Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

4,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.50/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 620 lb · 245 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.52/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 518 lb · 203 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.35/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 723 lb · 188 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,150 1,848 2,028
Feeder cattle 4,150 1,848 2,028

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher while heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers traded 2.00-3.00 higher with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good and improved throughout the day on a heavy supply. More seasonal temperatures and sunshine helped to increase receipts and catch up from the light receipts in February. Several occasional buyers were ringside which like geese flying north, is a good indication that spring is around the corner.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–394 380 41 189.00–200.00 $191.46 $728 +4.11
401–449 424 81 177.00–196.00 $185.96 $788 +0.58
451–495 473 71 173.00–191.00 $177.55 $840 +6.72
502–548 527 145 165.00–183.00 $172.77 $910 +5.56
550–599 567 93 157.00–177.00 $164.19 $931 +3.80
600–636 615 100 150.00–165.00 $156.27 $961 +7.15
652–695 668 115 140.00–155.00 $147.04 $982 +3.27
700–747 723 188 132.00–144.00 $138.35 $1,000 +4.01
755–792 772 95 129.50–138.00 $131.54 $1,015 +2.15
812–849 842 120 125.00–128.00 $125.58 $1,057 —
873 873 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 324 13 180.00–182.50 $181.15 $587 —
355–399 375 21 170.00–182.50 $177.88 $667 +3.48
408–442 427 53 160.00–175.00 $168.40 $719 -4.10
452–494 469 50 160.00–171.00 $165.51 $776 +1.77
504–544 527 103 152.00–162.00 $159.57 $841 +3.30
552–599 583 150 138.00–157.00 $150.55 $878 +4.03
604–648 632 123 128.00–145.00 $138.48 $875 +2.35
650–697 673 61 127.00–136.00 $132.35 $891 +2.27
704–748 723 88 124.00–131.00 $128.87 $932 +1.60
764–792 784 30 123.00–128.00 $127.01 $996 +1.82
800–837 820 18 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $1,004 +2.76
876–882 880 27 115.00–121.00 $119.01 $1,047 +4.70
928–935 932 6 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,076 -0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 169.00 $169.00 $803 —
609 609 5 151.00 $151.00 $920 —
654 654 5 144.00 $144.00 $942 —
707–747 722 16 130.00–133.00 $131.84 $952 —
787 787 16 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 5 155.00 $155.00 $710 -8.99
567–587 571 17 152.00–154.00 $152.36 $870 —
935 935 16 118.00 $118.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 154.00 $154.00 $681 —
458 458 5 150.00 $150.00 $687 +5.32
543–544 544 15 143.00–144.00 $143.67 $782 —
620 620 6 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–546 538 11 143.00–154.00 $145.88 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–347 345 14 162.00–165.00 $162.63 $561 —
356–368 363 12 159.00–171.00 $163.90 $595 +2.83
408–447 426 111 145.00–156.00 $147.33 $628 -5.13
451–486 469 62 140.00–149.00 $144.84 $679 -0.41
500–540 518 203 135.00–144.00 $138.52 $718 -0.72
555–595 568 81 132.00–139.00 $135.09 $767 +0.08
604–637 620 245 127.00–136.50 $131.50 $815 -0.23
651–667 662 39 126.50–128.00 $126.95 $840 +1.43
708–726 716 16 124.00–125.00 $124.56 $892 —
847 847 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–394 376 18 140.00–154.00 $146.38 $550 -3.03
414–449 432 45 129.00–143.00 $136.08 $588 -4.33
450–489 467 65 125.00–140.00 $134.51 $628 -5.17
508–549 525 88 115.00–133.00 $129.28 $679 -0.62
564–598 579 65 119.00–131.00 $125.32 $726 -0.23
602–625 612 55 111.00–125.00 $119.58 $732 +0.87
652–691 677 100 111.00–124.00 $119.09 $806 -0.95
710–746 733 65 113.00–121.50 $119.79 $878 +6.44
753–796 765 43 114.00–117.50 $116.97 $895 +1.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 417 11 117.50–125.00 $119.70 $499 -1.52
455–480 468 6 120.00 $120.00 $562 +7.62
562 562 10 115.00 $115.00 $646 ±0.00
657–687 673 11 100.00 $100.00 $673 —
722–728 725 9 107.00–110.00 $108.34 $785 —
765–795 780 12 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $823 +5.51
808–810 809 14 102.00–104.00 $103.00 $833 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–388 388 18 138.00–139.00 $138.33 $537 —
472–480 476 10 135.00–137.50 $136.26 $649 —
545–549 548 16 116.00–125.00 $122.20 $670 —
641 641 5 120.00 $120.00 $769 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581–595 589 16 123.00–125.00 $123.76 $729 -1.24
710–730 723 9 117.00–120.00 $117.98 $853 —
777 777 17 116.50 $116.50 $905 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 5 134.00 $134.00 $716 -3.00
570–591 584 17 130.00–132.00 $131.31 $767 —
615 615 6 126.00 $126.00 $775 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–448 429 16 148.00–149.00 $148.61 $638 —
464 464 6 145.00 $145.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 6 127.00 $127.00 $738 —
617–628 621 9 116.00–128.00 $123.35 $766 -2.48
652–695 672 11 117.00–127.00 $122.30 $822 +2.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–511 507 11 154.00–159.00 $155.80 $790 —

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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.