Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

1,967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.94/cwt -7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 521 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.45/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 629 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.77/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 568 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,967 2,272 2,802
Feeder cattle 1,967 2,272 2,802

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher while heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 lower in a light test of the market. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The quality of the offering was average at best and was presented in mostly small packages.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 172.50 $172.50 $521 +12.50
357–397 373 17 161.00–166.00 $163.99 $612 -1.02
410–438 425 19 151.00–165.00 $158.36 $673 -10.26
473–498 491 23 154.00–163.00 $156.31 $767 -2.93
506–549 525 60 148.00–158.00 $155.92 $819 +2.46
550–599 568 66 139.00–153.00 $147.77 $839 -1.43
616–641 629 68 138.00–150.00 $142.45 $896 -2.04
650–699 683 37 143.00–149.00 $145.59 $994 +0.76
702–729 714 28 138.00–144.00 $139.60 $997 +1.00
863–896 886 14 136.00–138.00 $136.84 $1,212 -0.78
903–926 907 21 133.00–134.00 $133.19 $1,208 +7.57
1166 1166 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 7 180.00 $180.00 $549 -0.44
352 352 6 180.00 $180.00 $634 +2.49
402–420 416 20 168.00–171.00 $168.73 $702 -9.18
462–470 466 12 167.50–168.00 $167.75 $782 +1.17
500–515 506 37 164.00–167.00 $165.93 $840 -3.07
584–593 587 25 151.00–154.00 $151.85 $891 -9.09
605–626 617 41 152.50–156.00 $154.46 $953 -4.54
650–695 674 40 150.00–154.00 $150.87 $1,017 -1.13
710–742 725 29 144.00–152.00 $147.06 $1,066 -5.00
776–795 788 44 142.00–152.00 $145.16 $1,144 —
837 837 39 150.50 $150.50 $1,260 —
953 953 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 6 150.00 $150.00 $618 -4.48
495–498 496 7 132.00–145.00 $139.41 $691 -3.30
535–540 536 11 129.00–130.00 $129.27 $693 -8.73
582 582 5 140.00 $140.00 $815 +5.00
661–697 674 12 125.00–138.00 $132.09 $890 -1.23
1209 1209 8 100.00 $100.00 $1,209 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–495 475 25 145.00–155.00 $150.62 $715 +2.58
537–538 538 6 144.00–154.00 $149.00 $802 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 584 7 130.00–135.00 $132.89 $776 —
611 611 5 125.00 $125.00 $764 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 156.00 $156.00 $735 —
630 630 5 138.00 $138.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–334 329 23 150.00 $150.00 $494 ±0.00
404–433 416 35 148.00–156.00 $154.33 $642 -2.67
454–459 456 14 142.00–144.00 $142.72 $651 -13.86
505–547 521 87 139.00–145.00 $141.94 $740 -7.58
556–572 565 14 138.00–139.00 $138.71 $784 -1.68
600–641 623 42 137.00–141.00 $139.08 $866 -2.96
650–684 664 49 139.00–143.00 $140.26 $931 -2.81
712–744 737 27 137.00–143.00 $138.19 $1,018 +0.10
755 755 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 —
800–812 807 10 134.00–136.00 $135.21 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–398 378 15 132.50–143.00 $138.69 $524 -7.23
410–448 427 19 130.00–142.50 $137.34 $586 -3.26
455–497 474 31 130.00–140.00 $137.29 $651 +5.15
508–531 521 39 130.00–137.00 $134.41 $700 -1.87
558–590 576 21 125.00–133.00 $129.93 $748 -4.34
605–646 630 40 120.00–134.00 $130.15 $820 -5.56
665–678 673 21 120.00–130.00 $125.08 $842 -7.93
701–749 728 14 120.00–133.00 $126.20 $919 -2.06
784 784 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,043 +7.50
845 845 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–478 475 6 125.00 $125.00 $594 -2.61
540 540 5 116.00 $116.00 $626 —
572–592 581 7 110.00–120.00 $114.37 $664 -8.52
653–654 654 9 100.00–110.00 $103.33 $676 -21.31
772–778 774 10 114.00 $114.00 $882 —
907 907 5 90.00 $90.00 $816 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 149.00 $149.00 $569 —
405–440 428 17 135.00–143.00 $140.33 $601 —
476–495 484 18 128.00–129.00 $128.55 $622 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 12 138.00 $138.00 $847 —
662 662 5 140.00 $140.00 $927 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–546 543 8 125.00–135.00 $131.28 $713 +1.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–475 475 10 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $677 +2.50
619 619 9 122.00 $122.00 $755 -4.13
700 700 7 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
772 772 16 119.00 $119.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 165.00 $165.00 $632 —
465 465 9 151.00 $151.00 $702 —
552 552 9 143.00 $143.00 $789 —

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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.