Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

4,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.43/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 635 lb · 213 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.75/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 621 lb · 154 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.74/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 527 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,262 2,245 3,923
Feeder cattle 4,262 2,245 3,923

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded steady to 6.00 higher while heifer calves traded mostly steady. Yearlings were not well tested. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Warmer afternoon temperatures and sunshine brought more to the sale barn than expected, considering Friday's special Pre-Vac sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–347 329 31 180.00–190.00 $186.13 $612 —
360–382 372 10 174.00–178.00 $176.24 $656 +3.42
410–444 419 78 161.00–174.00 $167.13 $700 +3.13
450–475 461 53 157.00–166.00 $160.71 $741 +0.45
500–545 519 117 154.00–169.00 $161.74 $839 +6.07
550–591 573 124 145.00–160.00 $151.74 $869 -0.49
605–644 620 128 139.50–156.00 $145.39 $901 +6.05
610–642 unweaned 627 26 130.00–138.00 $135.69 $851 —
650–691 670 120 135.00–145.00 $139.47 $934 +3.16
701–744 729 118 132.00–138.00 $135.25 $986 -0.26
779–798 782 130 130.50–140.00 $138.10 $1,080 -2.99
808–836 823 31 131.50–135.00 $134.06 $1,103 +2.15
855–870 859 16 128.00 $128.00 $1,100 -5.00
909 909 35 128.00 $128.00 $1,164 —
1085 1085 26 120.00 $120.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–348 326 10 165.00–167.50 $165.80 $541 —
371–388 379 24 165.00–167.00 $165.51 $627 —
415–445 423 24 150.00–155.00 $151.16 $639 -4.58
460–498 473 35 140.00–154.00 $147.37 $697 +0.30
501–542 525 83 139.00–153.00 $146.00 $766 +11.79
553–596 579 78 131.00–145.00 $139.39 $807 +3.49
606–642 628 72 125.00–135.00 $132.15 $830 +2.15
653–698 679 51 120.00–133.50 $128.97 $876 +1.18
701–749 726 106 120.00–130.00 $127.27 $924 -0.87
795 795 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,026 +0.05
826–843 833 15 124.00–128.50 $126.49 $1,054 -1.85
950 950 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,102 —
1021 1021 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,144 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 10 156.00 $156.00 $652 —
452–495 477 33 130.00–148.00 $136.62 $652 -3.38
520–545 530 23 135.00–152.00 $145.31 $770 —
571–590 582 24 125.00–141.00 $135.87 $791 +3.54
623–648 636 62 121.00–136.50 $132.84 $845 +8.66
662 662 6 128.00 $128.00 $847 -1.00
708–723 717 19 115.00–131.00 $122.17 $876 -3.43
782 782 8 125.00 $125.00 $978 —
996 996 5 100.00 $100.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 12 140.00–146.00 $143.50 $469 —
407–440 423 25 131.00–145.00 $139.70 $591 +0.70
478–492 484 15 125.00–138.00 $132.13 $640 -2.87
506–526 516 17 120.00–135.00 $128.29 $662 —
562–591 578 9 125.00–127.50 $126.08 $729 —
717–733 729 11 115.00–116.00 $115.73 $844 —
884 884 5 111.00 $111.00 $981 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 471 35 132.50–146.00 $139.58 $657 -2.42
509 509 5 135.00 $135.00 $687 -11.72
592 592 5 137.00 $137.00 $811 +5.97
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 5 145.00 $145.00 $854 —
686–688 687 11 134.00–136.50 $135.13 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 19 154.00 $154.00 $524 +7.59
360–392 380 64 145.00–157.00 $150.38 $571 +0.63
405–447 429 102 138.00–152.50 $142.97 $613 +0.50
451–499 475 97 132.00–141.00 $136.20 $647 +0.47
500–548 527 132 128.00–136.00 $130.90 $690 -0.24
534 fancy 534 9 144.00 $144.00 $769 —
550–593 576 121 127.00–132.50 $130.57 $752 +0.76
602–646 635 213 126.00–130.00 $128.43 $816 +0.13
659–675 665 39 124.00–126.50 $124.92 $831 -1.64
703–736 721 128 123.00–130.00 $126.66 $913 -0.09
773 773 13 123.00 $123.00 $951 -1.00
820 820 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 327 18 130.00–144.00 $136.79 $447 +4.79
361–395 384 32 127.50–142.50 $133.08 $511 -0.15
417–440 427 17 120.00–136.00 $125.67 $537 -8.11
450–495 477 44 120.00–132.50 $125.88 $600 -1.07
517–547 536 34 119.00–126.00 $121.75 $653 -0.04
552–598 577 63 115.00–126.00 $119.54 $690 -2.11
605–648 619 72 117.50–132.50 $121.79 $754 +4.38
652–692 669 31 118.00–123.00 $119.35 $798 -2.85
712–749 730 35 114.00–123.00 $118.91 $868 -0.60
757–795 774 31 113.00–120.00 $117.37 $908 -0.09
880–888 885 30 116.00 $116.00 $1,027 —
1056 1056 11 95.00 $95.00 $1,003 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 9 132.50 $132.50 $547 —
468–485 472 17 115.00–128.00 $118.14 $558 —
510–548 529 46 111.00–126.00 $123.97 $656 —
591–596 592 35 111.00–125.00 $122.10 $723 +5.76
607–632 620 6 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $735 —
625 625 6 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 334 17 111.00–128.00 $117.21 $391 —
427–445 436 13 105.00–115.00 $109.62 $478 -0.38
482–488 485 6 105.00–115.00 $110.03 $534 —
500–547 539 18 100.00–110.00 $108.45 $585 -2.64
579 579 14 110.00 $110.00 $637 —
608–638 624 17 90.00–110.00 $103.93 $649 —
651–673 662 14 100.00 $100.00 $662 —
711–716 714 8 90.00–99.00 $94.48 $675 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 10 147.00 $147.00 $556 —
465–488 481 17 137.00–138.00 $137.72 $662 —
622 622 10 123.00 $123.00 $765 —
690 690 14 123.50 $123.50 $852 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 128.00 $128.00 $563 +13.00
470 470 5 128.00 $128.00 $602 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 137.00 $137.00 $630 —
500 500 5 131.00 $131.00 $655 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 133.00 $133.00 $596 —
551–598 560 23 118.00–126.00 $123.51 $692 +3.51
608–630 620 28 117.00–125.00 $121.92 $756 +2.92
652–698 667 18 110.00–116.00 $112.35 $749 -0.50
715–745 733 17 103.00–114.00 $106.85 $783 +0.85
795 795 5 103.00 $103.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 150.00 $150.00 $668 +5.00
529 529 5 145.00 $145.00 $767 +6.17
552–596 570 19 127.00–137.00 $133.57 $761 —
607 607 5 130.00 $130.00 $789 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 5 129.00 $129.00 $695 —
573 573 9 126.00 $126.00 $722 —

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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.