Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

2,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.57/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 778 lb · 96 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.77/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 424 lb · 94 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.88/cwt ≈ $1,148/hd at 905 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,413 2,685 2,941
Feeder cattle 2,413 2,685 2,941

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 5.00-10.00 lower while heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Too few yearlings to adequately test the market however undertones were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply. With May corn contracts at or near 7.00 most of the day, the increasing cost of feed was a major topic around the sale barn. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report released last week had Inventories up 5 percent, Placements up 28 percent and Marketings up 1 percent when 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
350–380 368 12 177.50–188.00 $184.08 $677 -0.85
437–440 438 5 175.00–180.00 $177.01 $775 -7.77
469–486 478 29 169.00–175.00 $172.10 $823 -7.80
505–534 516 69 155.00–167.00 $160.18 $827 -3.50
553–596 562 54 153.00–165.00 $159.07 $894 -5.08
616 616 18 143.00 $143.00 $881 -14.27
656–661 658 26 142.50–144.00 $143.02 $941 -7.77
732 732 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,025 -10.38
755–763 761 42 133.50–138.00 $134.56 $1,024 -9.44
905–915 905 79 124.00–127.00 $126.88 $1,148 —
1091 1091 43 116.50 $116.50 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–342 341 11 165.00–172.50 $169.08 $577 -13.59
359–390 369 40 165.00–175.00 $167.80 $619 -4.62
419–434 425 30 163.00–169.00 $166.23 $706 -4.57
457–492 479 40 150.00–166.00 $161.05 $771 -6.76
513–545 540 25 148.00–152.00 $148.46 $802 -9.43
560–597 575 51 140.00–150.00 $143.80 $827 -10.03
610–648 630 14 132.50–141.00 $136.28 $859 -6.23
667–699 680 33 135.50–139.00 $137.00 $932 -4.18
719–740 726 9 123.00–131.00 $125.72 $913 -11.60
768–783 776 35 120.00–125.00 $124.57 $967 -4.93
816–846 833 12 122.00–126.00 $124.32 $1,036 -3.78
852–891 874 20 113.00–121.00 $119.83 $1,047 -5.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 386 8 140.00–155.00 $149.47 $577 -0.53
400–428 412 11 150.00–165.00 $155.57 $641 +6.90
463–492 475 27 146.00–157.00 $154.18 $732 -0.68
543–546 545 12 137.00–139.00 $137.50 $749 -2.50
580–590 587 24 125.00–135.00 $131.50 $772 -9.16
628 628 6 134.00 $134.00 $842 -4.00
745 745 8 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 172.50 $172.50 $571 —
369–389 379 10 155.00–160.00 $157.43 $597 —
419–439 430 21 155.00–168.00 $160.45 $690 +1.37
470–495 483 8 145.00–152.50 $148.65 $718 -9.35
516–540 530 5 139.00–147.00 $142.11 $753 -5.35
665 665 9 127.00 $127.00 $845 -8.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 142.50 $142.50 $482 —
423 423 6 138.00 $138.00 $584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–320 315 11 140.00–152.50 $147.67 $465 -2.59
358–399 379 24 139.00–147.00 $143.25 $543 -8.17
430–448 441 23 132.50–143.00 $137.32 $606 -7.83
452–496 480 50 131.00–141.00 $138.63 $665 +0.01
500–549 530 75 128.00–134.00 $131.71 $698 -1.98
552–599 580 36 125.00–130.00 $128.28 $744 -4.14
612–648 643 76 120.00–127.00 $125.71 $808 -2.87
656–692 668 45 119.50–124.00 $120.36 $804 -6.91
700–738 725 34 112.00–123.00 $118.95 $862 -3.51
773–791 778 96 115.00–121.00 $119.57 $930 -2.52
803–845 816 20 112.50–121.50 $115.30 $941 -1.16
850–854 854 43 113.00–116.50 $116.26 $993 +0.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 9 164.00 $164.00 $549 —
369 369 7 153.00 $153.00 $565 -5.06
404–445 424 94 142.00–157.00 $146.77 $622 -3.50
457–488 467 73 141.00–148.00 $146.01 $682 -5.34
505–546 525 30 134.00–137.00 $134.78 $708 -7.22
576 unweaned 576 11 128.00 $128.00 $737 —
565–592 583 9 135.00–136.00 $135.68 $791 -5.98
602–644 635 47 130.00–138.00 $135.70 $862 -0.14
692 692 5 126.00 $126.00 $872 -7.01
728–731 730 10 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $916 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 6 122.50 $122.50 $495 —
478–483 481 6 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $596 —
533–543 536 18 110.00–124.00 $113.94 $611 —
574–590 578 11 116.00–117.00 $116.72 $675 —
602–642 638 40 108.00–118.50 $117.47 $749 —
687–697 692 6 111.00–116.00 $113.48 $785 +0.33
902–915 912 14 93.00–95.00 $94.58 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 135.00 $135.00 $508 —
445 445 5 139.00 $139.00 $619 -0.59
480 480 5 136.00 $136.00 $653 -11.00
606 606 7 120.00 $120.00 $727 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–343 340 9 125.00–130.00 $128.32 $436 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 145.00 $145.00 $689 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 422 24 150.00–159.00 $152.66 $644 —
462–498 488 14 155.00 $155.00 $756 -8.68
512–542 528 17 138.00–147.00 $143.50 $758 -6.01
555–560 558 7 141.00–146.00 $143.13 $799 +3.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–588 582 11 119.00–130.00 $127.05 $739 +3.42
604–625 613 12 122.00–124.00 $123.15 $755 —
702–743 717 8 108.00–116.50 $113.20 $812 -4.16
939–940 939 7 80.00 $80.00 $751 —

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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.