Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

2,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.26/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 574 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.69/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 528 lb · 102 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.50/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 531 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,568	2,282	2,049
Feeder cattle	2,568	2,282	2,049

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The quality of offering was average at best and was presented in drafts that averaged 3.3 head, with only three of the 781 drafts having 20 head or more.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–345	338	7	173.00–178.00	$173.73	$587	—
355–398	377	16	168.00–171.00	$168.95	$637	-1.54
405–448	425	34	160.00–171.00	$163.75	$696	-3.23
450–498	472	61	155.00–168.00	$162.99	$769	+2.51
505–547	530	46	148.00–163.00	$156.80	$831	-2.63
550–598	574	117	138.00–157.50	$151.26	$868	-4.08
600–649	625	51	135.00–150.00	$144.18	$901	-4.14
655–697	679	42	133.00–150.00	$139.99	$951	-7.55
703–749	720	71	130.00–147.00	$137.03	$987	+0.25
750–772	761	20	130.00–146.00	$137.46	$1,046	-5.18
800–849	820	10	136.00–145.00	$139.73	$1,146	-4.27
869–884	875	16	130.00–143.00	$137.04	$1,199	+1.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	5	180.00–197.00	$186.73	$566	—
358–385	373	9	178.00–184.00	$180.06	$672	—
422–445	439	12	173.00–175.00	$173.68	$762	-7.44
460–484	477	43	172.00–175.00	$173.83	$829	-1.05
516–544	536	58	166.00–174.00	$170.94	$916	+0.45
550–595	573	61	161.00–177.00	$166.18	$952	-0.66
601–631	619	68	153.00–159.00	$156.50	$969	-7.19
659–673	668	17	153.00–159.00	$156.91	$1,048	-4.84
701–740	712	31	157.00–161.00	$160.14	$1,140	+6.80
755–794	776	12	154.00–164.00	$157.35	$1,221	+1.35
819	819	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,245	-1.60

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–487	469	15	149.00–165.00	$158.18	$742	—
561–588	571	22	137.00–149.00	$141.74	$809	—
642	642	8	146.00	$146.00	$937	+11.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	5	154.00	$154.00	$521	—
420–428	424	6	140.00–159.00	$149.41	$633	—
518–525	520	13	130.00–147.50	$134.08	$697	—
575	575	5	140.00	$140.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	161.00	$161.00	$528	—
505–511	509	10	140.00–145.00	$143.51	$730	+2.88
565–586	579	9	135.00–138.00	$137.02	$793	—
973	973	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,148	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	6	135.00	$135.00	$622	—
594	594	8	125.00	$125.00	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	323	13	154.00	$154.00	$497	+3.70
352–392	370	39	150.00–156.00	$153.93	$570	-0.05
408–443	433	37	145.00–154.00	$149.43	$647	-2.97
450–497	473	50	143.00–150.00	$145.68	$689	-0.20
500–548	531	84	137.50–146.00	$141.50	$751	-4.17
562–593	581	48	137.00–146.00	$140.01	$813	-5.50
600–647	624	44	140.00–146.00	$140.78	$878	-4.14
661–669	664	20	145.00–148.00	$146.94	$976	+2.94
726	726	48	144.50	$144.50	$1,049	-2.74
758	758	8	141.00	$141.00	$1,069	—
812–819	817	26	139.00–143.00	$140.38	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	145.00	$145.00	$502	+2.88
351–398	378	24	132.50–148.00	$141.81	$536	-3.07
413–449	436	36	130.00–142.50	$136.34	$594	-7.72
455–496	478	58	130.00–140.00	$135.51	$648	-3.69
500–547	528	102	125.00–138.00	$134.69	$711	-1.06
560–598	576	72	125.00–137.00	$132.33	$762	-2.72
605–633	622	31	125.00–135.00	$130.45	$811	-5.08
664–695	678	18	124.00–136.00	$130.84	$887	-4.32
703–746	726	13	130.00–140.00	$135.53	$984	+5.60
764–786	777	23	122.00–130.00	$125.08	$972	—
811	811	10	125.00	$125.00	$1,014	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	132.50	$132.50	$537	—
488–491	491	23	125.00–130.00	$125.65	$617	—
517	517	13	130.00	$130.00	$672	-5.00
668	668	5	128.00	$128.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
500–540	520	6	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$621	+9.48
605	605	5	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
665–693	676	8	115.00–119.00	$117.46	$794	—
806	806	7	102.00	$102.00	$822	+2.00
904	904	5	100.00	$100.00	$904	—
955	955	7	105.00	$105.00	$1,003	+5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	136.00	$136.00	$547	—
510–547	523	17	125.00–136.00	$130.99	$685	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	147.00	$147.00	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–390	376	8	147.00–147.50	$147.31	$554	—
444–445	444	7	138.00–139.00	$138.43	$615	—
492–493	493	15	135.00–140.00	$139.00	$685	-5.01
509–539	524	8	129.00–137.00	$133.11	$697	+0.43
552–596	576	18	125.00–130.00	$125.80	$725	-8.11
640	640	12	127.00–133.00	$130.00	$832	+1.03
652–685	661	15	115.00–129.00	$118.50	$783	+2.77
707–730	716	8	112.00–121.00	$117.56	$842	-1.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–391	390	9	150.00–154.00	$152.67	$595	—
458–493	479	24	142.00–150.00	$146.67	$703	-9.15
508–528	518	6	144.00	$144.00	$746	+0.56

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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.