Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

2,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.49/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 831 lb · 183 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.60/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 730 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.27/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 573 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,272 3,267 3,147
Feeder cattle 2,272 3,267 3,147

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 higher with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply. Trade was active on lighter weight stocker calves and moderate on the heavier weight feeder calves. The cattle boards maintained their gains from Monday with small gains on Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 160.00 $160.00 $517 -14.11
395–397 396 6 163.00–167.00 $165.01 $653 +11.66
412–429 422 15 163.00–172.50 $168.62 $712 +13.92
453–495 487 17 158.00–160.00 $159.24 $775 +10.04
516–535 522 10 150.00–155.00 $153.46 $801 +6.26
564–597 577 72 145.00–153.00 $149.20 $861 +5.63
605–623 615 34 140.00–150.00 $144.49 $889 +2.94
670 unweaned 670 6 137.00 $137.00 $918 —
658–697 674 72 140.00–150.00 $144.83 $976 +1.55
700–742 730 112 135.00–148.00 $138.60 $1,012 -3.03
771–775 772 12 135.00–146.00 $143.24 $1,106 +4.23
800–836 831 183 137.00–145.00 $144.49 $1,201 +7.23
873–886 883 15 132.00–139.00 $137.62 $1,215 —
903–949 933 38 124.50–128.00 $125.62 $1,172 -12.36
1062 1062 21 124.00 $124.00 $1,317 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–334 319 37 177.50–188.00 $180.44 $576 —
375–390 377 19 175.00–178.00 $177.51 $669 +3.15
424–443 434 14 174.00–182.00 $177.91 $772 —
470–495 481 26 164.00–172.00 $166.58 $801 -3.08
515 515 5 169.00 $169.00 $870 +4.75
557–566 561 22 157.00–167.00 $160.94 $903 +2.07
642 642 19 159.00 $159.00 $1,021 +3.96
683 683 13 152.00 $152.00 $1,038 -0.65
709–722 717 17 150.00–153.00 $152.06 $1,090 +2.80
752 752 45 150.50 $150.50 $1,132 +3.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–430 424 6 153.00–156.00 $154.48 $655 +10.23
460–496 481 28 139.00–146.00 $142.71 $686 +5.85
546 546 6 138.00 $138.00 $753 +5.77
577 577 6 135.00 $135.00 $779 -1.18
600–621 612 17 128.00–135.00 $131.48 $805 -2.98
668–678 672 8 124.00–139.00 $133.32 $896 +2.32
758 758 8 128.00 $128.00 $970 +3.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 175.00 $175.00 $565 —
450–486 474 26 146.00–159.00 $148.04 $702 +0.04
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,082 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–333 312 23 136.00–145.00 $140.87 $440 —
378–395 391 35 142.00–149.00 $145.92 $571 +7.25
408–449 434 28 135.00–146.00 $140.60 $610 +7.93
452–490 477 44 130.00–138.00 $132.14 $630 +1.08
502–542 520 48 129.00–140.00 $136.28 $709 +6.23
551–595 573 107 128.00–138.00 $134.27 $769 +3.94
602–647 626 88 130.00–139.00 $135.71 $850 +7.23
650–678 664 18 130.00–138.00 $133.01 $883 +5.77
706–727 720 24 126.00–133.00 $128.26 $923 -3.11
781 781 11 125.50 $125.50 $980 +0.98
962–982 974 10 80.00–93.00 $87.86 $856 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 6 150.00 $150.00 $466 —
440 440 5 157.00 $157.00 $691 +8.13
450–498 469 43 150.00–161.00 $156.58 $734 +11.07
504–529 518 28 142.50–157.00 $149.52 $775 +3.15
552–568 562 15 140.00–141.00 $140.39 $789 -2.35
610–639 625 69 141.00–144.50 $142.04 $888 +0.56
672–675 673 13 140.00–144.00 $143.07 $963 +1.27
706–739 725 24 137.50–138.50 $138.09 $1,001 -4.13
856 856 16 129.00 $129.00 $1,104 -6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 7 130.00 $130.00 $685 +5.89
558–580 560 71 120.00–130.00 $120.73 $676 +0.73
616–639 629 12 124.00–132.00 $128.74 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–499 492 14 120.00–135.00 $127.61 $628 +9.22
565–579 573 7 120.00–125.00 $122.89 $704 —
606–608 607 9 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $755 +8.96
658–689 677 8 124.00–125.00 $124.64 $844 —
720 720 5 100.00 $100.00 $720 -15.84
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–538 517 14 134.00–136.00 $135.11 $699 +2.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 148.00 $148.00 $653 —
498 498 9 140.00 $140.00 $697 +11.72
516–524 521 11 134.00–138.00 $135.44 $706 +3.80
592 592 8 131.00 $131.00 $776 +6.55
600–630 618 30 120.00–133.00 $126.13 $779 +3.61
672–675 674 7 115.00–128.00 $122.44 $825 +8.22
821 821 9 114.00 $114.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–446 440 15 153.00–160.00 $157.73 $694 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 7 100.00 $100.00 $312 —

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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.