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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

3,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.87/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 471 lb · 126 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.23/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 522 lb · 116 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.70/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 520 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,186 3,353 2,216
Feeder cattle 3,186 3,353 2,216

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 higher while same weight heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves over 700 lbs. were not well tested, however undertones were lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The first significant snow of the Winter blanketed the Southwest part of the area and had a bigger impact on the pastures than the highways. Much like last week, what started out as a light run turned into a moderate one as single and small packages trickled in throughout the afternoon with very few large drafts in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–343 317 9 182.50–190.00 $185.37 $588 -2.12
360–376 369 14 176.00–188.00 $180.60 $666 +3.57
407–445 425 86 167.50–180.00 $175.16 $744 -0.19
450–499 466 95 166.00–175.00 $171.14 $798 -4.24
501–546 520 109 157.00–174.00 $163.70 $851 +0.96
550–588 570 80 147.50–165.00 $155.29 $885 +5.37
600–644 631 58 139.00–149.00 $146.38 $924 +6.41
653–690 675 56 135.00–144.00 $138.40 $934 +0.03
722–736 728 38 128.00–135.00 $130.68 $951 -7.06
750–777 758 17 130.50–132.00 $130.95 $993 —
813 813 26 130.00 $130.00 $1,057 -6.61
894 894 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–321 321 12 170.00–175.00 $171.25 $550 -1.02
355–390 367 27 157.50–168.00 $163.79 $601 +2.91
422–446 434 34 153.00–166.00 $160.77 $698 +3.49
450–498 470 92 145.00–164.00 $155.85 $732 +3.28
501–546 522 57 138.00–155.00 $147.69 $771 +3.36
555–593 574 53 128.00–146.00 $140.77 $808 +4.31
602–644 628 87 127.00–138.00 $132.79 $834 +1.98
652–692 675 28 129.00–133.00 $130.66 $882 +2.59
712–747 731 60 115.00–128.00 $125.57 $918 -1.49
760–785 776 37 123.00–128.00 $125.74 $976 -3.15
817 817 17 126.00 $126.00 $1,029 +5.70
861–879 865 26 114.00–124.00 $121.66 $1,052 -1.98
1067 1067 8 106.00 $106.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 13 129.00–145.00 $141.31 $579 —
452–490 477 22 131.00–145.00 $137.69 $657 +11.84
519 519 5 133.00 $133.00 $690 +5.62
592–596 593 11 118.00–120.00 $118.73 $704 -4.04
682 682 10 110.00 $110.00 $750 —
854 854 8 103.00 $103.00 $880 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 157.00 $157.00 $615 —
429–444 440 19 154.00–155.00 $154.26 $679 +17.26
515–524 520 14 128.00–135.00 $132.48 $689 -1.84
552–567 560 11 130.00–139.00 $134.03 $751 —
653–655 654 10 115.00–127.00 $121.01 $791 -6.39
726–727 726 9 117.50–125.00 $120.00 $871 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 12 167.00 $167.00 $735 —
508–533 514 27 153.00–158.00 $154.25 $793 —
607–608 607 19 140.00 $140.00 $850 —
712 712 5 133.00 $133.00 $947 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 8 170.00 $170.00 $677 —
479 479 5 163.00 $163.00 $781 —
524 524 7 154.00 $154.00 $807 —
817 817 43 132.00 $132.00 $1,078 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 156.00 $156.00 $694 +13.50
458–497 478 6 135.00–147.00 $140.75 $673 -0.70
524 524 5 138.00 $138.00 $723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–308 306 16 149.00–152.50 $150.74 $461 +5.23
361–398 376 29 142.50–151.00 $145.89 $549 +6.19
405–447 427 95 134.00–149.00 $143.90 $614 +5.55
453 thin fleshed 453 15 149.00 $149.00 $675 —
450–499 473 111 136.00–145.00 $139.77 $661 +5.47
506–542 522 116 132.00–143.00 $137.23 $716 +4.43
558–598 574 96 128.00–139.00 $131.04 $752 +0.63
624 624 9 129.00 $129.00 $805 —
675 675 21 123.00–133.00 $129.19 $872 +3.69
773–790 785 23 122.00–123.00 $122.30 $960 —
853 853 36 122.00 $122.00 $1,041 —
920 920 17 118.50 $118.50 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–372 367 26 130.00–137.50 $134.63 $494 +5.01
406–448 424 23 123.00–133.00 $128.90 $547 +0.43
453–496 478 39 126.00–130.00 $128.80 $616 +0.72
519–548 542 32 115.00–128.00 $122.75 $665 +2.00
550–578 560 29 122.00–127.00 $124.54 $697 +4.98
607–649 631 43 110.00–124.00 $118.84 $750 +1.38
650–699 668 66 110.00–123.00 $116.55 $779 -0.62
702–715 704 37 110.00–117.00 $113.94 $802 +8.90
752–756 755 10 113.00–115.00 $114.40 $864 +4.79
807–822 811 32 108.00–120.50 $116.48 $945 +5.08
851 851 5 105.00 $105.00 $894 -14.00
922–948 931 22 113.00–113.50 $113.31 $1,055 -0.16
1157 1157 5 89.00 $89.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 393 8 120.00–125.00 $123.16 $484 —
410–445 432 8 100.00–115.00 $105.34 $455 -3.02
555–598 575 21 100.00–110.00 $107.06 $616 +6.16
616–647 628 27 100.00–110.00 $104.20 $654 +3.54
654–681 666 9 90.00–100.00 $94.54 $630 -9.65
762–791 781 9 100.00 $100.00 $781 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–478 473 12 125.00–127.00 $126.18 $597 +6.18
529 529 5 125.00 $125.00 $661 +11.00
607–632 621 9 100.00–112.00 $104.87 $651 —
689 689 12 113.00 $113.00 $779 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 5 118.00 $118.00 $478 —
502–548 521 17 112.00–120.00 $116.52 $607 -1.15
623–632 628 6 113.00–121.00 $117.03 $735 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
507–537 522 6 132.50–144.00 $138.08 $721 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 143.00 $143.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
588–598 595 13 110.00–126.00 $118.64 $706 -1.26
620–648 639 9 110.00–121.00 $117.44 $750 +3.93
655–699 680 19 110.00–123.00 $117.38 $798 +12.38
724–736 728 12 103.00–111.00 $107.44 $782 -11.56
752–790 769 9 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $815 +4.99
802–832 813 8 85.00–90.00 $86.92 $707 —
860 860 6 95.00 $95.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 139.00 $139.00 $612 -16.00
455–478 467 23 133.00–148.00 $142.37 $665 +4.86
528–548 538 6 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $716 -5.77
564–577 571 15 131.00–143.00 $134.96 $771 -0.94
620 620 13 133.00 $133.00 $825 —

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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.