Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

2,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.59/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 620 lb · 112 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.86/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 521 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.78/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 577 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,049 1,338 4,801
Feeder cattle 2,049 1,338 4,801

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-14.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 265 6 150.00–157.50 $154.93 $411 -20.07
280 fancy 280 4 197.50 $197.50 $553 —
305–340 fancy 314 4 180.00–190.00 $187.29 $588 —
305–347 328 14 155.00–177.50 $169.39 $556 -6.11
366 fancy 366 4 180.00 $180.00 $659 —
355–395 368 22 159.00–180.00 $164.74 $606 -2.58
400–445 423 47 150.00–170.00 $161.07 $681 +0.90
450–498 475 66 145.00–165.00 $157.09 $746 +15.44
500–548 530 94 142.00–163.00 $155.00 $822 +12.23
550–590 571 76 140.00–161.00 $148.06 $845 +6.89
600–648 620 112 128.00–145.00 $135.59 $841 +1.89
650–689 671 85 124.00–136.00 $129.81 $871 -0.83
703–748 714 54 124.00–136.00 $131.28 $937 -3.72
757–786 772 25 122.00–136.00 $127.07 $981 —
818–845 822 7 119.00–126.00 $120.03 $987 —
859 859 12 130.00 $130.00 $1,117 —
905 905 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–297 279 8 130.00–147.50 $137.81 $384 —
323–335 328 5 137.50–142.50 $140.00 $459 -12.31
360–385 371 17 139.00–147.50 $143.23 $531 -1.08
412–440 429 16 129.00–146.00 $138.42 $594 -3.37
460–495 481 29 122.50–140.00 $128.64 $619 -0.39
508–549 531 42 125.00–140.00 $133.12 $707 +0.04
562 unweaned 562 3 130.00 $130.00 $731 —
568 568 4 125.00 $125.00 $710 -1.35
550–599 580 29 125.00–143.00 $132.63 $769 +6.28
630–635 633 5 120.00–126.00 $121.19 $767 -3.90
675–690 685 5 120.00–125.00 $121.49 $832 +2.84
688 688 3 115.00 $115.00 $791 -3.65
700–708 704 6 112.00–122.00 $116.97 $823 +1.88
772 772 6 120.00 $120.00 $926 -0.32
886 886 7 109.00 $109.00 $966 -3.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 118.00 $118.00 $622 —
598 598 5 123.00 $123.00 $736 —
624 624 7 110.00 $110.00 $686 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 120.00 $120.00 $484 —
456 456 9 112.00 $112.00 $511 —
598 598 3 115.00 $115.00 $688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 130.00 $130.00 $589 —
653 653 5 114.00 $114.00 $744 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 125.00 $125.00 $634 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 152.50 $152.50 $384 —
310–348 323 24 132.50–155.00 $146.85 $474 —
350–385 372 21 130.00–145.00 $140.40 $522 +7.84
400–446 416 76 121.00–145.00 $136.29 $567 +8.07
452–496 476 71 121.00–140.00 $131.35 $625 +7.65
502–547 521 98 119.00–137.00 $128.86 $671 +4.00
555–598 577 97 122.50–135.00 $127.78 $737 +7.56
604–637 620 45 115.00–127.50 $121.14 $751 +1.29
652–695 662 76 113.00–132.00 $123.28 $816 —
705–730 724 23 110.00–125.00 $117.90 $854 +1.90
751–798 766 46 107.00–120.00 $116.19 $890 —
825–840 832 7 110.00–115.00 $112.56 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–292 284 6 122.50–132.50 $127.35 $362 -8.65
305–345 315 4 120.00–125.00 $123.63 $389 -7.56
362–385 369 4 120.00–135.00 $126.07 $465 +2.08
405–447 426 17 118.00–130.00 $121.93 $519 +3.93
450–490 478 27 115.00–126.00 $120.59 $576 +6.22
502–546 524 25 110.00–132.00 $122.53 $642 +12.21
555–594 569 41 110.00–122.00 $116.80 $665 +4.28
605–638 623 30 105.00–115.00 $110.71 $690 +1.77
651–667 657 13 110.00–118.00 $114.65 $753 +4.34
707–720 711 17 100.00–112.00 $107.96 $768 +4.12
872 872 3 107.00 $107.00 $933 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 120.00 $120.00 $458 —
410–420 415 6 100.00–110.00 $104.94 $436 —
550 550 2 117.50 $117.50 $646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 114.00 $114.00 $542 —
649 649 4 106.00 $106.00 $688 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 114.00 $114.00 $555 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
362–375 365 4 135.00–150.00 $146.15 $533 —
400–448 429 7 138.00–150.00 $144.93 $622 —
455–487 475 16 130.00–152.00 $140.86 $669 —
500–545 522 11 135.00–146.00 $141.08 $736 +14.08
550–595 567 13 125.00–147.00 $137.04 $777 —
605–635 620 20 120.00–128.00 $126.51 $784 +4.51
668–687 676 12 118.00–123.00 $120.50 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 386 4 130.00–130.50 $130.38 $503 —
420–440 435 4 122.00–135.00 $131.86 $574 —
455–495 477 20 121.00–138.00 $133.87 $639 +16.37
549 549 4 136.00 $136.00 $747 —
560–580 572 5 119.00–125.00 $120.22 $688 +7.93
599 599 4 113.00 $113.00 $677 +0.71
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 +13.30
680–695 691 4 105.00–114.00 $107.21 $741 -5.79
742 742 4 105.00 $105.00 $779 +9.46
895 895 3 101.00 $101.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 102.50 $102.50 $391 —
507 507 3 110.00 $110.00 $558 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 122.50 $122.50 $557 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–433 431 13 77.50–78.00 $77.77 $335 —
678 678 3 72.50 $72.50 $492 —

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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.