Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, West Plains, MO

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

4,655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.23/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 531 lb · 156 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.84/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 526 lb · 153 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.85/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 680 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,655 2,568 4,950
Feeder cattle 4,655 2,568 4,950

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves traded 4.00-8.00 higher while heifer calves traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Lightly tested yearlings traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The market was active with the quality of the offering much better than the past several weeks. With feedlots becoming more current, fat cattle prices hit 130.00 which was the highest level since February 2018, resulting in a more positive cash feeder market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–390 375 40 165.00–177.50 $171.59 $643 +2.64
410–445 429 37 161.00–174.00 $168.70 $724 +4.95
455–498 472 63 157.00–172.00 $166.28 $785 +3.29
500–545 531 156 152.00–165.00 $158.23 $840 +1.43
551–599 584 121 147.50–161.50 $153.01 $894 +1.75
602–637 614 67 140.00–153.00 $149.32 $917 +5.14
650–697 680 122 137.00–152.50 $144.85 $985 +4.86
710–718 717 29 140.00–151.00 $149.25 $1,070 +12.22
752–796 785 51 139.00–149.00 $143.44 $1,126 +5.98
868–871 870 11 140.00–142.50 $141.82 $1,234 +4.78
974 974 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 9 192.50 $192.50 $616 +5.77
408–431 421 61 175.00–182.00 $176.84 $744 +3.16
450–491 468 66 174.00–188.00 $178.24 $834 +4.41
497 unweaned 497 11 160.00 $160.00 $795 —
500–546 514 69 174.00–181.00 $179.24 $921 +8.30
550–579 566 41 163.00–178.00 $168.90 $956 +2.72
588 unweaned 588 16 147.50 $147.50 $867 —
602–649 620 63 157.50–167.00 $161.24 $1,000 +4.74
674 unweaned 674 8 141.00 $141.00 $950 —
658–695 677 48 155.00–158.00 $156.83 $1,062 -0.08
706–721 711 24 152.50–156.00 $153.47 $1,091 -6.67
762–782 781 50 150.00–154.00 $153.77 $1,201 -3.58
840–849 848 59 152.00–154.50 $154.29 $1,308 +2.29
859–884 878 22 150.00–153.00 $150.67 $1,323 —
922 922 21 155.00 $155.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–449 427 18 136.00–153.00 $144.94 $619 —
472–496 484 21 142.00–155.00 $149.24 $722 —
515–540 528 6 138.00–145.00 $141.42 $747 -2.09
553–591 567 35 130.00–146.00 $134.19 $761 -2.83
614–637 623 17 132.00–136.00 $134.42 $837 —
668–678 676 14 132.00–138.00 $136.73 $924 —
924 924 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,146 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 8 165.00 $165.00 $723 —
487–493 489 14 145.00–151.00 $148.84 $728 -9.34
514–531 520 15 142.00–152.50 $148.27 $771 —
575–592 579 23 140.00–143.00 $140.80 $815 -0.94
608–649 625 21 145.00–148.00 $146.31 $914 +0.31
674–676 675 29 130.00–142.50 $134.32 $907 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
449 449 5 159.00 $159.00 $714 +9.59
462 462 5 157.00 $157.00 $725 —
521 521 11 150.00 $150.00 $782 +15.92
551–587 561 47 142.50–158.00 $146.69 $823 +6.69
642 642 8 142.50 $142.50 $915 —
706–744 729 13 141.00–145.00 $142.49 $1,039 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 unweaned 474 8 153.00 $153.00 $725 —
540 540 5 166.00 $166.00 $896 —
554 unweaned 554 18 142.50 $142.50 $789 —
558 558 12 173.00 $173.00 $965 —
634 unweaned 634 12 139.00 $139.00 $881 —
664–671 668 30 155.50–158.50 $157.11 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–339 337 7 142.50–152.50 $148.19 $499 +3.19
350–397 375 49 140.00–151.00 $147.70 $554 +5.89
408–449 427 82 130.00–147.00 $138.84 $593 +2.50
451–499 485 108 130.00–144.00 $138.37 $671 +2.86
503–544 526 153 129.00–143.00 $135.84 $715 +1.15
551–599 576 116 125.00–137.00 $131.91 $760 -0.42
604–645 625 102 125.00–137.00 $131.63 $823 +1.18
664–699 685 75 125.00–138.00 $133.85 $917 +3.01
775–799 786 20 125.00–138.50 $134.16 $1,054 +9.08
833–840 838 16 121.00–129.00 $122.50 $1,027 -2.50
871–897 882 7 116.00–123.00 $119.95 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 24 154.00–156.00 $154.75 $593 +0.82
405–444 426 42 148.00–156.00 $150.71 $642 +1.28
460–494 475 88 146.00–155.50 $149.49 $710 +3.81
505–538 519 100 142.50–151.00 $143.98 $747 +2.48
561–597 580 62 144.00–152.50 $147.14 $853 +7.13
600–646 621 97 140.00–148.00 $142.50 $885 +1.72
664–697 680 58 144.00–148.50 $145.32 $988 -1.62
711–748 728 94 143.00–148.00 $144.69 $1,053 +0.19
808 808 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,131 -0.38
896 896 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,192 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–491 484 14 145.00–147.00 $146.59 $709 —
502 unweaned 502 19 136.00 $136.00 $683 —
512–544 524 11 141.00–145.00 $143.49 $752 —
608–632 612 45 140.00–148.50 $146.94 $899 —
638 unweaned 638 22 125.00 $125.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 10 125.00 $125.00 $601 —
550–569 564 11 120.00 $120.00 $677 —
604–648 621 62 115.00–125.00 $120.93 $751 +0.93
651 651 5 125.00 $125.00 $814 +7.54
786 786 5 100.00 $100.00 $786 —
827 827 5 110.00 $110.00 $910 +8.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–439 428 15 135.00–142.50 $141.04 $604 +8.54
496 496 7 130.00 $130.00 $645 +4.35
534 534 9 130.00 $130.00 $694 ±0.00
580 580 24 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
632 632 7 132.50 $132.50 $837 —
662 662 5 132.00 $132.00 $874 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 148.00 $148.00 $539 —
435–445 439 16 130.00–139.00 $135.39 $594 —
475 475 5 130.00 $130.00 $618 —
509–535 519 13 130.00–137.00 $132.78 $689 +1.79
559–562 560 8 120.00–125.00 $123.12 $689 —
608–627 619 7 135.00–136.00 $135.42 $838 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 147.00 $147.00 $689 —
536 536 10 137.00 $137.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–494 486 13 138.00–139.00 $138.78 $674 -0.22
522–547 533 43 132.00–139.00 $136.06 $725 +2.95
552–591 572 49 120.00–132.50 $127.35 $728 +1.55
602–626 619 13 120.00–127.00 $123.85 $767 -6.15
656–660 658 19 115.00–124.00 $120.20 $791 +1.70
710–712 711 17 115.00 $115.00 $818 -2.56
752–768 763 9 111.00–112.00 $111.67 $852 —
914 914 5 98.00 $98.00 $896 —
1049 1049 6 85.00 $85.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–446 425 13 157.00–159.00 $158.13 $672 —
460–495 473 21 145.00–156.00 $149.69 $708 +3.02
508–532 515 25 146.00–154.00 $151.78 $782 +7.78

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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.