Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.22/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 413 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.07/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 524 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.02/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 521 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,338 2,050 2,985
Feeder cattle 1,338 2,050 2,985

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, three and four weight peewee steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher while heavier weights were steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves were steady to 4.00 lower except for six weights which traded 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. Colder temperatures and heavy rains across the area along with depressed prices kept receipts light, especially for October. Cattle futures continued their upward trend in spite of the bullish Cattle on Feed Report released last week which placed Inventories 4 percent higher and Placements and Marketings 6 percent higher than the previous month.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 6 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
303–337 320 27 170.00–185.00 $175.50 $562 +8.15
362–385 372 7 162.50–178.00 $167.32 $622 +4.90
406–440 411 41 155.00–162.50 $160.17 $658 +2.63
455–489 473 22 137.00–152.50 $141.65 $670 -10.50
510–531 524 45 136.00–148.00 $142.77 $748 -6.23
526–528 unweaned 527 8 130.00–133.00 $131.50 $693 -8.02
555 fancy 555 16 156.00 $156.00 $866 —
562–582 unweaned 571 7 122.50–132.00 $127.85 $730 —
558–577 572 21 136.00–142.50 $141.17 $807 +1.87
600–630 611 34 132.50–136.00 $133.70 $817 +0.07
663–665 unweaned 664 6 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $793 —
658–683 674 42 129.00–133.00 $130.64 $881 -1.29
726 726 7 135.00 $135.00 $980 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 9 147.50–162.50 $152.31 $506 —
350–397 384 13 138.00–147.50 $144.31 $554 -0.32
422–445 431 11 128.00–145.00 $141.79 $611 +0.21
465–485 477 5 127.50–130.00 $129.03 $615 -8.00
502 unweaned 502 5 120.00 $120.00 $602 —
500–545 526 35 122.50–135.00 $133.08 $700 -2.61
552–595 572 13 120.00–130.00 $126.35 $723 -5.83
603–647 628 45 115.00–131.00 $125.09 $786 -2.70
655–670 660 28 115.00–128.00 $118.65 $783 -5.75
705–745 722 16 114.00–117.50 $115.09 $831 -5.96
755–787 776 18 118.50–125.00 $120.32 $934 -0.53
875–891 886 7 110.00–113.50 $112.51 $997 —
936 936 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,048 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–416 413 5 130.00–145.00 $142.09 $587 —
545 545 5 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
614–633 626 14 110.00–128.00 $117.75 $737 —
661–689 675 8 110.00–120.00 $114.90 $776 —
741 741 5 110.00 $110.00 $815 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 17 46.00 $46.00 $312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 442 6 116.00–120.00 $116.61 $515 -8.72
732 732 6 110.00 $110.00 $805 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 10 152.50 $152.50 $595 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 6 120.00 $120.00 $764 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 134.00 $134.00 $683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 363 16 130.00–136.00 $132.56 $481 +0.72
402–434 413 66 125.00–132.50 $128.22 $530 -4.72
455–487 unweaned 477 10 115.00–117.50 $115.77 $552 -4.38
465–482 481 33 120.00–125.00 $123.70 $595 -2.86
508–536 516 34 120.00–127.00 $124.86 $644 -1.83
515–545 unweaned 532 17 106.00–115.00 $110.35 $587 -3.54
567–595 572 13 118.00–121.00 $120.22 $688 -5.26
608–642 628 24 119.00–122.50 $119.85 $753 -1.15
635 unweaned 635 7 108.00 $108.00 $686 —
700 700 9 116.00 $116.00 $812 -7.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 7 136.00 $136.00 $403 —
315–345 326 8 120.00–137.00 $131.19 $428 —
365–386 377 12 122.50–125.00 $123.99 $467 +1.10
400–443 427 29 109.00–124.00 $118.00 $504 -1.93
450–492 474 27 109.00–118.00 $114.37 $542 -4.33
509–543 520 26 110.00–115.00 $110.32 $574 -6.60
552–592 576 23 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $648 -1.40
615–646 634 12 105.00–115.00 $108.94 $691 -0.10
651–698 681 19 107.00–113.00 $110.31 $751 +0.94
702–727 714 15 100.00–113.00 $103.84 $741 -5.16
790 790 5 112.00 $112.00 $885 +12.25
800–840 820 6 100.00–111.00 $105.63 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–426 421 7 100.00 $100.00 $421 -10.00
513–525 518 5 95.00–100.00 $97.03 $503 -6.00
553–595 579 16 100.00–105.00 $103.07 $597 +2.26
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 15 114.00 $114.00 $653 —
600–642 617 5 100.00–114.00 $105.83 $653 +5.83
899 899 7 103.00 $103.00 $926 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 127.00 $127.00 $603 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–575 565 5 100.00–107.00 $105.57 $596 -6.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 6 117.50 $117.50 $560 —
570–588 574 13 110.00–113.00 $112.29 $645 +5.10
608–647 626 22 90.00–112.00 $101.70 $637 +7.66
658 658 5 113.00 $113.00 $744 +23.00
742–747 745 6 85.00–106.00 $95.54 $712 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 5 125.00–130.00 $127.00 $671 —
615 615 11 122.00 $122.00 $750 —

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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.