Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

2,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.29/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 571 lb · 162 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.75/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 517 lb · 142 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.70/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 720 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,682 3,541 3,679
Feeder cattle 2,682 3,541 3,679

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Close *** Compared to last week, steer calves traded steady to 6.00 lower while heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher while yearling heifers were not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply of peewee calves and a moderate supply of stocker and feeder calves. The cattle boards opened the week with good gains while the corn board lost some ground, making heavier weight feeders more attractive to buyers. Crowds were light ringside as a string of dry days in the forecast have producers scrambling to get some hay down and in the barn.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 174.00 $174.00 $762 -2.00
466 466 6 165.00 $165.00 $769 —
502–548 514 36 154.00–164.00 $156.55 $805 -6.41
560–599 586 49 154.00–155.50 $154.88 $908 -8.57
606 unweaned 606 19 143.00 $143.00 $867 —
600–630 613 36 148.00–156.00 $151.28 $927 -6.68
652–694 671 65 139.00–150.50 $147.23 $988 +0.04
701–746 720 135 135.00–147.00 $138.70 $999 -1.92
759–765 761 11 137.00–139.00 $137.55 $1,047 +0.12
805–839 821 90 138.00–141.00 $140.50 $1,154 +4.25
960 960 37 129.25 $129.25 $1,241 +9.25
1021 1021 57 127.75 $127.75 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 11 161.00 $161.00 $499 -16.68
378 378 6 168.00 $168.00 $635 -2.08
422–430 424 11 160.00–170.00 $166.33 $705 -2.04
455–499 485 55 150.00–162.00 $155.94 $756 -6.78
500–547 521 80 142.50–153.00 $150.08 $782 -4.24
568–599 590 66 142.50–152.00 $148.64 $877 -1.26
602–643 614 82 132.00–146.00 $140.72 $864 -1.98
679–697 684 26 124.00–135.00 $131.12 $897 -6.96
711–749 730 19 128.50–134.00 $131.74 $962 -0.56
750–799 790 16 120.00–133.00 $130.00 $1,027 -1.19
804–848 826 41 119.00–130.00 $125.24 $1,034 -2.74
924 924 19 124.00 $124.00 $1,146 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 440 17 140.00–158.00 $149.48 $658 -9.56
459–488 475 21 145.00–152.50 $148.10 $703 -6.63
547 547 6 142.00 $142.00 $777 —
556–568 560 15 127.00–136.00 $133.58 $748 -6.57
613 613 9 120.00 $120.00 $736 -9.49
878 878 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,010 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–672 660 38 141.00–149.00 $146.64 $968 —
716 716 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,002 —
769 769 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,077 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–446 426 11 150.00–162.00 $155.14 $661 —
452–480 474 25 142.00–156.00 $153.95 $730 -4.71
529 529 9 150.00 $150.00 $794 -9.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 9 150.00 $150.00 $954 —
676 676 20 139.00 $139.00 $940 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623–638 631 11 128.00–136.00 $131.81 $832 —
667–688 679 9 138.00–140.00 $139.13 $945 +6.31
756 756 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 365 10 150.00–151.00 $150.71 $550 -7.03
409–432 419 31 145.00–155.00 $150.68 $631 +2.14
483–490 487 11 146.00–148.00 $146.90 $715 +1.76
500–535 517 142 134.00–145.00 $138.75 $717 +0.67
557–598 571 162 132.00–146.00 $138.29 $790 +1.95
601–649 621 118 130.00–141.00 $134.12 $833 -0.89
674–699 694 40 130.00–136.50 $135.08 $937 +7.08
706–723 716 26 130.00–132.50 $131.65 $943 -3.18
751 751 5 130.00 $130.00 $976 +0.33
926 926 20 119.25 $119.25 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–394 385 10 140.00–149.00 $146.45 $564 -0.38
401–449 422 51 130.00–142.00 $137.71 $581 -3.67
464–498 482 52 130.00–139.00 $133.43 $643 -3.82
512–546 527 25 120.00–133.00 $128.70 $678 -1.92
570 570 5 120.00 $120.00 $684 -10.38
617–649 639 51 120.00–130.00 $125.47 $802 -1.93
652–688 669 25 120.00–125.00 $123.70 $828 -2.74
702–719 707 32 117.50–127.00 $120.99 $855 -4.50
802–829 819 23 117.00–118.50 $117.56 $963 —
896 896 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,048 +4.85
908–917 910 16 100.00–116.50 $103.12 $938 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 151.00 $151.00 $666 —
485 485 5 143.00 $143.00 $694 —
551–568 557 17 132.50 $132.50 $738 —
689 689 6 131.00 $131.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 17 125.00 $125.00 $512 -7.50
604–648 623 7 100.00–110.00 $104.46 $651 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–548 521 7 120.00–130.00 $125.49 $654 —
562–588 579 9 121.00–129.00 $126.41 $732 —
740 740 5 125.00 $125.00 $925 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–574 569 11 132.00–136.00 $134.94 $768 -0.42
779 779 10 130.00 $130.00 $1,013 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 7 124.00 $124.00 $937 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476–486 482 14 141.00–145.00 $142.41 $686 -3.09
522–534 529 7 116.00–130.00 $121.92 $645 -8.08
560–596 580 11 130.00–137.00 $133.93 $777 +2.85
606 606 5 125.00 $125.00 $758 —
712–719 716 12 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $856 -1.84
760 760 5 116.00 $116.00 $882 —
834 834 5 110.00 $110.00 $917 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 383 9 161.00–166.00 $162.54 $623 —
411–417 414 9 154.00–160.00 $156.69 $649 —
469 469 5 155.00 $155.00 $727 +10.30
530–532 531 6 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $746 -12.28
559–585 572 26 139.00–143.00 $141.41 $809 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 75.00 $75.00 $281 —
819 819 8 77.00 $77.00 $631 —

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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.