Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

1,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.01/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 579 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.39/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 567 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.82/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 673 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,848 1,854 2,837
Feeder cattle 1,848 1,854 2,837

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher with spots 7.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Warmer temperatures have melted last week's snow making country roads and barnyards difficult for loading and transporting cattle. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report released last week had Inventories up 1 percent, Placements up 3 percent and Marketings down 6 percent compared to a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–397 381 18 180.00–195.00 $187.35 $714 +6.62
405–435 423 16 174.00–193.00 $185.38 $784 +4.59
453–486 472 32 168.00–175.00 $170.83 $806 +0.43
502–544 521 74 163.00–176.00 $167.21 $871 +6.91
550–586 567 99 155.00–168.00 $160.39 $909 +2.41
607–649 627 27 147.00–153.00 $149.12 $935 -0.68
650–698 672 91 138.00–153.00 $143.77 $966 +3.82
682 unweaned 682 8 132.00 $132.00 $900 —
702–746 714 50 130.00–140.50 $134.34 $959 +4.90
780 780 27 128.00–130.50 $129.39 $1,009 +3.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 372 19 165.00–178.00 $174.40 $649 +0.40
415 415 5 172.50 $172.50 $716 +8.32
450–497 479 43 159.00–169.00 $163.74 $784 +0.93
526–548 538 20 153.00–161.00 $156.27 $841 +13.16
551–599 585 41 138.00–153.00 $146.52 $857 +5.17
600–642 630 56 130.00–143.50 $136.13 $858 -0.42
656–685 659 12 128.00–131.00 $130.08 $857 -0.45
700–749 735 32 126.00–130.00 $127.27 $935 +2.27
750–797 776 68 116.00–129.00 $125.19 $971 +3.09
810–845 835 26 118.00–123.00 $119.70 $999 —
852–856 855 10 108.00–117.00 $114.31 $977 -3.69
927 927 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,075 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 10 173.00 $173.00 $754 —
551–570 557 9 155.00–159.00 $157.64 $878 —
614–645 631 11 140.00 $140.00 $883 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–487 484 9 162.00–165.00 $163.99 $794 —
548 548 11 152.00 $152.00 $833 —
726 726 7 117.00 $117.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 10 155.00 $155.00 $611 +3.00
466–498 478 10 140.00–148.00 $144.68 $692 —
564 564 5 131.00 $131.00 $739 +1.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 14 144.00 $144.00 $933 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 5 140.00 $140.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–394 377 10 157.00–164.00 $161.07 $607 +6.23
405–441 424 27 147.50–162.00 $152.46 $646 +1.21
463–496 483 29 142.00–147.00 $145.25 $702 +1.08
501–548 526 51 135.00–145.00 $139.24 $732 +2.02
550–599 579 127 130.00–140.00 $135.01 $782 +1.07
605–646 619 49 128.00–134.00 $131.73 $815 +4.52
680–688 680 77 125.50–126.00 $125.52 $854 +0.16
783 783 12 118.00 $118.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 378 8 145.00–152.50 $149.41 $565 +4.18
400–448 426 26 135.00–146.00 $140.41 $598 +2.41
480–485 482 12 128.00–144.00 $139.68 $673 +4.31
500–532 519 19 125.00–132.50 $129.90 $674 +2.02
562–594 580 69 120.00–130.00 $125.55 $728 +6.09
608–640 634 30 117.00–124.00 $118.71 $753 -2.34
663–689 682 62 114.00–122.00 $120.04 $819 +0.62
716–747 729 30 110.00–118.00 $113.35 $826 -4.44
760–786 769 34 111.00–117.00 $115.44 $888 -0.12
802–822 815 8 110.00–111.00 $110.37 $900 +1.17
852 852 5 110.00 $110.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–394 382 10 120.00–135.00 $126.28 $482 -9.72
405–422 414 6 120.00–122.50 $121.22 $502 —
450–495 473 6 110.00–115.00 $112.38 $532 —
566 566 6 115.00 $115.00 $651 —
767 767 5 100.00 $100.00 $767 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 5 135.00 $135.00 $647 —
592 592 5 125.00 $125.00 $740 —
840 840 5 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–622 613 6 123.00–127.00 $124.97 $766 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 5 137.00 $137.00 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–492 488 6 150.00–157.00 $153.47 $749 +8.47
575–585 580 6 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $739 —
605–620 614 5 128.00–129.00 $128.39 $788 +0.55
671 671 5 124.00 $124.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–625 624 9 125.00–127.50 $125.83 $785 -1.17
660–690 678 5 117.50–124.00 $120.03 $814 —
705–720 714 7 112.50–117.00 $115.09 $822 +0.09

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 5 85.00 $85.00 $617 —

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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.