Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

3,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.37/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 671 lb · 191 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.30/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 615 lb · 176 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.15/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 580 lb · 152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,110	3,892	2,892
Feeder cattle	3,110	3,892	2,892

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–446	429	13	182.00–186.00	$183.44	$787	-2.88
457–492	471	45	180.00–186.00	$183.63	$865	-0.96
507–528	518	14	164.00–178.00	$170.53	$883	-6.78
552–581	565	60	165.00–173.00	$168.06	$950	-6.38
600–649	615	176	157.00–170.00	$165.30	$1,017	-3.64
650–696	681	96	154.00–169.00	$161.80	$1,102	+2.85
702–749	716	48	150.00–159.00	$152.77	$1,094	-5.18
752–790	782	38	142.00–147.00	$144.66	$1,131	-5.72
807–824	811	69	146.00–152.00	$147.33	$1,195	-0.04
885–891	886	72	136.00–143.50	$142.35	$1,261	—
903	903	60	143.00	$143.00	$1,291	-1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–393	380	20	167.50–178.00	$172.18	$654	+3.22
425–448	439	15	160.00–170.00	$166.12	$729	-1.99
470–498	485	55	160.00–172.50	$164.61	$798	-7.28
506–546	530	55	146.00–163.00	$154.75	$820	-5.68
558–595	577	104	145.00–164.00	$152.97	$883	-4.12
603–648	617	101	138.00–156.00	$149.63	$923	-2.05
650–692	665	52	139.00–152.50	$147.58	$981	-0.13
700–745	729	21	135.00–149.00	$141.47	$1,031	-2.29
762–793	773	27	134.00–140.00	$137.99	$1,067	-6.12
820–848	827	61	135.00–140.00	$138.66	$1,147	-0.44
868–898	880	12	125.00–135.00	$131.26	$1,155	-8.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	3	152.50	$152.50	$529	—
473–498	490	9	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$703	-12.27
611	611	5	130.00	$130.00	$794	-14.32
738	738	6	115.00	$115.00	$849	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	3	122.00	$122.00	$714	—
660–689	678	8	125.00–137.00	$132.62	$899	—
774	774	4	110.00	$110.00	$851	—
890	890	3	100.00	$100.00	$890	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	3	165.00	$165.00	$746	±0.00
574	574	4	146.00	$146.00	$838	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–398	389	29	150.00–165.00	$157.70	$613	-5.77
402–409	407	10	152.00–155.00	$154.11	$627	-6.80
461–497	481	95	154.00–166.00	$160.24	$771	+2.35
500–541	514	80	147.50–156.00	$151.09	$777	+0.36
554–598	576	106	146.00–156.00	$152.26	$877	+1.70
602–626	608	142	145.00–155.25	$151.80	$923	+5.93
650–682	671	191	142.50–151.00	$145.37	$975	+1.40
704–716	711	57	138.00–145.50	$140.87	$1,002	-0.91
752–799	777	103	130.00–143.00	$133.57	$1,038	-5.43
930	930	12	129.00	$129.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–333	322	13	157.00–158.00	$157.52	$507	+5.02
386–398	390	11	143.00–150.00	$145.60	$568	+1.93
409–449	424	38	140.00–150.00	$146.41	$621	-0.94
460–497	486	43	140.00–152.50	$147.92	$719	+3.77
500–544	530	77	132.50–145.00	$141.50	$750	+2.49
550–596	580	152	130.00–147.00	$144.15	$836	+4.28
600–646	625	111	132.50–145.00	$139.77	$874	+5.74
650–695	673	47	129.00–141.00	$137.92	$928	+5.17
703–748	726	30	128.00–137.00	$133.56	$970	+4.86
779	779	9	130.00	$130.00	$1,013	+4.01
882–895	886	13	100.00–114.00	$104.35	$925	—
907	907	6	116.50	$116.50	$1,057	—
970	970	12	115.00	$115.00	$1,116	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–422	415	12	120.00–135.00	$130.10	$540	—
465–482	474	6	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$585	—
725	725	3	100.00	$100.00	$725	—
770	770	3	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	3	134.00	$134.00	$770	+0.40
611	611	4	140.00	$140.00	$855	—
777	777	5	120.00	$120.00	$932	-10.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	10	124.00–130.00	$128.20	$882	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–441	436	7	148.00–150.00	$148.84	$649	—
523–538	533	15	140.00–153.00	$145.54	$776	+7.53
590	590	3	142.00	$142.00	$838	+6.34
605–640	629	10	135.00–141.00	$138.30	$870	-3.74
660–675	668	9	126.00–128.00	$126.67	$846	-6.86
756–794	780	8	121.00–135.00	$126.09	$984	-2.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–495	469	8	159.00–164.00	$162.02	$760	+9.52
638	638	6	146.00	$146.00	$931	—
671	671	5	134.00	$134.00	$899	—

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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.