Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

4,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.39/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 627 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.18/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 522 lb · 255 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.58/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 571 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,950 2,049 3,042
Feeder cattle 4,950 2,049 3,042

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Receipts were much higher than the past several weeks as both the cash and future prices have been gaining ground. Quality was above average with calves from reputation herds offered in pot load and multi-pot load packages.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–343 340 8 175.00–180.00 $178.11 $606 +8.72
358–395 374 29 175.00–188.00 $181.29 $678 +16.55
408–443 429 98 162.00–178.00 $171.50 $736 +10.43
421–442 unweaned 430 9 158.00–160.00 $159.09 $684 —
454–498 477 96 156.00–172.00 $162.13 $773 +5.04
456–496 unweaned 478 33 148.00–155.00 $152.99 $731 —
502–548 526 197 149.00–166.00 $156.41 $823 +1.41
521–535 unweaned 528 14 147.00–147.50 $147.25 $777 —
555–599 571 166 145.00–160.00 $150.55 $860 +2.49
564–598 unweaned 582 40 141.00–144.00 $142.86 $831 —
603–646 622 196 140.00–156.00 $149.21 $928 +13.62
611–640 unweaned 631 21 136.00–138.00 $137.09 $865 —
651–692 672 134 137.00–154.00 $143.30 $963 +13.49
672–682 unweaned 674 22 134.00–136.00 $134.59 $907 —
705–746 723 125 135.00–145.00 $140.44 $1,015 +9.16
752–797 772 101 130.00–145.00 $139.52 $1,077 +12.45
803–848 834 108 130.00–145.00 $143.40 $1,196 +23.37
854–862 860 23 129.00–130.00 $129.70 $1,115 -0.30
921–931 927 11 131.00–133.00 $131.72 $1,221 +10.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–322 318 6 150.00–165.00 $157.61 $501 +17.61
367–369 368 11 164.00–167.50 $165.28 $608 +22.05
429–448 438 25 153.00–160.00 $156.31 $685 +17.89
456–498 477 56 137.00–156.00 $146.35 $698 +17.71
502 thin fleshed 502 7 152.00 $152.00 $763 —
500–546 529 77 132.50–148.00 $139.64 $739 +6.52
550–596 574 79 128.00–142.50 $136.10 $781 +3.47
608–644 628 50 129.00–141.00 $134.57 $845 +13.38
654–697 667 41 122.00–133.00 $129.04 $861 +7.55
728 728 5 125.00 $125.00 $910 +8.03
759–782 769 9 119.00–128.00 $123.93 $953 +3.93
921 921 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,032 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 158.00 $158.00 $755 +28.00
537 537 8 156.00 $156.00 $838 —
552–581 562 33 154.00–155.00 $154.34 $867 —
632–649 638 32 132.00–146.50 $144.25 $920 —
651–699 662 37 131.00–139.00 $135.32 $896 +21.32
716 716 10 139.00 $139.00 $995 —
774 774 10 136.00 $136.00 $1,053 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–482 476 9 140.00–154.00 $149.27 $711 —
550–551 550 15 135.00–140.00 $138.66 $763 —
674–698 688 21 126.00–134.00 $128.77 $886 —
912 912 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–396 390 13 129.00–152.00 $143.03 $558 —
415–449 436 8 128.00–140.00 $132.28 $577 —
475–493 482 8 132.00–135.00 $133.15 $642 —
570–595 584 7 123.00–129.00 $125.82 $735 +2.82
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–471 468 17 142.00 $142.00 $665 —
630 630 5 133.00 $133.00 $838 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 9 144.00–157.50 $149.91 $792 —
624 624 7 139.00 $139.00 $867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–325 316 6 157.50–163.00 $160.17 $506 +13.32
359–399 380 64 139.00–156.00 $145.39 $552 +4.99
402–448 425 64 136.00–147.00 $140.07 $595 +3.78
452–496 476 138 128.00–139.00 $132.86 $632 +1.51
475–486 unweaned 481 8 126.00–127.00 $126.51 $609 —
500–549 522 242 127.00–139.00 $131.49 $686 +2.63
501–546 unweaned 522 13 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $655 —
550–598 570 215 128.00–138.00 $132.86 $757 +5.08
594 unweaned 594 7 124.00 $124.00 $737 —
602–636 627 281 125.00–133.10 $131.39 $824 +10.25
650–698 687 205 125.00–136.00 $132.06 $907 +8.78
711–749 727 42 125.00–132.00 $129.41 $941 +11.51
798 798 16 128.50 $128.50 $1,025 +12.31
805 805 28 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 +16.44
908 908 11 121.00 $121.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 385 26 130.00–135.00 $133.68 $515 +7.61
413–440 430 30 125.00–134.00 $129.03 $555 +7.10
475–499 489 30 111.00–125.00 $119.81 $586 -0.78
504–547 528 40 115.00–130.00 $124.31 $656 +1.78
570–597 586 30 114.00–123.00 $120.34 $705 +3.54
605–646 621 28 114.00–125.00 $119.18 $740 +8.47
652–682 665 41 110.00–125.00 $115.43 $768 +0.78
702–710 705 16 107.00–124.00 $112.35 $792 +4.39
864 864 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,002 +9.00
978 978 8 104.00 $104.00 $1,017 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 138.00 $138.00 $683 —
524–536 528 15 127.00–131.00 $129.65 $685 —
550–596 578 25 131.00–133.00 $132.24 $764 —
680 680 11 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 11 100.00 $100.00 $311 —
444 444 5 110.00 $110.00 $488 —
497–498 498 10 105.00–115.00 $109.99 $548 -4.01
520–523 521 10 100.00–110.00 $103.01 $537 —
557 557 6 110.00 $110.00 $613 —
709–726 718 14 100.00–105.00 $101.43 $728 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 14 128.00 $128.00 $508 —
518–532 525 6 117.00–125.00 $120.95 $635 —
570–596 582 9 114.00–118.00 $116.18 $676 —
648 648 5 118.00 $118.00 $765 —
669–685 675 8 110.00–113.00 $111.86 $755 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–433 429 11 130.00–135.00 $131.33 $563 —
482 482 8 131.00 $131.00 $631 —
569 569 5 134.00 $134.00 $762 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 7 110.00 $110.00 $498 -4.00
638–645 643 9 115.00–118.00 $117.01 $752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628–630 629 12 107.50–120.00 $114.80 $722 -0.20
663–686 677 17 107.00–118.00 $114.64 $776 +7.43
710–749 733 13 104.00–116.00 $110.35 $809 +5.35
751–754 753 8 95.00–116.00 $105.48 $794 —
800 800 6 101.00 $101.00 $808 —
886 886 5 95.00 $95.00 $842 -6.00
904 904 5 94.00 $94.00 $850 —
982 982 5 90.00 $90.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–497 483 6 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $657 -4.89
533–542 538 7 130.00–132.00 $131.15 $706 -9.93
552–598 572 21 124.00–133.00 $128.75 $736 -8.29
619–624 622 12 125.00 $125.00 $778 -1.51
654 654 5 121.00 $121.00 $791 +0.50
717 717 7 121.00 $121.00 $868 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 9 65.00 $65.00 $352 —

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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.