Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

1,854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.94/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 571 lb · 157 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.95/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 694 lb · 157 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.98/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 572 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,854	3,404	2,398
Feeder cattle	1,854	3,404	2,398

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 higher with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Freezing rain across the area kept supplies light while the forecast of sub-zero temperatures kept many at home preparing for the Arctic blast. The market was active as those buyers in attendance worked to square up their loads.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	5	192.50	$192.50	$664	—
370–380	374	12	175.00–184.00	$180.73	$676	-3.03
402–430	414	32	172.00–189.00	$180.79	$748	+6.11
453–476	464	28	167.50–175.00	$170.40	$791	-3.51
505–523	517	27	157.50–163.00	$160.30	$829	-5.61
554–594	572	124	150.00–164.50	$157.98	$904	-0.44
602–635	610	97	142.00–158.00	$149.80	$914	+1.71
678–699	694	157	136.00–143.00	$139.95	$971	+0.07
700–710	708	25	128.00–130.00	$129.44	$916	-1.52
758–762	760	8	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$954	-4.68
830–832	831	46	130.50–131.50	$131.06	$1,089	+3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292–294	293	12	175.00–189.00	$182.02	$533	—
322	322	5	172.50	$172.50	$555	+2.20
398	398	5	174.00	$174.00	$693	+10.77
412–420	417	9	162.50–165.00	$164.18	$685	+8.63
461–497	483	44	153.00–167.50	$162.81	$786	+2.04
519–548	527	26	140.00–154.00	$143.11	$754	-9.45
553–596	584	64	133.00–150.00	$141.35	$825	+0.15
600–646	624	34	127.00–144.00	$136.55	$852	+0.93
651–696	676	66	120.00–134.00	$130.53	$882	-1.79
735	735	15	125.00	$125.00	$919	+0.21
752–786	771	30	120.00–124.00	$122.10	$941	-2.10
861	861	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,016	+1.54
964–983	977	45	110.00–117.00	$113.43	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	152.00	$152.00	$596	+14.50
510–538	530	14	132.50–138.00	$134.01	$710	—
575–595	590	13	125.00–131.00	$129.65	$765	+4.65
650	650	5	122.50	$122.50	$796	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474–486	479	11	153.00–162.00	$157.85	$756	+2.85

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	8	126.00	$126.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–328	308	13	162.50–165.00	$164.39	$506	—
385–395	393	6	154.00–155.00	$154.84	$609	+0.39
408 fancy	408	16	170.00	$170.00	$694	—
405–442	427	37	144.00–154.00	$151.25	$646	-1.73
452–481	478	38	140.00–149.00	$144.17	$689	-0.42
525–545	531	69	132.50–142.00	$137.22	$729	-0.72
550–598	571	157	127.50–138.00	$133.94	$765	+2.97
602–648	637	45	125.00–139.00	$127.21	$810	-2.14
659–690	686	66	124.75–130.00	$125.36	$860	-4.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	365	7	140.00–150.00	$145.23	$530	+5.21
447	447	5	138.00	$138.00	$617	+2.01
451–485	470	28	125.00–139.00	$135.37	$636	+0.78
503–546	530	21	127.00–130.00	$127.88	$678	-0.89
572–595	581	5	117.00–123.00	$119.46	$694	-4.25
610–648	623	23	118.00–124.00	$121.05	$754	+0.90
650–698	678	26	109.00–122.00	$119.42	$810	-1.34
701–742	713	75	107.00–120.00	$117.79	$840	+3.11
774–777	775	25	115.00–116.00	$115.56	$896	-2.01
810–845	835	9	108.00–113.00	$109.20	$912	-4.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	6	138.00	$138.00	$418	—
371	371	5	136.00	$136.00	$505	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
803	803	10	110.00–115.00	$113.50	$911	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	154.00	$154.00	$641	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–498	477	15	145.00	$145.00	$692	—
610–643	634	11	126.00–133.00	$127.84	$811	-1.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–482	471	5	130.00–132.50	$131.53	$620	+1.50
589	589	5	126.00	$126.00	$742	+1.77
612	612	5	127.00	$127.00	$777	—
709	709	5	115.00	$115.00	$815	-0.43

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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.