Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

3,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.42/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 631 lb · 194 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.83/cwt +15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 521 lb · 185 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.04/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 567 lb · 148 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,214 3,203 3,020
Feeder cattle 3,214 3,203 3,020

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs. traded 4.00-8.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Quality was above average with some four weight steers topping 2.00 for the first time in several months. The Cattle on Feed report released last week showed Inventories were up slightly, Placements up 1 percent, which was more than expected, and Marketings were up 1 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–346 339 43 180.00–200.00 $195.38 $662 —
413 fancy 413 61 202.00 $202.00 $834 —
402–440 424 46 168.00–176.00 $172.97 $733 +2.99
452–498 474 124 168.00–176.00 $174.37 $827 +8.10
512 fancy 512 74 186.00 $186.00 $952 —
500–549 527 111 156.00–167.50 $164.05 $865 +6.78
550–577 unweaned 567 14 143.00–145.00 $144.31 $818 —
550–596 567 134 148.00–168.00 $156.16 $885 +6.23
618–644 631 194 143.00–155.50 $149.42 $943 +5.63
651–696 671 120 136.00–148.50 $141.22 $948 +4.78
707–741 722 113 131.50–136.50 $134.79 $973 -2.43
754–792 776 62 129.00–135.50 $131.47 $1,020 +3.28
807–810 809 74 128.00–132.25 $130.54 $1,056 +2.88
879 879 20 121.50 $121.50 $1,068 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 332 19 160.00–166.00 $162.93 $541 -2.78
375–399 395 8 160.00–168.00 $163.89 $647 +0.09
422–449 434 60 150.00–167.00 $158.40 $687 -1.28
464–493 475 54 148.00–165.00 $156.26 $742 +1.28
502–549 535 50 138.00–155.00 $147.75 $790 -1.10
552–585 572 22 136.00–145.00 $140.35 $803 +4.26
618–644 634 51 130.00–142.00 $134.09 $850 +3.23
650–677 665 28 130.00–135.00 $133.16 $886 +5.72
700–747 728 57 123.00–130.00 $127.69 $930 +3.87
750–784 770 47 110.00–128.00 $120.72 $930 +1.38
861–892 870 32 119.50–124.00 $121.64 $1,058 +4.25
956–973 970 27 111.00–118.00 $116.72 $1,132 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–423 420 6 154.00–165.00 $159.54 $670 —
512–543 527 13 135.00–142.50 $136.68 $720 +1.68
662–694 685 11 119.00–125.00 $120.58 $826 —
715 715 5 126.00 $126.00 $901 —
756 756 6 120.00 $120.00 $907 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 14 153.00 $153.00 $939 +16.00
674 674 5 135.00 $135.00 $910 —
725 725 9 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–645 643 26 118.00–127.00 $124.12 $798 +5.82
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 5 145.00 $145.00 $618 —
561 561 5 128.00 $128.00 $718 +0.87
658 658 6 126.00 $126.00 $829 +2.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 22 164.00 $164.00 $522 +12.43
351–398 376 46 148.00–160.00 $153.02 $575 -1.36
402–442 428 46 140.00–150.00 $144.65 $619 +5.02
461 unweaned 461 9 134.00 $134.00 $618 —
451–482 466 46 138.00–142.00 $140.25 $654 +2.90
510–548 531 87 129.00–139.00 $133.32 $708 +2.68
551 unweaned 551 5 124.00 $124.00 $683 —
550–589 569 110 128.00–138.00 $132.93 $756 +4.89
600–649 624 97 124.00–137.00 $131.37 $820 +4.30
660–697 686 10 127.00–129.00 $127.58 $875 +3.64
704–739 728 52 122.00–126.00 $124.68 $908 —
900 900 39 114.75 $114.75 $1,033 —
961 961 27 114.75 $114.75 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–382 370 7 136.00–145.00 $139.70 $517 +3.42
416–436 430 22 125.00–138.00 $132.16 $568 +4.36
469–498 486 42 125.00–132.50 $128.43 $624 +2.93
507–548 529 52 120.00–128.00 $126.21 $668 +2.41
568–599 581 21 123.00–129.00 $125.53 $729 +7.72
622–639 629 17 113.00–116.00 $114.75 $722 -1.65
653–695 674 65 113.00–120.00 $116.88 $788 +3.36
702–722 717 26 115.00–117.00 $115.53 $828 +0.04
752–792 760 67 112.00–120.00 $118.64 $902 +5.09
985–988 986 10 102.00–109.00 $106.90 $1,054 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 146.00 $146.00 $491 —
352 352 6 124.00 $124.00 $436 —
544 544 7 125.00 $125.00 $680 —
595 595 5 126.00 $126.00 $750 —
679 679 5 117.00 $117.00 $794 -1.00
707 707 5 107.00 $107.00 $756 -11.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 9 162.50 $162.50 $570 —
602 602 9 124.00 $124.00 $746 -4.00
658–664 660 10 120.00–131.00 $124.42 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 8 115.00 $115.00 $738 +12.19
669 669 5 109.00 $109.00 $729 -0.68
708–731 720 10 100.00 $100.00 $720 -4.82
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–485 467 14 132.00–133.00 $132.22 $617 -0.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–474 465 8 124.00–126.00 $124.73 $580 —
905 905 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,014 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 5 103.00 $103.00 $581 -3.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–598 591 15 110.00–120.00 $114.90 $679 -6.62
662–695 671 9 119.00–120.00 $119.34 $801 +5.38

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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.