Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

2,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.84/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 570 lb · 119 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.67/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 528 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.69/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 626 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,282 1,800 1,338
Feeder cattle 2,282 1,800 1,338

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 4.00 to 8.00 higher while heifer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good and improved throughout the day on a moderate supply. The market was active with the quality of offering average to good. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported that Inventories were 1 percent lower and Placements and Marketings were 3 percent lower than a year ago. Cattle futures reacted with good gains to start the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–438 425 11 180.00–182.00 $181.12 $770 +10.10
467–487 479 36 172.00–180.00 $174.88 $838 +7.63
510–538 527 52 167.00–177.00 $170.49 $898 +2.18
553–599 570 119 159.00–173.00 $166.84 $951 +8.80
606–644 626 76 158.00–171.00 $163.69 $1,025 +4.29
667–698 669 51 159.00–162.00 $161.75 $1,082 +6.79
708–740 720 22 152.50–155.00 $153.34 $1,104 +0.47
773 773 39 156.00 $156.00 $1,206 +0.54
802–816 810 27 153.00–154.00 $153.60 $1,244 —
940 940 19 148.00 $148.00 $1,391 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 28 167.50–175.00 $170.49 $631 -3.51
438–445 442 6 164.00–170.00 $166.98 $738 +3.24
450–496 474 33 154.00–168.00 $160.48 $761 -0.66
500–541 522 35 148.00–165.00 $159.43 $832 +5.40
570–592 582 16 145.00–159.00 $155.34 $904 +5.44
601–632 617 45 138.00–153.00 $148.32 $915 +3.86
656–696 669 57 138.00–154.00 $147.54 $987 +3.65
704–740 720 17 133.00–142.50 $136.78 $985 -6.59
750–782 767 15 138.00–148.00 $142.64 $1,094 -0.73
824–845 832 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,198 —
884 884 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,202 +8.60
917 917 41 140.00 $140.00 $1,284 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 8 169.00 $169.00 $799 —
544–545 545 20 161.00–165.00 $163.00 $888 —
685 685 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 5 135.00 $135.00 $819 -13.00
694 694 8 130.00 $130.00 $902 —
844 844 14 131.00 $131.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–490 485 10 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $730 —
505–514 511 8 140.00–141.00 $140.63 $719 +3.49
608–642 625 6 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $829 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 158.00 $158.00 $597 -7.31
624–636 630 12 139.00–142.50 $140.73 $887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–347 343 10 150.00–151.00 $150.30 $516 -1.35
362–388 377 12 153.00–155.00 $153.98 $581 —
406–448 430 45 149.00–159.00 $152.40 $655 -1.60
460–498 485 60 144.00–149.00 $145.88 $708 +2.52
503–546 528 103 141.00–151.00 $145.67 $769 +4.44
551–578 564 55 140.00–152.00 $145.51 $821 +6.91
624–635 629 46 143.00–149.00 $144.92 $912 +3.60
663 663 5 144.00 $144.00 $955 —
706–728 714 16 146.00–148.00 $147.24 $1,051 +3.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 337 13 142.00–142.50 $142.12 $479 —
352–389 375 21 138.00–151.00 $144.88 $543 +1.65
400–427 412 17 139.00–146.00 $144.06 $594 +1.46
465–490 477 31 133.00–144.00 $139.20 $664 +0.60
502–529 515 36 130.00–138.00 $135.75 $699 -1.22
550–593 567 33 130.00–139.00 $135.05 $766 +2.24
603–639 621 37 128.00–142.00 $135.53 $842 +4.04
652–697 675 27 121.00–138.00 $135.16 $912 +2.75
710–737 727 12 122.00–133.00 $129.93 $945 +3.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 130.00 $130.00 $426 —
468 468 5 125.00 $125.00 $585 —
515 515 5 110.00 $110.00 $566 —
555–573 564 6 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $640 —
646 646 7 117.00 $117.00 $756 +7.00
705–710 708 6 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $722 —
821 821 6 100.00 $100.00 $821 —
978 978 8 100.00 $100.00 $978 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 158.00 $158.00 $528 +5.49
497 497 6 143.00 $143.00 $711 —
569–584 577 20 138.00–144.00 $141.38 $816 +1.85
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 9 135.00 $135.00 $732 —
592 592 5 130.00 $130.00 $770 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 381 6 125.00–135.00 $130.18 $496 —
627–649 640 7 122.00–139.00 $129.14 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 315 7 131.00–137.50 $133.90 $422 —
469–492 484 29 140.00–146.00 $144.01 $697 —
502–513 509 8 132.50–133.00 $132.68 $675 —
552–595 574 18 131.00–138.00 $133.91 $769 +3.90
612–628 622 15 118.00–135.00 $128.97 $802 +3.81
652–659 656 8 112.00–122.00 $115.73 $759 —
710–726 719 7 110.00–125.00 $118.65 $853 +4.07
784–788 785 11 100.00–119.00 $106.93 $839 -2.36
803 803 5 112.00 $112.00 $899 —
905–913 909 6 108.00 $108.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 172.50 $172.50 $576 —
439 439 5 169.00 $169.00 $742 +15.31
460–492 472 20 152.50–164.00 $155.82 $735 +10.29
514–538 524 17 142.00–145.00 $143.44 $752 -2.64
559 559 8 146.00 $146.00 $816 —
621 621 6 143.00 $143.00 $888 +9.00
735 735 5 132.50 $132.50 $974 —

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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.