Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 23, 2021

1,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.00/cwt +12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 770 lb · 262 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.09/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 483 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.56/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 526 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,485 3,460 2,245
Feeder cattle 1,485 3,460 2,245

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher with spots 8.00 higher with most weights not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply which was affected by the upcoming holiday. The offering was mostly small drafts of average to below average quality calves with the exception of one draft of 262 head of 770 lb. steers which traded for 169.00/cwt. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report released Friday, reported Inventories were slightly lower, Placements 2 percent higher and Marketings 5 percent higher than a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 200.00 $200.00 $638 —
365–379 368 5 183.00–190.00 $188.56 $694 +4.03
406–435 422 22 175.00–184.00 $177.73 $750 +2.39
450–482 473 19 175.00–182.00 $179.05 $847 +1.44
500–548 536 37 170.00–179.00 $174.37 $935 -5.69
550–585 553 14 164.50–166.00 $164.61 $910 -1.48
602–648 634 32 154.00–163.50 $158.50 $1,005 -3.16
657–687 671 24 152.00–165.00 $154.49 $1,037 -3.23
703–745 713 30 155.50–158.00 $156.09 $1,113 +4.16
770 770 262 169.00 $169.00 $1,301 +12.61
916 916 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 326 20 170.00–181.00 $178.54 $582 +8.94
360–392 379 8 163.00–179.00 $171.59 $650 -0.60
422–442 431 6 155.00–173.00 $164.83 $710 -0.17
450–499 483 67 158.00–170.00 $166.09 $802 +1.94
504–542 517 20 155.00–162.00 $156.79 $811 -2.91
553–590 575 46 147.00–161.00 $156.26 $898 +2.75
600–646 641 19 147.00–153.00 $148.98 $955 +7.17
650–696 679 18 135.00–147.00 $140.02 $951 -4.31
720–732 727 5 142.00–145.00 $143.59 $1,044 -3.15
815–845 827 9 143.00–146.00 $145.66 $1,205 +8.99
899 899 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,259 —
1018–1020 1019 5 135.00–137.00 $135.80 $1,384 —
1082 1082 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,407 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 469 6 152.50–157.00 $153.24 $719 -4.76
510–525 523 12 144.00–146.00 $145.67 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 5 150.00 $150.00 $772 +9.65
605–645 629 10 131.00–145.00 $135.64 $853 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–315 310 5 160.00–175.00 $166.09 $515 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 12 138.00–154.00 $147.34 $486 +4.00
353–385 359 11 140.00–150.00 $147.63 $530 +2.76
405–443 424 35 130.00–146.00 $141.80 $601 +1.20
454–495 475 46 130.00–145.00 $138.93 $660 +2.60
502–544 526 50 127.00–140.00 $136.56 $718 +2.09
550–573 561 17 125.00–138.00 $130.23 $731 -3.07
600–646 635 28 124.00–137.50 $134.61 $855 +0.64
662–680 674 7 125.00–136.00 $132.40 $892 -1.03
715–741 737 7 125.00–138.00 $132.19 $974 +1.62
812–827 821 8 111.00–116.00 $114.15 $937 —
908 908 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,035 —
951 951 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–446 439 21 148.00–160.00 $153.96 $676 +6.68
455–492 475 22 147.00–152.00 $148.43 $705 +3.64
503–528 515 25 142.00–153.00 $143.66 $740 +3.09
551–595 576 40 140.00–145.00 $142.28 $820 +4.10
602–639 613 33 140.00–146.00 $143.37 $879 +1.60
664 664 8 140.00 $140.00 $930 -5.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 384 5 125.00–132.50 $127.87 $491 -3.63
500–526 520 7 110.00–125.00 $122.18 $635 —
560–595 584 7 100.00–120.00 $107.38 $627 —
600–644 627 9 115.00–120.00 $116.17 $728 —
705–719 717 15 100.00–115.00 $108.66 $779 -6.34
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–447 422 15 135.00–136.00 $135.42 $571 +10.42
452–475 466 5 136.00–137.50 $136.58 $636 -0.92
505–542 520 5 133.00–139.00 $135.50 $705 —
580–585 582 5 128.00–132.50 $129.81 $755 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 135.00 $135.00 $560 -1.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–391 376 10 150.00 $150.00 $564 —
400–435 416 7 140.00–147.50 $143.95 $599 —
470–478 475 7 133.00–150.00 $138.88 $660 +8.02
505–540 526 6 137.50–143.00 $139.67 $735 +7.06
560–598 589 6 128.00–138.00 $130.60 $769 +1.06
608–622 615 12 127.00–135.00 $133.40 $820 —
650–680 658 5 124.00–133.00 $128.31 $844 —
712 712 5 133.00 $133.00 $947 —
855 855 5 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 336 8 175.00–177.50 $177.18 $595 —
450–490 471 11 157.00–171.00 $159.22 $750 +6.64
520–545 535 5 147.50–150.00 $148.39 $794 +6.22
560–590 572 5 143.00–147.00 $145.39 $832 —
610–636 630 7 139.00–144.00 $140.26 $884 —

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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.