Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

3,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.04/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 570 lb · 193 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.79/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 619 lb · 148 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.09/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 586 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,203 6,205 3,547
Feeder cattle 3,203 6,205 3,547

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, the bulk of the feeder steers traded 3.00-6.00 lower with the exception of some seven weight steers trading 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. traded 1.00-3.00 lower, six weight heifers traded 2.00 higher while other weights were not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Following a three day weekend the future board for feeder cattle closed with near by contracts slightly lower and out fronts 1.00-2.00 higher. Live cattle futures closed mixed. Buyers were keeping a close eye on Corn futures which closed down 5 cents at 5.26. With higher feed costs now and in the future, buyers were looking to make their profit at the time of purchase.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 331 19 160.00–172.50 $165.71 $549 —
350–390 382 19 160.00–168.00 $163.80 $626 -1.48
402–447 428 52 155.00–166.00 $159.68 $683 -6.01
453–499 479 71 150.00–158.00 $154.98 $742 -4.02
500–549 522 55 140.00–155.00 $148.85 $777 -1.59
568–599 586 127 128.00–145.00 $136.09 $797 -5.61
608–640 622 36 120.00–135.00 $130.86 $814 -2.18
650–698 669 122 120.00–133.00 $127.44 $853 +0.53
701–745 724 69 118.00–127.00 $123.82 $896 -4.88
762–792 768 23 115.00–120.00 $119.34 $917 -3.71
805–845 816 52 118.00–125.00 $120.23 $981 -2.49
886–891 889 15 115.00–121.00 $117.39 $1,044 -2.32
912–943 931 8 118.00 $118.00 $1,099 -3.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–432 418 16 167.50–172.50 $169.98 $711 -9.82
451–499 471 42 162.50–180.00 $166.27 $783 -7.81
503–537 524 63 156.00–161.00 $157.27 $824 -6.31
552–598 572 93 146.00–156.00 $149.93 $858 -3.71
603–641 619 148 136.50–150.00 $143.79 $890 -1.33
651–680 672 44 135.00–139.00 $136.44 $917 -7.39
701–730 710 81 135.00–142.00 $137.22 $974 +1.37
755–781 765 46 127.00–130.00 $128.19 $981 -3.07
805–848 834 24 127.50–128.00 $127.66 $1,065 -3.23
853 853 12 127.50 $127.50 $1,088 -2.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 482 37 125.00–144.00 $141.59 $682 +1.59
529–547 538 44 125.00–138.00 $134.46 $723 -0.46
550–576 567 25 112.50–130.00 $119.44 $677 -11.57
600–618 608 9 114.00–121.00 $118.30 $719 -1.95
650–652 651 6 100.00–112.00 $106.01 $690 -7.99
735 735 5 112.00 $112.00 $823 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–488 479 6 140.00–144.00 $141.96 $680 -5.95
557–561 559 7 125.00–130.00 $127.13 $711 -11.92
602–642 625 9 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $792 -3.34
651–695 664 10 120.00–125.00 $123.43 $820 -7.44
735 735 7 126.00 $126.00 $926 +0.25
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 15 125.00 $125.00 $500 -13.00
460–465 463 6 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $593 —
826 826 7 100.00 $100.00 $826 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 18 137.50 $137.50 $870 -1.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–488 484 7 146.00–152.50 $148.81 $720 +0.27
540 540 10 135.00 $135.00 $729 -18.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 8 146.00 $146.00 $861 —
634 634 7 137.00 $137.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–348 329 8 148.00–157.00 $151.57 $499 +0.61
350–362 356 14 150.00–156.00 $154.38 $550 +5.55
401–430 417 40 137.00–143.00 $139.63 $582 -3.70
460–496 477 69 132.00–144.00 $137.35 $655 -1.68
511–548 521 29 128.00–133.00 $130.64 $681 -1.06
551–599 570 193 125.00–131.50 $128.04 $730 -2.34
610–639 621 37 124.00–132.00 $127.07 $789 +2.36
655–698 679 110 122.00–129.00 $123.94 $842 +2.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 334 17 132.50–145.00 $138.49 $463 +2.17
370–398 389 24 128.00–144.00 $136.28 $530 +1.69
400–449 433 26 123.00–130.00 $127.80 $553 -8.51
456–497 475 61 116.00–130.00 $125.50 $596 -1.30
502–545 524 80 115.00–130.00 $123.80 $649 +0.62
550–599 577 77 111.00–125.00 $117.81 $680 -4.19
606–647 626 39 110.00–121.00 $116.40 $729 -0.35
651–688 659 33 107.50–117.00 $113.52 $748 -0.68
710–745 725 28 108.00–119.00 $115.49 $837 +2.44
755–792 779 12 108.00–116.00 $113.55 $885 —
906–915 908 25 100.00–110.50 $107.96 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 10 102.50 $102.50 $403 -7.50
418–425 421 7 100.00–115.00 $108.51 $457 +2.81
493 493 5 112.50 $112.50 $555 +4.53
509 509 5 115.00 $115.00 $585 +6.13
555–596 583 11 95.00–110.00 $105.42 $615 -1.30
609–640 628 34 100.00–107.00 $102.81 $646 +0.81
671–692 678 9 109.00–111.00 $109.68 $744 +5.65
715–717 715 17 104.00–105.00 $104.82 $749 -2.17
761 761 12 107.00 $107.00 $814 +2.20
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–465 459 17 125.00 $125.00 $574 +0.89
500 500 11 110.00 $110.00 $550 -15.34
634 634 5 112.00 $112.00 $710 —
650–693 679 9 118.00 $118.00 $801 +1.40
705 705 11 118.00 $118.00 $832 +9.00
828 828 5 100.00 $100.00 $828 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 5 110.00 $110.00 $573 —
568–580 576 16 105.00–108.00 $106.11 $611 +1.12
631 631 6 105.00 $105.00 $663 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 135.00 $135.00 $518 -2.00
401–430 409 20 130.00–131.00 $130.80 $535 -8.20
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 137.50 $137.50 $606 —
487 487 13 133.00 $133.00 $648 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 10 128.00 $128.00 $810 +3.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 8 100.00 $100.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–445 431 7 120.00–130.00 $124.42 $536 —
575–586 582 19 115.00–125.00 $121.52 $707 -1.01
610–630 622 9 110.00–122.00 $116.97 $728 -0.83
663–692 678 15 110.00–117.00 $113.96 $773 -2.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–520 519 8 131.00–135.00 $132.50 $688 —
551–574 566 15 125.00–130.00 $126.62 $717 -7.08

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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.