Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

4,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.58/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 614 lb · 203 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.95/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 580 lb · 171 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.89/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 574 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,188 3,817 4,590
Feeder cattle 4,188 3,817 4,590

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher while heifer calves traded uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply, including several drafts of yearlings. Higher cattle futures and sharply lower corn futures helped to generate more interest in yearling calves. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report released Friday reported Inventories 5 percent higher with Placements 27 percent higher and Marketings 33 percent higher, when compared to last years pandemic influenced numbers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 190.00 $190.00 $680 +8.62
436 436 14 182.00 $182.00 $794 +4.93
455–486 473 44 173.00–184.00 $178.31 $843 +2.36
503–535 524 78 168.00–172.00 $169.06 $886 -1.26
550–599 580 171 160.00–168.00 $164.95 $957 +1.99
602–631 614 203 154.00–168.00 $163.58 $1,004 +4.80
650–681 672 86 144.00–156.00 $148.78 $1,000 -0.86
703–746 735 108 140.50–146.00 $142.42 $1,047 +3.63
752–762 754 17 140.00 $140.00 $1,056 —
802–804 804 22 133.00–139.00 $133.82 $1,076 —
861–865 863 126 133.25–136.00 $134.56 $1,161 —
1024–1033 1030 87 122.50–124.25 $123.06 $1,268 —
1110–1149 1135 17 115.00–116.00 $115.35 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–382 373 14 165.00–177.00 $172.88 $645 +9.29
402–432 411 29 164.00–175.00 $168.39 $692 +2.62
460–499 475 81 158.00–171.00 $164.86 $783 +2.26
511–546 527 136 150.00–164.00 $161.44 $851 +5.67
558–590 571 46 145.00–157.00 $151.61 $866 +2.92
600–642 616 56 142.00–152.00 $146.76 $904 +3.21
659–699 673 61 133.00–145.00 $136.84 $921 +4.44
705–722 711 35 130.00–137.50 $135.06 $960 +4.68
759–772 766 16 126.00–130.00 $127.73 $978 +1.33
810–842 830 59 121.50–130.00 $126.64 $1,051 —
850–892 885 66 126.50–128.00 $126.74 $1,122 +1.43
942 942 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,182 —
991 991 12 118.50 $118.50 $1,174 —
1009 1009 37 118.50 $118.50 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 10 162.50 $162.50 $562 —
436–439 438 15 150.00–156.00 $153.47 $672 —
450–497 474 15 150.00–155.00 $152.97 $725 +2.97
515–544 530 43 135.00–148.00 $143.54 $761 -1.46
567–587 578 20 120.00–135.00 $128.14 $741 -6.65
605–645 630 61 123.00–138.00 $134.97 $850 +7.59
673–684 678 25 125.00 $125.00 $848 -1.48
758 758 6 119.00 $119.00 $902 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 9 179.00 $179.00 $754 —
489 489 13 172.00 $172.00 $841 -2.18
515 515 22 167.00 $167.00 $860 +1.00
587 587 11 162.00 $162.00 $951 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 150.00 $150.00 $650 —
588–595 594 34 142.00–143.50 $143.28 $851 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 5 140.00 $140.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 162.50 $162.50 $491 —
369–386 380 25 153.00–157.00 $154.15 $586 +1.65
413–434 423 35 148.00–151.00 $149.27 $631 -3.21
456–472 461 35 145.00–146.00 $145.68 $672 -1.17
504–544 519 66 139.00–146.00 $140.53 $729 -2.08
551–576 558 84 137.00–143.50 $141.30 $788 -1.39
607–645 622 96 131.50–145.00 $135.01 $840 +0.33
654–692 686 84 131.00–136.00 $135.38 $929 -4.62
712–735 723 39 123.00–126.00 $124.63 $901 -1.01
751–782 770 50 120.00–125.00 $121.95 $939 +1.95
804–809 806 67 123.00–125.00 $124.37 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–398 374 15 142.50–150.00 $146.09 $546 +3.07
402–446 426 22 132.50–147.00 $141.11 $601 -0.86
456–498 477 69 130.00–145.00 $137.71 $657 +0.18
504–549 534 95 125.00–138.50 $135.18 $722 +3.87
552–598 574 139 123.00–136.00 $131.89 $757 +1.45
602–642 626 102 123.00–131.00 $127.60 $799 +1.20
651–693 682 59 120.00–130.50 $127.87 $872 +6.37
709–737 716 20 115.00–121.00 $117.87 $844 -1.94
769–799 776 24 113.00–117.00 $115.77 $898 +0.27
853–862 855 17 106.00–111.50 $110.20 $942 —
1015 1015 11 90.00 $90.00 $914 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–443 421 25 147.00–157.00 $152.35 $641 —
481–485 482 21 139.00–143.00 $142.04 $685 -2.96
525 525 23 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
558–580 570 21 135.00–136.00 $135.19 $771 +2.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
428 428 6 130.00 $130.00 $556 —
653–670 660 16 107.00–119.00 $113.73 $751 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 521 21 120.00–133.00 $131.13 $683 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–480 474 8 135.00–148.00 $139.93 $663 —
521 521 7 132.50 $132.50 $690 +5.94
644 644 5 125.00 $125.00 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 162.50 $162.50 $614 —
430 430 6 158.00 $158.00 $679 +4.12
450–488 474 37 145.00–160.00 $152.20 $721 —
508–543 527 42 145.00–159.00 $151.72 $800 —
567–596 585 8 136.00–138.00 $136.73 $800 +3.73
605–645 630 18 132.00–138.00 $133.73 $842 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 7 140.00 $140.00 $536 —
468–479 474 7 136.00–140.00 $137.69 $653 -0.62
519–548 530 26 130.00–142.50 $138.87 $736 +2.59
560–572 566 6 127.00–130.00 $128.48 $727 +3.70
618–635 627 6 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $822 —
659–679 667 12 120.00–130.00 $126.36 $843 +6.78
723–739 730 15 113.00–118.00 $116.55 $851 —
761–788 772 11 108.00–111.00 $109.65 $846 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
751 751 11 69.00 $69.00 $518 —

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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.