Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

2,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.02/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 623 lb · 124 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.12/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 473 lb · 108 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.44/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 533 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,712	3,208	805
Feeder cattle	2,712	3,208	805

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs. traded unevenly steady while heavier weight steers traded 3.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good, especially on turnout calves. The supply was moderate as early morning rains moved across the area. The quality was average at best with several mixed packages and bull calves in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–381	370	33	165.00–180.00	$173.86	$643	-1.30
400–448	431	55	165.00–177.00	$172.47	$743	+3.60
453–498	485	77	155.00–172.50	$163.09	$791	-3.22
500–547	531	58	155.00–169.00	$164.43	$873	+3.96
551–599	577	79	148.00–162.00	$156.07	$901	+4.16
620 unweaned	620	5	134.00	$134.00	$831	—
604–648	624	57	136.00–151.00	$144.12	$899	+1.46
658–685	674	58	138.00–144.00	$141.76	$955	+3.94
710–736	728	54	131.00–139.00	$136.40	$993	+7.40
778–795	792	40	117.00–130.00	$127.28	$1,008	+0.52
802–835	817	13	115.00–127.00	$122.15	$998	-1.35
882–896	894	34	120.50–126.00	$121.51	$1,086	+2.96
900–901	901	21	117.00–122.00	$120.81	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–378	376	14	187.50	$187.50	$705	+1.50
433–437	435	6	183.00–185.00	$184.00	$800	-5.10
450–485	469	55	177.00–188.00	$181.94	$853	-2.69
502–532	515	31	172.00–184.00	$176.25	$908	+2.47
553–580	566	42	161.00–166.00	$163.47	$925	-2.96
604–645	619	90	151.00–165.00	$155.92	$965	+3.26
652–684	663	79	145.00–154.00	$150.44	$997	+4.48
702–731	715	85	139.50–150.50	$144.53	$1,033	+3.01
751–782	767	43	134.00–137.00	$134.51	$1,032	+1.54
801–844	817	44	128.00–135.00	$131.49	$1,074	+2.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	162.50	$162.50	$552	-3.78
374	374	5	162.00	$162.00	$606	+4.46
440–445	443	11	160.00–163.00	$161.64	$716	+8.45
454–490	470	19	140.00–156.00	$149.48	$703	+0.79
522–545	534	6	137.00–152.50	$144.92	$774	+0.32
565–578	570	9	130.00–138.00	$135.02	$770	-7.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–428	418	13	157.00–159.00	$157.79	$660	—
462–483	473	15	155.00–158.00	$155.99	$738	+5.99

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	150.00	$150.00	$786	+3.05
610–620	616	8	134.00–147.00	$142.17	$876	-4.83
712–728	718	8	136.00–138.00	$137.24	$985	+7.74

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	9	182.50	$182.50	$750	—
562	562	5	166.00	$166.00	$933	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	9	118.00	$118.00	$795	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
219	219	7	178.00	$178.00	$390	—
360–393	378	9	155.00–156.00	$155.58	$588	-1.15
402	402	5	147.50	$147.50	$593	-3.14
464–472	465	27	144.00–149.00	$147.70	$687	+3.15
503–547	530	78	137.00–150.00	$142.17	$754	+2.52
559–598	567	46	136.00–140.00	$138.12	$783	+2.46
568 fancy	568	6	157.00	$157.00	$892	—
602–648	623	124	132.00–142.00	$136.02	$847	+0.92
652–680	660	75	130.00–138.00	$132.10	$872	+2.88
737	737	7	130.00	$130.00	$958	+2.37
754–774	762	69	122.50	$122.50	$933	—
803	803	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–332	309	11	140.00–156.00	$148.56	$459	+3.95
353–395	373	13	143.00–148.00	$145.13	$541	+0.12
400–434	419	46	135.00–146.00	$141.80	$594	+3.68
450–499	473	108	128.00–143.00	$136.12	$644	+0.03
505–548	533	96	125.00–137.00	$133.44	$711	+4.17
550–575	561	18	130.00–136.00	$132.62	$744	+5.98
605–649	620	38	120.00–132.50	$124.90	$774	+2.80
650–696	689	23	118.00–125.00	$122.80	$846	+0.38
706–721	716	25	115.00–125.00	$120.63	$864	—
760–778	763	16	115.00–121.50	$120.26	$918	+3.26
809–838	817	11	113.00–114.00	$113.72	$929	+1.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	377	22	130.00–137.00	$134.67	$508	—
418–447	430	7	125.00–127.00	$125.89	$541	+0.89
462–478	470	6	110.00–122.50	$116.14	$546	-0.86
572–583	578	6	110.00–112.50	$111.26	$643	—
612	612	6	115.00	$115.00	$704	—
652–697	680	13	100.00–115.00	$110.06	$748	—
781	781	5	110.00	$110.00	$859	+10.00
842	842	6	103.00	$103.00	$867	—
904	904	6	106.00	$106.00	$958	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	343	9	135.00–147.00	$140.71	$483	—
358–380	371	16	130.00–145.00	$134.97	$501	—
480–498	485	16	125.00–138.00	$131.59	$638	—
512–530	521	10	125.00–131.00	$127.95	$667	-0.05
584	584	5	125.00	$125.00	$730	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	5	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
623	623	5	127.00	$127.00	$791	—
745	745	5	117.00	$117.00	$872	±0.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	159.00	$159.00	$539	—
449	449	9	144.00	$144.00	$647	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–362	357	6	160.00–162.50	$161.27	$576	-4.32
402–443	427	9	156.00–160.00	$158.05	$675	-1.01
460–489	476	29	149.00–157.00	$152.03	$724	-8.97
522–528	524	9	141.00–154.00	$145.37	$762	-5.91
551–584	566	30	138.00–142.00	$139.13	$787	+4.13
603–640	619	10	132.50–139.00	$136.79	$847	—
699	699	5	131.00	$131.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–498	478	6	140.00	$140.00	$669	+15.00
552–585	574	15	126.00–132.00	$130.46	$749	+5.46
665	665	5	105.00	$105.00	$698	—
762–766	764	7	110.00–123.00	$115.55	$883	—
928	928	6	95.00	$95.00	$882	—

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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.