Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 24, 2020

2,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.09/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 786 lb · 163 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.07/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 581 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.22/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 580 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,245 5,082 1,959
Feeder cattle 2,245 5,082 1,959

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady with some 7 weight steers trading 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply with most weights not well tested. Supplies were considerably less than the previous two weeks due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. A bullish Cattle on Feed report had Inventories at 101%, Placements at 89% and Maketings slightly below a year ago. Gains on both Live and Feeder Cattle Futures as well as in Box Beef Cutouts has given some support for cash prices during one of the highest volume months of the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
360–378 366 10 167.50–178.00 $172.82 $633 -2.76
408–448 422 28 161.00–167.00 $164.00 $692 -2.70
452–497 481 80 156.00–165.00 $160.26 $771 -2.05
512–547 533 76 151.00–160.00 $155.67 $830 -2.25
558–598 577 91 146.00–164.00 $152.23 $878 +3.54
599 unweaned 599 12 135.00 $135.00 $809 —
600–643 625 56 135.00–147.00 $139.34 $871 -4.09
652–695 674 35 134.00–142.00 $136.31 $919 -3.01
660–690 unweaned 676 48 131.00–131.50 $131.23 $887 -1.21
707–714 708 58 133.00–135.75 $135.51 $959 +0.67
754–791 786 163 135.25–142.00 $141.09 $1,109 +5.80
809–825 814 20 131.00–134.00 $131.91 $1,074 -3.10
880 880 26 133.00 $133.00 $1,170 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–443 429 17 153.00–158.00 $155.74 $668 -0.69
456–498 478 11 140.00–153.00 $147.07 $703 +1.05
509–510 510 14 128.00–140.00 $134.21 $684 -6.56
552–597 579 51 128.00–142.00 $135.90 $787 -4.38
615–647 624 11 130.00 $130.00 $811 -2.86
651–692 674 32 121.00–130.00 $127.79 $861 -2.47
722–746 734 32 120.00–132.00 $128.14 $941 -1.98
752–790 780 24 125.00–130.00 $128.95 $1,006 +8.95
802–843 814 19 123.00–131.00 $128.34 $1,045 +2.75
869–898 878 14 121.00–123.00 $122.56 $1,076 -0.44
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 140.00 $140.00 $687 -14.00
550–596 588 20 129.00–135.00 $132.33 $778 -3.08
645–646 645 22 123.50–125.00 $124.18 $801 —
658–662 660 8 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $851 -0.55
709–738 722 21 122.50–128.50 $125.60 $907 +3.60
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 142.00 $142.00 $649 -3.53
521–536 530 12 142.00–150.00 $146.72 $778 +3.72
553–572 566 9 128.00–132.50 $131.03 $742 —
641 641 7 132.50 $132.50 $849 +5.35
655–698 669 9 128.00–130.00 $128.70 $861 —
781 781 11 125.00 $125.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 139.00 $139.00 $605 +2.38
484 484 5 135.00 $135.00 $653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–338 331 7 145.00–147.50 $146.41 $485 —
362–394 389 19 142.50–151.00 $149.75 $583 +5.76
400–446 428 42 137.50–145.00 $142.47 $610 +0.66
456–497 478 68 130.00–141.00 $135.73 $649 +0.51
502–549 523 48 128.00–138.00 $131.14 $686 -2.22
569–589 unweaned 573 21 125.00 $125.00 $716 ±0.00
556–597 583 116 127.00–134.00 $129.81 $757 -1.79
613–644 631 25 127.00–129.00 $128.30 $810 -0.92
658–686 665 31 125.00–128.50 $126.56 $842 +1.56
726 726 32 126.75 $126.75 $920 -1.55
799 799 9 124.00 $124.00 $991 -4.55
816 816 20 129.50 $129.50 $1,057 +2.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 7 132.00 $132.00 $424 -5.23
371–391 378 17 132.50–135.00 $133.23 $504 -0.71
425–438 432 19 130.00–138.00 $133.78 $578 +3.11
450–492 480 12 120.00–130.00 $126.95 $609 +4.14
507–547 528 40 115.00–128.00 $121.79 $643 +0.22
592–594 593 14 115.00–124.00 $121.65 $721 +0.24
600–645 612 11 111.00–120.00 $117.41 $719 -2.70
651–687 677 33 110.00–135.00 $122.20 $827 -0.15
712–725 719 6 118.00–121.00 $119.51 $859 +4.58
772–789 780 11 117.00–118.00 $117.46 $916 +0.46
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583–599 595 33 115.00–124.00 $116.34 $692 -6.43
684–697 691 18 110.00–120.00 $116.37 $804 +0.37
762 762 5 115.00 $115.00 $876 +7.57
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 120.00 $120.00 $394 —
433 433 5 115.00 $115.00 $498 -13.47
620–624 623 10 115.00–122.00 $117.09 $729 —
701 701 6 106.00 $106.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
518–544 534 8 110.00–113.00 $111.09 $593 -2.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 6 121.00 $121.00 $659 —
556 556 5 120.00 $120.00 $667 +2.63
645 645 6 119.00 $119.00 $768 +0.74
658–680 666 12 106.00–119.00 $112.85 $752 -9.81
734 734 7 106.00 $106.00 $778 -12.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 9 145.00 $145.00 $613 —
510–536 531 17 138.00–139.00 $138.83 $737 +7.79

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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.