.89 |
3.71 |
| 14 |
777.00-792.00 |
779.00 |
3.10-3.20 |
3.19 |
| 25 |
524.00-548.00 |
535.00 |
4.20-4.35 |
4.27 |
| 60 |
450.00-498.00 |
481.00 |
4.25-4.60 |
4.49 |
| 27 |
654.00-686.00 |
665.00 |
3.40-3.62 |
3.57 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
472.00-472.00 |
472.00 |
4.15-4.15 |
4.15 |
| 5 |
446.00-446.00 |
446.00 |
4.30-4.30 |
4.30 |
| 14 |
383.00-385.00 |
384.00 |
4.83-4.90 |
4.85 |
STEERS / MEDIUM / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
514.00-514.00 |
514.00 |
4.55-4.55 |
4.55 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 44 |
608.00-649.00 |
618.00 |
4.43-4.50 |
4.44 |
| 123 |
950.00-950.00 |
950.00 |
3.39-3.39 |
3.39 |
| 121 |
865.00-865.00 |
865.00 |
3.51-3.51 |
3.51 |
| 13 |
408.00-431.00 |
423.00 |
6.00-6.15 |
6.05 |
| 60 |
901.00-901.00 |
901.00 |
3.32-3.32 |
3.32 |
| 47 |
701.00-747.00 |
720.00 |
3.89-4.10 |
3.98 |
| 17 |
568.00-581.00 |
579.00 |
4.75-4.95 |
4.92 |
| 40 |
502.00-542.00 |
513.00 |
5.15-5.42 |
5.33 |
| 31 |
653.00-662.00 |
661.00 |
4.27-4.28 |
4.27 |
| 30 |
780.00-780.00 |
780.00 |
3.56-3.56 |
3.56 |
| 9 |
308.00-312.00 |
310.00 |
6.40-6.65 |
6.58 |
| 68 |
812.00-812.00 |
812.00 |
3.48-3.48 |
3.48 |
| 39 |
450.00-483.00 |
463.00 |
5.25-5.55 |
5.42 |
| 21 |
352.00-385.00 |
365.00 |
6.30-6.60 |
6.48 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 16 |
365.00-396.00 |
385.00 |
5.70-6.05 |
5.95 |
| 5 |
329.00-329.00 |
329.00 |
6.30-6.30 |
6.30 |
| 41 |
801.00-818.00 |
802.00 |
3.30-3.50 |
3.47 |
| 41 |
713.00-737.00 |
731.00 |
3.70-3.75 |
3.73 |
| 17 |
465.00-495.00 |
482.00 |
5.00-5.23 |
5.13 |
| 35 |
604.00-645.00 |
629.00 |
3.90-4.23 |
4.19 |
| 60 |
888.00-888.00 |
888.00 |
3.19-3.19 |
3.19 |
| 62 |
560.00-590.00 |
582.00 |
4.40-4.65 |
4.58 |
| 22 |
659.00-688.00 |
677.00 |
4.00-4.15 |
4.04 |
| 32 |
935.00-935.00 |
935.00 |
3.20-3.20 |
3.20 |
| 79 |
503.00-534.00 |
515.00 |
4.73-5.13 |
4.98 |
| 33 |
407.00-447.00 |
430.00 |
5.50-5.85 |
5.65 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 9 |
422.00-440.00 |
432.00 |
5.00-5.05 |
5.03 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2-3
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
808.00-808.00 |
808.00 |
2.40-2.40 |
2.40 |
| 9 |
604.00-604.00 |
604.00 |
3.65-3.65 |
3.65 |