Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

3,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.96/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 620 lb · 168 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.08/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 529 lb · 161 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.32/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 527 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,541 2,812 2,805
Feeder cattle 3,541 2,812 2,805

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 188.00 $188.00 $667 +7.00
437 437 13 176.00 $176.00 $769 -4.00
502–544 528 79 160.00–168.00 $162.96 $860 -6.66
564 unweaned 564 28 157.00 $157.00 $885 —
550–599 566 128 158.00–168.00 $163.45 $925 +3.34
606–649 620 168 150.00–166.00 $157.96 $979 +0.48
650–687 673 109 141.00–152.00 $147.19 $991 +2.13
700–734 721 49 135.00–144.00 $140.62 $1,014 +2.14
753–799 783 61 135.00–142.50 $137.43 $1,076 +1.43
800 800 51 136.25 $136.25 $1,090 —
883 883 62 136.50 $136.50 $1,205 +3.75
909 909 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,145 +1.75
993 993 15 120.00 $120.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 339 12 177.50–180.00 $177.68 $602 —
360–397 379 13 167.50–174.00 $170.08 $645 -1.50
403–448 432 49 162.50–173.00 $168.37 $727 +0.65
450–497 471 91 155.00–169.00 $162.72 $766 +3.72
500–549 527 158 141.00–160.00 $154.32 $813 +1.40
552–596 574 118 140.00–157.50 $149.90 $860 +2.44
610–641 622 55 137.00–154.00 $142.70 $888 +0.49
652–698 679 74 134.00–142.50 $138.08 $938 +2.85
690 690 5 126.50 $126.50 $873 -8.73
708–740 719 43 125.00–140.00 $132.30 $951 +2.57
757–799 787 13 122.00–135.00 $131.19 $1,032 +4.25
833–842 835 15 120.00–130.00 $127.98 $1,069 —
852–874 868 24 122.50–125.00 $123.22 $1,070 +0.72
932 932 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–446 428 13 156.00–165.00 $159.04 $681 +7.88
464–487 478 35 151.00–157.00 $154.73 $740 +5.81
560–586 573 13 135.00–146.00 $140.15 $803 +4.05
619–645 628 11 128.00–132.00 $129.49 $813 —
661 661 5 133.00 $133.00 $879 -3.00
740 740 5 125.00 $125.00 $925 —
815–838 831 10 125.00 $125.00 $1,039 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–536 532 9 139.00–145.00 $143.03 $761 -9.47
566–573 570 29 135.00–144.00 $141.01 $804 +0.09
658–669 664 7 129.00–138.00 $132.82 $882 —
830 830 12 117.00 $117.00 $971 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–465 462 9 158.00–159.00 $158.66 $733 +12.80
505 505 5 159.00 $159.00 $803 +6.50
602 602 26 134.00 $134.00 $807 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 6 159.00 $159.00 $900 +6.00
619 619 5 152.00 $152.00 $941 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 11 162.00 $162.00 $530 —
357–399 382 14 157.00–159.00 $157.74 $603 +3.74
405–442 421 45 144.00–154.00 $148.54 $625 +2.07
451–493 475 104 143.00–149.00 $145.14 $689 +3.37
502–548 529 161 133.00–143.00 $138.08 $730 +0.12
550–580 561 131 133.00–140.00 $136.34 $765 +0.01
601–639 617 104 130.00–141.00 $135.01 $833 +3.14
653–682 663 43 131.00–136.00 $134.17 $890 +2.49
669 669 6 128.00 $128.00 $856 -3.68
700–729 726 37 133.00–136.00 $134.83 $979 +3.83
756–778 768 67 125.00–132.50 $129.67 $996 +3.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 340 18 142.50–153.00 $149.48 $508 -0.52
360–388 374 17 145.00–150.00 $146.83 $549 +0.83
401–445 423 53 133.00–146.00 $141.38 $598 +2.53
459–497 480 100 128.00–144.00 $137.25 $659 +2.76
505–545 518 40 122.00–135.00 $130.62 $677 -0.12
561–594 579 102 120.00–137.00 $130.38 $755 +2.11
622–645 634 47 122.00–132.00 $127.40 $808 +4.85
654–680 665 27 124.00–133.00 $126.44 $841 +3.26
705–729 716 30 115.00–129.00 $125.49 $899 +13.49
750–786 764 13 117.00–127.00 $121.55 $929 +3.42
882–897 884 25 106.00–113.00 $112.15 $991 —
1037 1037 13 85.00 $85.00 $881 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 thin fleshed 507 15 138.00 $138.00 $700 —
606 606 24 132.50 $132.50 $803 —
755 755 5 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 16 143.00 $143.00 $682 +4.95
506 506 5 136.00 $136.00 $688 +2.21
550–595 573 6 132.00–139.00 $135.36 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 132.50 $132.50 $570 —
536 536 5 125.00 $125.00 $670 —
567–588 574 9 100.00–115.00 $109.88 $631 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 126.00 $126.00 $459 —
442 442 6 129.00 $129.00 $570 —
957 957 6 111.50 $111.50 $1,067 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 14 133.50 $133.50 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 137.00 $137.00 $563 —
452–486 462 14 142.00–147.00 $145.50 $672 -6.02
512–545 529 6 130.00 $130.00 $688 -7.98
564–595 579 45 127.50–137.00 $131.08 $759 +7.08
653–672 657 14 125.00–127.50 $126.95 $834 —
702–732 720 9 115.00–127.00 $121.34 $874 —
844 844 5 102.00 $102.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–490 466 24 140.00–153.00 $144.70 $674 -5.28
510–513 512 9 152.50–153.00 $152.78 $782 +7.78
611–643 622 27 136.00–141.00 $138.93 $864 —
651 651 6 131.00 $131.00 $853 —

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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.