Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

3,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.01/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 569 lb · 254 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.09/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 626 lb · 154 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.32/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 675 lb · 136 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,404 3,214 2,389
Feeder cattle 3,404 3,214 2,389

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 higher while stocker and yearling steers over 600 lbs. traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. traded 4.00-6.00 higher while heavier weight heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The USDA's Cattle Inventory report was released Friday showing that total head of all cattle and calves was slightly below a year ago. Following revisions of the 2019 report the USDA reported that the 2020 Calf Crop decreased by 1.9 percent with 73 percent of the calves being born the first half of the year and 27 percent being born in the second half.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–394 386 19 180.00–195.00 $183.76 $709 —
400–449 429 56 170.00–182.50 $174.68 $749 +1.71
470–495 485 21 170.00–176.00 $173.91 $843 -0.46
519 thin fleshed 519 9 177.00 $177.00 $919 —
503–549 530 126 158.00–170.00 $165.91 $879 +1.86
551 thin fleshed 551 13 170.00 $170.00 $937 —
550–599 570 241 150.00–168.50 $158.42 $903 +2.26
600–647 626 154 142.00–154.00 $148.09 $927 -1.33
659–698 676 126 136.50–144.00 $139.88 $946 -1.34
703–738 721 94 129.50–136.00 $130.96 $944 -3.83
749 749 23 127.50 $127.50 $955 -7.29
752–799 781 76 127.50–133.50 $130.18 $1,017 -1.29
805–844 819 56 125.00–129.50 $127.56 $1,045 -2.98
879–882 880 16 122.50–123.00 $122.59 $1,079 +1.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–348 333 6 166.00–175.00 $170.30 $567 +7.37
364–388 373 17 157.50–167.50 $163.23 $609 -0.66
408–444 422 26 150.00–167.00 $155.55 $656 -2.85
458–495 481 63 150.00–168.00 $160.77 $773 +4.51
500–535 518 44 149.00–155.00 $152.56 $790 +4.81
562–592 575 39 132.00–146.00 $141.20 $812 +0.85
604–649 630 78 131.00–142.00 $135.62 $854 +1.53
650–699 675 136 120.00–135.50 $132.32 $893 -0.84
707–748 729 41 118.00–129.00 $124.79 $910 -2.90
750–795 780 65 120.00–125.00 $124.20 $969 +3.48
800–842 832 22 121.00–124.00 $123.13 $1,024 —
871–891 882 13 116.00–117.00 $116.46 $1,027 -5.18
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 33 171.00 $171.00 $879 —
645 645 31 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
778 778 23 128.50 $128.50 $1,000 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 8 165.00 $165.00 $906 —
610–621 617 17 142.50–150.00 $145.72 $899 -7.28
657 657 5 136.00 $136.00 $894 +1.00
789 789 20 130.50 $130.50 $1,030 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582–595 586 11 130.00–145.00 $137.23 $804 +9.23
689 689 5 130.00 $130.00 $896 +4.00
866 866 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,039 —
999 999 7 100.00 $100.00 $999 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 152.50 $152.50 $685 -7.04
481 481 5 155.00 $155.00 $746 —
667 667 7 124.00 $124.00 $827 +3.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 155.00 $155.00 $485 —
396 396 5 137.50 $137.50 $544 —
558 558 5 125.00 $125.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 388 38 154.00–157.00 $154.45 $599 +1.43
401–430 424 75 146.00–157.00 $152.98 $649 +8.33
450–499 482 80 140.00–147.00 $144.59 $697 +4.34
500–546 527 119 133.00–144.00 $137.94 $727 +4.62
550–598 571 114 128.00–141.00 $130.97 $748 -1.96
600–648 615 114 125.00–137.00 $129.35 $796 -2.02
658–687 669 77 126.00–134.00 $130.18 $871 +2.60
821 821 45 123.50 $123.50 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–335 314 20 145.00–157.50 $151.84 $477 —
369–391 384 21 132.50–147.50 $140.02 $538 +0.32
400–447 421 33 130.00–143.00 $135.99 $573 +3.83
452–498 479 41 127.50–139.00 $134.59 $645 +6.16
501–549 519 49 124.00–131.00 $128.77 $668 +2.56
551–579 569 14 120.00–126.00 $123.71 $704 -1.82
604–645 618 31 114.00–122.00 $120.15 $743 +5.40
652–695 678 41 114.00–124.50 $120.76 $819 +3.88
702–741 721 30 114.00–120.00 $114.68 $827 -0.85
762–785 781 25 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $918 -1.07
800–832 813 10 112.00–116.00 $113.59 $923 —
892 892 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,017 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 151.00 $151.00 $556 —
426 426 5 147.00 $147.00 $626 —
451 451 19 151.00 $151.00 $681 +18.78
555 555 22 136.50 $136.50 $758 —
716–718 718 35 121.00–125.00 $124.09 $891 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–425 421 11 147.50–150.00 $148.88 $627 —
456–486 473 22 140.00–145.00 $143.06 $677 —
531 531 11 137.00 $137.00 $727 —
617–635 625 27 125.00–127.00 $125.88 $787 +1.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–424 417 13 115.00–125.00 $122.75 $512 —
618–640 629 9 100.00–113.00 $107.61 $677 -7.39
750 750 5 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 8 132.50 $132.50 $469 +8.50
662 662 6 118.00 $118.00 $781 +1.00
735 735 5 119.00 $119.00 $875 +12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 345 7 138.00–141.00 $139.27 $480 —
837 837 10 116.50 $116.50 $975 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–519 509 20 146.00–157.00 $154.76 $788 —
570–598 581 8 132.50–134.00 $133.42 $775 —
602–618 611 10 128.00–132.00 $129.52 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–486 484 10 127.50–136.00 $130.03 $629 —
592–599 596 8 122.00–128.00 $124.23 $740 +9.33
712–720 715 7 115.00–116.00 $115.43 $825 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 5 70.00 $70.00 $512 —

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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.