Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

3,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.35/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 566 lb · 188 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.36/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 626 lb · 154 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.34/cwt +8.63 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 479 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,353 4,262 3,732
Feeder cattle 3,353 4,262 3,732

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to a week ago, feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with some peewee steers 8.00 higher. Demand was good early and moderated throughout the day. The supply was moderate with most of the offering, in the last half of the sale, presented in single or small drafts. The Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle Futures saw some stability following Monday's much lower prices however the Daily Box Beef prices continue their downward trend. Top prices were near Friday's Pre-Vac sale however the volume of high quality animals was much lower, resulting in mostly lower averages.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 5 185.00–192.50 $187.49 $594 +1.36
355–395 375 29 172.00–186.00 $177.03 $664 +0.79
400–448 425 34 165.00–183.00 $175.35 $745 +8.22
453–496 479 90 165.00–182.00 $175.38 $840 +14.67
455–495 unweaned 479 57 155.00–163.00 $159.80 $765 —
501–539 516 78 157.00–177.00 $162.74 $840 +1.00
505–549 unweaned 543 31 152.00–155.00 $153.90 $836 —
550–581 560 133 146.00–162.00 $149.92 $840 -1.82
550–593 unweaned 581 55 139.50–145.00 $141.14 $820 —
604–644 622 105 137.00–151.00 $139.97 $871 -5.42
610–649 unweaned 634 49 133.00–136.00 $134.92 $855 -0.77
659–687 668 63 136.00–150.00 $138.37 $924 -1.10
652–698 unweaned 676 31 130.00–135.00 $133.42 $902 —
701–748 713 72 134.00–146.00 $137.74 $982 +2.49
811–845 828 56 130.00–141.00 $136.61 $1,131 +2.55
919–944 938 47 128.00–138.00 $135.93 $1,275 +7.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 167.50–180.00 $172.27 $568 +6.47
354–399 388 19 155.00–170.00 $160.88 $624 -4.63
412–434 424 21 147.50–161.00 $157.28 $667 +6.12
461–488 474 44 147.50–157.50 $152.57 $723 +5.20
505–543 530 76 135.00–152.00 $144.33 $765 -1.67
553–598 586 72 127.50–143.00 $136.46 $800 -2.93
610–639 625 60 125.00–135.00 $130.81 $818 -1.34
652–689 667 50 122.00–136.00 $128.07 $854 -0.90
701–749 729 98 120.00–133.00 $127.06 $926 -0.21
764–792 775 36 122.00–130.00 $128.89 $999 -0.11
800–839 815 11 118.00–122.00 $120.30 $980 -6.19
862–888 874 13 119.00–125.00 $123.64 $1,081 —
926 926 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 7 132.50 $132.50 $435 -11.00
484–499 492 10 119.00–132.50 $125.85 $619 -6.28
525–542 532 21 120.00–132.50 $127.38 $678 -0.91
574–595 582 8 122.00–124.00 $122.77 $715 -3.31
608 608 6 120.00 $120.00 $730 —
708 708 7 105.00 $105.00 $743 -10.73
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 6 137.00 $137.00 $597 -19.00
474–478 476 7 134.00–146.00 $139.17 $662 +2.55
502–545 534 14 124.00–138.00 $134.32 $717 -10.99
619–632 626 11 122.00–134.00 $128.49 $804 -4.35
656–692 678 14 124.00–133.00 $127.40 $864 -0.60
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–381 374 13 155.00–160.00 $156.96 $587 —
424 424 5 142.50 $142.50 $604 —
473–495 478 20 135.00–145.00 $141.45 $676 +1.87
628 628 8 128.00 $128.00 $804 —
655 655 5 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 5 119.00 $119.00 $675 —
604–646 622 28 110.00 $110.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–348 336 12 137.50–138.00 $137.80 $463 +1.01
352–399 382 14 122.00–135.00 $129.62 $495 -3.46
404–446 427 48 120.00–133.00 $128.47 $549 +2.80
450–491 470 44 125.00–130.00 $128.08 $602 +2.20
505–549 527 75 114.00–128.00 $120.75 $636 -1.00
553–594 576 76 110.00–129.00 $119.56 $689 +0.02
607–630 616 52 106.00–122.00 $117.46 $724 -4.33
652–691 672 80 114.00–122.00 $117.17 $787 -2.18
726–746 735 13 100.00–109.00 $105.04 $772 -13.87
751–785 764 8 109.00–110.00 $109.61 $837 -7.76
803–835 816 32 99.00–115.00 $111.40 $909 —
858 858 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,021 +3.00
910–945 928 6 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $1,053 —
1038 1038 6 90.00 $90.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–333 326 6 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $474 -8.49
365–399 387 22 138.00–142.00 $139.70 $541 -10.68
417–448 432 49 134.00–146.00 $138.35 $598 -4.62
455–489 470 54 131.00–143.00 $134.30 $631 -1.90
490–495 unweaned 493 10 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $638 —
502–511 unweaned 508 8 125.00 $125.00 $635 —
501–548 525 81 128.00–135.00 $132.80 $697 +1.90
563–591 572 78 127.00–134.50 $130.41 $746 -0.16
661 661 25 125.50 $125.50 $830 +0.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–428 423 9 100.00–115.00 $108.36 $458 -1.26
465–496 486 21 100.00–110.00 $107.19 $521 -2.84
508–548 519 13 110.00–112.00 $111.06 $576 +2.61
554–594 581 29 90.00–110.00 $100.90 $586 -9.10
626–632 628 8 95.00–110.00 $100.66 $632 -3.27
655–689 670 14 102.00–108.00 $104.19 $698 +4.19
705–742 722 12 100.00–108.00 $104.70 $756 +10.22
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 122.00 $122.00 $527 -10.50
452 452 5 120.00 $120.00 $542 +1.86
548 548 5 114.00 $114.00 $625 -9.97
558–575 566 10 110.00–117.00 $112.79 $638 -9.31
707 707 6 110.00 $110.00 $778 —
851 851 26 119.00 $119.00 $1,013 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–436 416 21 100.00–115.00 $103.44 $430 —
580 580 5 112.50 $112.50 $652 —
676 676 5 104.00 $104.00 $703 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 8 120.00 $120.00 $599 -8.00
500–524 517 18 117.00–121.00 $117.67 $608 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 143.00 $143.00 $548 -4.00
463–475 469 6 133.00–145.00 $139.08 $652 +1.36
564 564 5 133.00 $133.00 $750 —
628 628 9 125.00 $125.00 $785 +2.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 127.00 $127.00 $569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–536 534 8 115.00–121.00 $117.99 $630 —
552–585 574 22 115.00–123.00 $119.90 $688 -3.61
610–645 623 37 108.00–120.00 $113.51 $707 -8.41
680 680 6 105.00 $105.00 $714 -7.35
707 707 9 119.00 $119.00 $841 +12.15
758 758 5 101.00 $101.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 155.00 $155.00 $629 —
482–495 489 8 137.00–138.00 $137.51 $672 —
510–545 535 26 128.00–145.00 $138.79 $743 -6.21
584–595 588 15 131.00–144.00 $135.90 $799 +2.33

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 7 60.00 $60.00 $260 —

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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.