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

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

3,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.66/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 620 lb · 207 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.72/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 661 lb · 188 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.15/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 525 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,460	4,655	5,082
Feeder cattle	3,460	4,655	5,082

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher while heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. CME Live Cattle Futures had very little movement today with Feeder Cattle Futures seeing some positive gain due to the sell-off in Corn Futures. The USDA Cattle-on-Feed report coming out Friday has estimates of Inventories steady, Placements up 2 percent and Marketings down 4 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–367	363	11	180.00–190.00	$184.53	$670	—
400–434	416	37	173.00–177.50	$175.34	$729	-1.50
462–491	482	22	173.00–185.00	$177.61	$856	-0.63
510–548	522	105	173.00–188.50	$180.06	$940	+0.82
515–544 unweaned	532	41	169.00–170.00	$169.68	$903	—
555 unweaned	555	7	158.00	$158.00	$877	+10.50
551–594	568	85	163.00–172.00	$166.09	$943	-2.81
602–647	620	207	152.00–168.50	$161.66	$1,002	+0.42
654–663	661	188	151.00–164.00	$157.72	$1,043	+0.89
700–742	724	68	150.00–155.50	$151.93	$1,100	-1.54
766–791	777	70	153.00–160.50	$156.39	$1,215	+2.62
828	828	12	151.50	$151.50	$1,254	-2.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–349	339	11	168.00–172.00	$169.60	$575	—
353–396	377	17	168.00–176.00	$172.19	$649	+0.60
407–438	424	52	158.00–172.00	$165.00	$700	-3.70
450–494	478	68	155.00–167.00	$164.15	$785	-2.13
500–544	525	109	155.00–168.00	$159.70	$838	+1.47
588–596	593	35	152.00–160.00	$153.51	$910	+0.50
602–648	627	96	138.00–151.00	$141.81	$889	-7.51
658–699	680	36	137.00–150.00	$144.33	$981	-0.52
705–744	732	59	144.00–148.50	$146.74	$1,074	-2.51
754–779	763	37	136.00–147.00	$144.46	$1,102	+1.02
800–824	818	26	133.00–146.00	$136.67	$1,118	—
966–986	977	9	133.00–137.00	$134.76	$1,317	+4.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	5	150.00	$150.00	$574	—
446	446	6	153.00	$153.00	$682	+8.06
497	497	5	145.00	$145.00	$721	-4.24
527–532	531	21	140.00–142.50	$140.35	$745	-1.07
559–598	587	25	138.00–139.00	$138.19	$811	+4.00
675	675	5	138.00	$138.00	$932	+1.27

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–434	432	10	157.50–162.00	$159.74	$690	-5.26
459–484	472	13	145.00–152.00	$148.86	$703	+0.02
525	525	6	147.00	$147.00	$772	-1.27
559	559	5	142.50	$142.50	$797	+1.70

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–391	381	16	163.00–177.00	$170.13	$648	+10.13
498	498	8	158.00	$158.00	$787	—
571	571	7	135.00	$135.00	$771	-11.69

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	9	140.00	$140.00	$561	—
484	484	5	145.00	$145.00	$702	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	180.00	$180.00	$682	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	15	150.00	$150.00	$447	—
311–342	323	20	137.50–153.00	$143.34	$463	-4.85
371 thin fleshed	371	9	153.00	$153.00	$568	—
352–395	379	42	138.00–150.00	$144.87	$549	-2.83
410–447	433	39	130.00–147.00	$140.60	$609	+1.76
450–499	482	116	130.00–142.00	$136.33	$657	-2.04
501–548	519	83	127.50–139.00	$134.47	$698	-1.37
564–599	579	69	125.00–135.00	$133.30	$772	+1.39
600–647	611	90	125.00–139.00	$133.97	$819	+2.34
654–683	669	61	120.00–139.00	$133.43	$893	-0.42
676 unweaned	676	5	115.00	$115.00	$777	—
700–718	708	28	127.00–135.00	$130.57	$924	—
784–788	786	10	129.00–132.50	$130.40	$1,025	-3.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	172.00	$172.00	$580	—
381–398	385	19	152.00–155.00	$154.18	$594	-0.57
402–424	419	20	146.00–150.00	$147.28	$617	-3.43
461–466	462	34	144.00–145.00	$144.79	$669	-4.70
500–525	518	61	140.00–143.00	$140.57	$728	-3.41
563–588	565	68	137.00–142.00	$138.18	$781	-8.96
617–649	639	44	140.00–146.00	$141.77	$906	-0.73
668–698	682	49	143.50–146.00	$145.01	$989	-0.31
723	723	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,056	+1.31
750–794	771	62	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$1,106	—
828–842	835	17	136.00–138.00	$137.05	$1,144	-2.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	6	130.00–133.00	$131.50	$493	—
442–447	444	10	115.00–128.00	$120.70	$536	—
467–478	474	16	110.00–128.00	$121.35	$575	-3.65
717	717	7	115.00	$115.00	$825	—
861	861	9	110.00	$110.00	$947	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–432	430	9	135.00–138.00	$136.67	$588	-4.37
451–498	484	17	130.00–138.00	$132.19	$640	+2.19
520–523	522	11	132.00–135.00	$132.81	$693	+2.81

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	7	148.00	$148.00	$611	—
512	512	12	138.00	$138.00	$707	-5.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	5	125.00	$125.00	$560	-10.39
498	498	6	137.50	$137.50	$685	+7.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	8	151.00	$151.00	$581	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–481	470	20	128.00–135.00	$130.86	$615	-7.92
532–547	543	20	125.00–142.50	$132.61	$720	-3.45
571–588	579	32	120.00–136.00	$129.54	$750	+2.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	5	150.00	$150.00	$639	-8.13
460–499	484	8	150.00–154.00	$152.58	$738	+2.89
505–542	535	23	140.00–150.00	$142.17	$761	-9.61

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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.