Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, West Plains, MO

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

3,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.72/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 726 lb · 172 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.46/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 815 lb · 139 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.12/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 772 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,364	2,712	1,504
Feeder cattle	3,364	2,712	1,504

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs. traded 2.00-5.00 higher while heavier weights, including yearlings, traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. traded 10.00-13.00 higher while heavier weights traded 6.00-9.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average with several pot-load drafts of turnout calves and yearlings in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	377	43	186.00–195.00	$189.53	$715	+2.03
400–444	426	71	183.00–195.00	$189.09	$806	+5.09
463–498	476	33	180.00–188.00	$184.53	$878	+2.59
502–548	523	114	171.00–185.00	$179.00	$936	+2.75
550–597	575	124	164.00–178.00	$170.51	$980	+7.04
600–649	627	119	155.00–168.00	$164.47	$1,031	+8.55
652–698	667	60	149.00–161.50	$155.45	$1,037	+5.01
705–740	726	172	145.00–155.00	$149.72	$1,087	+5.19
754–799	772	128	136.00–146.00	$144.12	$1,113	+9.61
803–822	815	139	133.00–140.50	$137.46	$1,120	+5.97
854–866	858	61	130.00–140.00	$135.65	$1,164	—
902–908	908	66	128.00–128.50	$128.48	$1,167	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–348	334	15	175.00–190.00	$183.13	$612	—
352–395	373	23	171.00–182.00	$177.01	$660	+3.15
400–442	423	26	167.50–180.00	$175.27	$741	+2.80
450–498	478	71	165.00–177.50	$172.56	$825	+9.47
502–547	521	49	155.00–171.00	$164.82	$859	+0.39
552–595	575	40	153.00–165.00	$156.63	$901	+0.56
603–648	631	47	140.00–153.00	$147.19	$929	+3.07
653–698	680	64	141.00–146.00	$144.90	$985	+3.14
715–734	726	19	136.00–144.00	$141.82	$1,030	+5.42
774–787	776	19	134.00–135.00	$134.84	$1,046	+7.56

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	185.00	$185.00	$688	—
434	434	17	184.00	$184.00	$799	+1.50
474–475	474	24	179.00–182.50	$179.73	$852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–492	473	20	145.00–162.00	$157.78	$746	+8.30
535–545	538	14	141.00–157.50	$148.09	$797	+3.17
565	565	5	145.00	$145.00	$819	+9.98
616	616	5	132.50	$132.50	$816	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	180.00	$180.00	$693	—
468–478	475	9	172.50–173.00	$172.66	$820	—
537	537	5	168.00	$168.00	$902	+18.00
594	594	7	150.00	$150.00	$891	—
857	857	6	127.00	$127.00	$1,088	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	12	168.00	$168.00	$1,070	—
658	658	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,046	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	177.50	$177.50	$690	—
465–485	473	8	162.50–163.00	$162.69	$770	+6.70

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	6	150.00	$150.00	$474	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–347	331	9	166.00–172.50	$170.23	$563	—
376 fancy	376	17	177.00	$177.00	$666	—
358–397	377	35	157.50–165.00	$160.07	$603	+4.49
405–444	422	83	153.00–166.00	$159.18	$672	+11.68
452–495	468	94	152.50–165.00	$160.72	$752	+13.02
500–547	517	127	145.00–158.00	$153.57	$794	+11.40
555–581	569	28	145.00–148.00	$146.01	$831	+7.89
602–627	611	62	137.00–148.00	$142.65	$872	+6.63
653–697	671	99	135.00–143.00	$138.78	$931	+6.68
700–727	714	59	129.50–132.50	$130.03	$928	+0.03
752–756	754	34	129.50–133.00	$131.55	$992	+9.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–382	370	28	137.50–155.00	$148.59	$550	+3.46
400–445	431	42	135.00–150.00	$143.25	$617	+1.45
457–498	473	55	136.00–148.00	$143.82	$680	+7.70
503–535	525	16	138.00–142.50	$139.74	$734	+6.30
552–594	578	74	135.00–143.00	$139.09	$804	+6.47
604–648	619	22	129.00–134.00	$131.92	$817	+7.02
667–697	688	50	120.00–132.50	$125.42	$863	+2.62
705	705	5	128.00	$128.00	$902	+7.37
775–793	784	6	118.00	$118.00	$925	-2.26
806–826	814	10	116.00–118.00	$116.81	$951	+3.09
870–888	877	18	113.00–118.00	$114.97	$1,008	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	7	157.50	$157.50	$540	—
435–449	441	20	158.00	$158.00	$697	—
507–546	520	27	145.00–156.00	$150.75	$784	—
591	591	13	145.00	$145.00	$857	—
831	831	13	124.00	$124.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	5	125.00	$125.00	$389	—
410–447	436	10	120.00–130.00	$127.18	$555	+1.29
531–545	536	9	110.00–120.00	$113.39	$608	—
575–587	582	12	120.00–122.50	$121.03	$704	+9.77
688–695	691	8	100.00–110.00	$103.77	$717	-6.29
821	821	5	110.00	$110.00	$903	+7.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–587	563	10	138.00–143.00	$141.44	$796	—
690	690	5	127.00	$127.00	$876	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	6	152.00	$152.00	$491	+11.29
542	542	9	138.00	$138.00	$748	+10.05

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	5	150.00	$150.00	$700	—
572	572	6	142.00	$142.00	$812	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439–448	442	11	165.00–169.00	$167.53	$740	+9.48
452–485	468	9	157.50–170.00	$163.19	$764	+11.16
509–513	511	11	158.00–167.00	$162.93	$833	+17.56
558	558	6	153.00–156.00	$154.50	$862	+15.37
652	652	8	141.00	$141.00	$919	—
700–733	709	21	127.00–140.00	$137.11	$972	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	5	147.50	$147.50	$768	—
551–572	564	11	136.00–137.00	$136.64	$771	+6.18
603–647	623	14	134.00–138.00	$136.73	$852	—
652–655	653	9	124.00–132.50	$128.71	$840	+23.71
810–815	813	8	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$943	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	105.00	$105.00	$470	—
452	452	20	103.00	$103.00	$466	—

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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.