Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

6,277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.19/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 761 lb · 314 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.00/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 628 lb · 298 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.66/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 627 lb · 227 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,277 4,150 2,469
Feeder cattle 6,277 4,150 2,469

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with spots 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers traded 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a very heavy supply. Producers took advantage of the warmer and drier weather to bring cattle to town in record numbers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–398 374 44 186.00–192.50 $188.74 $706 -2.72
405–446 431 51 180.00–195.00 $188.63 $813 +2.67
464–492 478 78 175.00–187.00 $180.78 $864 +3.23
501–542 526 196 167.00–185.00 $172.63 $908 -0.14
528–532 fancy 530 9 188.00–191.00 $189.66 $1,005 —
551–590 568 84 157.00–171.00 $161.87 $919 -2.32
605–639 622 109 150.00–160.00 $154.10 $959 -2.17
650–684 675 181 142.50–150.00 $146.83 $991 -0.21
702–743 718 118 135.00–147.50 $141.62 $1,017 +3.27
750–791 761 314 129.00–146.00 $135.19 $1,029 +3.65
837 837 14 125.00 $125.00 $1,046 -0.58
852–875 861 24 127.00–128.00 $127.38 $1,097 +3.38
906–914 910 21 121.00–123.00 $121.95 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–346 332 21 170.00–185.00 $180.51 $599 -0.64
352–393 379 53 165.00–185.00 $180.19 $683 +2.31
402–447 428 63 165.00–178.00 $171.46 $734 +3.06
451–499 470 97 159.00–173.00 $166.24 $781 +0.73
502–547 523 126 150.00–166.00 $159.49 $834 -0.08
552–594 580 133 139.00–156.00 $150.07 $870 -0.48
603–649 628 298 140.00–151.50 $146.00 $917 +7.52
650–698 674 189 133.00–141.00 $137.05 $924 +4.70
716–739 726 9 123.00–132.00 $127.93 $929 -0.94
766–795 775 17 124.00–130.00 $127.44 $988 +0.43
803–825 813 55 120.00–125.00 $121.23 $986 -1.23
850–870 864 50 115.00–123.50 $121.10 $1,046 +2.09
906–922 911 16 110.00–121.00 $115.51 $1,052 +0.01
964 964 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–338 330 9 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
397 397 6 162.00 $162.00 $643 —
412–441 432 36 145.00–157.00 $152.58 $659 -1.42
457–497 480 28 138.00–155.00 $148.76 $714 -1.24
506–548 527 30 139.00–147.00 $142.63 $752 -1.04
552–592 560 20 128.00–143.00 $133.60 $748 —
603–642 630 10 125.00–138.00 $134.27 $846 +12.27
784 784 7 104.00 $104.00 $815 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 150.00 $150.00 $669 —
529 529 7 154.00 $154.00 $815 —
571–594 586 26 143.00–145.00 $144.40 $846 -7.96
602–648 635 31 131.00–142.00 $136.45 $866 —
654–695 660 20 133.00–134.00 $133.84 $883 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–407 406 12 159.00–173.00 $162.47 $660 —
483 483 15 157.00 $157.00 $758 —
518 518 20 155.00 $155.00 $803 +9.12
576–578 577 21 140.00–150.00 $146.66 $846 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 11 168.00 $168.00 $949 —
755–762 758 28 127.50–133.00 $130.43 $989 +0.43
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 470 11 135.00–157.00 $150.81 $709 —
549 549 10 128.00 $128.00 $703 —
583–599 591 10 125.00–135.00 $129.93 $768 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 177.50 $177.50 $673 —
514 514 6 178.00 $178.00 $915 —
703 703 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–348 331 31 140.00–152.50 $147.96 $490 —
355–397 374 56 139.00–153.00 $145.44 $544 -0.94
400–448 431 99 131.00–149.00 $139.84 $603 +3.76
454–498 482 177 125.00–138.00 $134.01 $646 -0.50
500–544 518 136 120.00–137.00 $129.64 $672 +0.36
550–598 577 135 116.00–135.00 $127.49 $736 +2.17
604–649 622 102 115.00–125.50 $121.47 $756 +1.89
650–696 674 96 113.00–125.00 $118.83 $801 -0.26
708–733 718 49 113.00–121.00 $116.70 $838 -3.09
750–781 760 64 115.00–122.00 $118.05 $897 +1.08
804–812 806 20 108.00–116.00 $112.09 $903 —
853 853 11 118.00 $118.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–332 327 8 165.00–171.00 $168.81 $552 +6.18
356–395 377 76 155.00–165.00 $159.40 $601 -4.50
408–448 426 115 146.00–159.00 $152.49 $650 +5.16
452–495 473 75 141.00–154.00 $145.51 $688 +0.67
505–549 526 98 137.50–145.00 $142.45 $749 +3.93
551–598 572 127 132.00–145.00 $136.39 $780 +1.30
604–647 627 227 125.00–134.00 $129.66 $813 -1.84
662–687 675 71 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $853 -0.62
705–738 712 110 123.50–130.00 $128.44 $914 +3.88
850 850 30 126.00 $126.00 $1,071 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–494 476 23 118.00–129.00 $122.54 $583 —
538–541 539 21 120.00–121.00 $120.76 $651 —
561–586 574 16 124.00–126.00 $125.20 $719 +1.44
612–621 617 7 119.00–120.00 $119.58 $738 —
782 782 27 120.00 $120.00 $938 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 8 130.00–145.00 $138.99 $514 —
472–479 476 7 118.00–121.00 $119.27 $568 -0.73
566–586 578 29 110.00–120.00 $113.64 $657 -1.36
646 646 7 108.00 $108.00 $698 —
764–781 772 9 102.00–104.00 $102.90 $794 -2.61
898 898 10 100.00 $100.00 $898 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 12 147.50 $147.50 $649 -1.11
453–462 455 25 140.00–146.00 $143.82 $654 -1.18
535–540 539 10 133.00–145.00 $136.58 $736 —
590 590 10 128.00 $128.00 $755 —
624 624 7 129.00 $129.00 $805 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 157.00 $157.00 $560 —
425–442 435 7 145.00–150.00 $147.09 $640 —
649 649 42 126.50 $126.50 $821 +0.50
742 742 5 123.00 $123.00 $913 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–359 357 9 145.00–153.00 $148.53 $530 +10.20
472 472 5 143.00 $143.00 $675 +6.74
522–542 530 30 120.00–133.00 $126.55 $671 +4.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 13 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
522–543 532 26 122.00–135.00 $131.26 $698 —
550–593 574 15 115.00–133.00 $127.95 $734 +0.95
612 612 9 120.00 $120.00 $734 -3.35
670–684 679 8 116.00–118.00 $116.74 $793 -5.56
776 776 10 111.00 $111.00 $861 —
858 858 6 105.00 $105.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–441 440 17 152.50–175.00 $165.72 $729 —
490 490 5 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
512–540 525 19 142.50–155.00 $146.30 $768 -9.50
554 554 5 140.00 $140.00 $776 —
605 605 8 133.00 $133.00 $805 —

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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.