Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 22, 2020

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 835 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.49/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 528 lb · 57 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.47/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 882 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	3,186	0
Feeder cattle	1,002	3,186	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were too few feeder calves across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison however undertones were mostly steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. The last sale of the year at ORS included Feeder Cattle, Video Auction and Slaughter and Replacement Cattle. ORS ended 2020 with a total of 174,675 head of feeders cattle sold which was 3.2 percent ahead of last year and 5 percent above the 5 year average. On behalf of the Missouri Department of Agriculture's Market News Service I would like to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	312	12	165.00–175.00	$172.02	$537	+0.77
376–396	389	20	159.00–166.00	$160.92	$626	-2.87
400–446	424	29	152.50–165.00	$159.95	$678	-0.82
460–499	482	31	145.00–158.00	$150.60	$726	-5.25
520–540	536	23	145.00–150.00	$149.31	$800	+1.62
562–599	590	28	135.00–144.00	$140.01	$826	-0.76
603–634	614	26	129.00–142.00	$132.61	$814	-0.18
665–680	678	14	122.00–131.00	$125.14	$848	-5.52
710–738	729	3	120.00–125.00	$121.62	$887	-3.95
855–884	882	36	120.00–125.75	$125.47	$1,107	+3.81
955–956	956	8	116.00–117.50	$117.31	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–392	378	9	170.00–182.50	$175.22	$662	-5.38
410–432	424	31	166.00–176.00	$169.85	$720	-5.31
468–493	486	15	161.00–163.00	$161.51	$785	-9.63
510–540	528	57	154.00–164.00	$160.49	$847	-3.21
572	572	14	151.00	$151.00	$864	-4.29
668	668	5	133.00	$133.00	$888	-5.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	134.00–152.50	$145.40	$475	—
365–395	375	3	140.00–150.00	$146.49	$549	—
405–442	432	8	131.00–150.00	$140.57	$607	-0.74
450–496	484	12	130.00–145.00	$140.11	$678	+2.42
500–548	534	8	121.00–137.50	$130.49	$697	-2.51
610–635	623	7	117.50–127.50	$123.31	$768	—
650–695	674	10	110.00–120.00	$117.17	$790	+7.17
932	932	6	100.00	$100.00	$932	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
400–440	416	7	139.00–152.50	$143.58	$597	-12.42
462	462	6	130.00–138.00	$134.00	$619	-6.75
505–542	520	5	130.00–140.00	$135.83	$706	-2.17

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	3	147.00	$147.00	$775	+14.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	336	11	130.00–140.00	$135.36	$455	—
355–392	383	17	125.00–137.50	$132.86	$509	-1.77
402–412	409	7	120.00–135.00	$128.23	$524	-0.67
455–491	481	26	122.00–133.00	$128.85	$620	+0.05
510–523	521	19	115.00–130.00	$127.42	$664	+4.67
565–595	581	24	115.00–127.00	$116.94	$679	-7.60
615–636	629	19	110.00–116.00	$112.93	$710	-5.91
901	901	4	98.00	$98.00	$883	-15.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–385	370	11	142.50–153.00	$146.62	$542	+0.73
410	410	3	140.00	$140.00	$574	-3.90
452–471	464	21	135.00–143.00	$137.97	$640	-1.80
500–519	515	5	131.00	$131.00	$675	-6.23
557–576	567	14	130.00–133.00	$131.53	$746	+0.49
637	637	5	127.00	$127.00	$809	-2.00
835	835	61	124.50	$124.50	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	373	4	110.00–125.00	$117.55	$438	-5.61
402–447	434	5	100.00–110.00	$108.04	$469	+2.70
502–540	504	16	110.00–111.00	$110.07	$555	—
565–590	576	17	110.00–112.50	$110.29	$635	+3.23
604–648	629	11	100.00–110.00	$106.52	$670	+2.32
660–690	666	5	104.00–105.00	$104.21	$694	+9.67
708–745	713	7	90.00–107.00	$104.46	$745	—
798	798	4	105.00	$105.00	$838	+5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	6	140.00	$140.00	$470	—
436	436	4	120.00	$120.00	$523	+2.00
510–525	513	6	115.00–129.00	$126.61	$650	+10.09

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	4	105.00	$105.00	$701	-8.00
823	823	3	100.00	$100.00	$823	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	4	137.00	$137.00	$597	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–546	541	12	125.00–127.50	$125.20	$677	—
558–598	576	13	110.00–120.00	$114.40	$659	-4.24
607–625	612	4	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$731	+2.05
650–670	660	15	110.00–120.00	$114.59	$756	-2.79
740–749	745	7	95.00–100.00	$97.87	$729	-9.57
761–798	767	16	95.00–106.00	$104.52	$802	-1.47
845	845	4	100.00	$100.00	$845	+13.08
905–945	922	3	80.00–85.00	$83.35	$768	—
958–975	967	10	72.50–95.00	$83.65	$809	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	515	3	131.00–139.00	$136.18	$701	+3.16
558–563	561	6	130.00–141.00	$135.52	$760	+0.56

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	6	92.50	$92.50	$326	—
437	437	7	67.00	$67.00	$293	—

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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.