Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

2,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight L 1 heifers $145.10/cwt ≈ $1,008/hd at 695 lb · 136 head
light 7-weight L 1-2 steers $152.75/cwt ≈ $1,088/hd at 712 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.55/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 571 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,146 3,006 2,664
Feeder cattle 2,146 3,006 2,664

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 3.00-5.00 lower while heifer calves traded uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers traded steady to 3.00 higher with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good on heifers calves and yearling steers and moderate on steer calves. The supply was light as heat advisories returned to the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–442 427 18 165.00–178.00 $170.68 $729 -1.50
450–496 487 57 160.00–173.00 $166.36 $810 -1.17
512–540 525 34 160.00–168.00 $162.91 $855 +2.01
572–592 584 55 155.00–164.00 $159.07 $929 -1.81
612 unweaned 612 12 145.00 $145.00 $887 —
600–647 620 80 151.00–160.00 $155.61 $965 +3.48
659–685 671 65 140.00–156.00 $147.87 $992 -3.89
700–747 725 28 143.00–151.00 $147.22 $1,067 -0.25
778–786 783 27 140.00–142.00 $141.34 $1,107 -2.57
800–825 819 17 140.00 $140.00 $1,147 ±0.00
925–948 937 6 129.00–132.00 $130.52 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 310 11 182.50–192.50 $186.76 $579 —
455–485 481 8 180.00–181.00 $180.12 $866 -2.88
510–542 523 17 171.00–176.00 $172.91 $904 -2.31
550–570 555 20 165.00–171.00 $167.73 $931 -3.45
606–649 635 38 164.00–168.00 $165.93 $1,054 -4.84
664–674 668 16 158.00–163.00 $160.79 $1,074 -7.25
704–706 705 11 153.50–161.00 $156.22 $1,101 -4.74
758–769 761 35 149.00–150.00 $149.54 $1,138 -4.92
811–830 813 25 144.00–146.50 $146.19 $1,189 +0.39
870 870 49 145.75 $145.75 $1,268 +3.01
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 10 162.50 $162.50 $899 +2.50
617 617 7 161.00 $161.00 $993 +4.87
712 712 134 152.75 $152.75 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 161.00 $161.00 $662 +1.00
488–491 490 7 152.50–160.00 $155.70 $763 +2.70
516–534 525 38 142.50–157.00 $153.44 $806 +4.40
552–594 569 13 145.00–152.50 $149.14 $849 +11.96
606 606 5 141.00 $141.00 $854 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 22 169.00 $169.00 $984 +9.20
692–697 694 16 142.50 $142.50 $989 -12.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 16 162.00 $162.00 $1,068 -4.91
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 7 145.00 $145.00 $757 —
579 579 6 146.00 $146.00 $845 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
506 506 7 144.00 $144.00 $729 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–609 606 10 115.00–129.00 $122.03 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 8 147.50 $147.50 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–398 387 16 147.50–156.00 $151.45 $586 +2.16
410–442 429 10 140.00–150.00 $146.99 $631 +1.27
455–498 485 38 141.00–150.00 $147.37 $715 -1.70
516 thin fleshed 516 22 157.00 $157.00 $810 —
500–535 523 53 136.00–150.00 $144.04 $753 -1.38
555–593 571 99 135.00–149.00 $141.55 $808 -2.31
605–646 621 54 135.00–145.00 $140.27 $871 -1.61
691–695 693 35 134.50–140.00 $137.25 $951 -3.99
702–740 723 9 134.00–138.00 $135.69 $981 +1.13
895 895 10 126.00 $126.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 329 6 162.50–163.00 $162.76 $535 —
420–448 440 21 156.00–159.00 $157.70 $694 -1.13
454–498 472 79 154.00–164.00 $157.53 $744 +1.33
500–524 519 27 153.00–158.00 $155.60 $808 -1.44
569–590 579 70 150.00–156.00 $153.26 $887 -1.91
598 598 8 148.00 $148.00 $885 -7.17
605–638 618 85 146.00–157.00 $151.62 $937 -0.63
650–662 661 27 142.00–154.00 $145.54 $962 -1.47
706–716 714 21 140.00–143.50 $142.84 $1,020 +0.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 19 146.00 $146.00 $917 —
695 695 136 145.10 $145.10 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
632 632 6 130.00 $130.00 $822 ±0.00
737 737 6 115.00 $115.00 $848 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 5 148.00 $148.00 $847 +10.00
654–675 660 11 130.00–140.00 $137.21 $906 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 10 148.00 $148.00 $657 —
503 503 5 138.00 $138.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–448 441 12 150.00–155.00 $153.31 $676 +0.43
455–495 482 9 142.00–157.50 $146.88 $708 -2.39
572–588 579 9 138.00–147.00 $142.31 $824 +3.62
613–638 626 12 141.00–142.00 $141.49 $886 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
432 432 8 160.00 $160.00 $691 -0.95
545 545 9 154.00–155.00 $154.33 $841 -5.27
557–561 559 12 151.00–157.50 $153.72 $859 —

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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.