Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

3,607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.08/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 674 lb · 265 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.60/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 573 lb · 162 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.29/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 527 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,607 3,928 3,186
Feeder cattle 3,607 3,928 3,186

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded unevenly steady while heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers traded steady to firm with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The market was active with quality average at best as producers cleaned up some odds and ends calves before the end of the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–392 380 13 198.00–201.00 $198.71 $755 -4.74
405–433 430 28 191.00–210.00 $203.51 $875 +1.67
456–466 460 16 185.00–192.50 $187.17 $861 -10.30
506–529 523 76 177.00–187.00 $183.88 $962 -1.40
550–595 584 43 171.00–173.00 $171.43 $1,001 -6.56
608–648 631 125 160.00–176.00 $165.90 $1,047 -1.11
669 unweaned 669 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,044 —
650–696 674 259 157.50–168.00 $161.20 $1,086 +0.44
705 705 12 157.50 $157.50 $1,110 -3.11
752–788 766 45 154.00–159.00 $155.22 $1,189 +1.22
815 815 39 162.50 $162.50 $1,324 +5.50
869–895 884 47 154.00–161.00 $156.05 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 190.00 $190.00 $619 +3.72
355–383 366 22 178.00–187.00 $182.23 $667 -8.53
408–439 433 32 177.50–184.00 $180.84 $783 -2.65
454–497 482 66 167.50–180.00 $173.11 $834 +1.94
500–549 529 106 157.50–174.00 $164.87 $872 +0.28
557–599 573 162 155.00–167.00 $161.60 $926 +5.41
602–637 623 51 142.50–159.00 $153.85 $958 +0.68
650–696 671 36 143.00–154.00 $150.38 $1,009 +0.90
707–721 713 16 144.00–155.00 $150.92 $1,076 -0.58
755–791 778 28 139.00–150.00 $144.68 $1,126 -4.46
800–842 826 25 138.00–154.00 $140.74 $1,163 -6.26
854 854 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,281 +2.45
1011–1013 1012 10 137.00–140.00 $139.10 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–391 371 15 162.50–170.00 $166.10 $616 +16.10
405–442 414 19 160.00–170.00 $165.20 $684 +7.01
450–479 472 15 145.00–163.00 $157.20 $742 +3.67
508–536 522 10 150.00–154.00 $152.05 $794 +5.77
565–588 579 16 134.00–152.50 $143.90 $833 -5.20
632 632 5 147.00 $147.00 $929 —
1046 1046 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,308 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–440 439 12 167.50–172.00 $169.00 $742 —
452 452 6 170.00 $170.00 $768 +21.60
511–540 532 14 145.00–155.00 $152.25 $810 -5.81
600–629 613 24 138.00–150.00 $146.99 $901 —
655–685 664 10 142.50–143.00 $142.65 $947 —
743 743 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 ±0.00
762 762 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,143 —
819 819 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,106 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–342 336 7 180.00–185.00 $182.09 $612 —
418–444 434 16 165.00–174.00 $171.33 $744 +1.80
474–489 480 18 163.00–176.00 $170.26 $817 +17.26
669 669 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,030 +10.77
714 714 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,035 —
772 772 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,158 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 170.00 $170.00 $586 +35.00
468 468 6 155.00 $155.00 $725 +10.00
531–535 533 14 138.00–144.00 $141.42 $754 —
576 576 5 145.00 $145.00 $835 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–540 523 11 175.00–177.50 $176.56 $923 —
699 699 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,090 +1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
771 771 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 342 35 150.00–161.00 $155.00 $530 -0.14
354–394 376 49 146.00–162.50 $154.23 $580 -0.95
417–448 436 23 141.00–152.50 $148.11 $646 -6.61
452–499 481 59 138.00–151.00 $145.16 $698 +3.17
506–549 527 149 132.50–145.00 $141.29 $745 +2.38
552–599 583 62 130.00–144.00 $136.99 $799 -0.60
621–649 634 73 130.00–141.00 $137.08 $869 +5.73
650–685 668 14 128.00–130.00 $129.58 $866 -8.43
702–728 719 18 130.00–141.00 $134.93 $970 +4.87
761–769 767 17 136.00–137.00 $136.71 $1,049 +3.91
800–844 809 28 124.50–138.00 $133.56 $1,081 +4.93
853 853 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,083 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–385 372 19 162.50–168.00 $164.07 $610 -4.37
400–449 429 44 163.00–173.00 $169.15 $726 +3.62
450–495 472 90 152.00–166.00 $157.06 $741 -0.89
501–549 527 123 146.00–155.00 $148.17 $781 -1.77
554–578 571 68 143.00–151.00 $148.14 $846 -0.96
603–627 613 43 142.00–146.00 $144.22 $884 -0.51
654–682 679 110 144.00–147.50 $147.17 $999 +3.08
777 777 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,096 -8.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–394 383 16 140.00–147.50 $143.27 $549 +10.18
400–432 414 9 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $589 +5.41
478–495 483 14 130.00–133.00 $131.90 $637 +4.46
598 598 12 125.00 $125.00 $748 +4.99
683–690 685 9 110.00–115.00 $111.68 $765 -9.14
745 745 6 105.00 $105.00 $782 -10.00
752–765 759 6 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $903 —
875 875 10 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
928 928 10 118.00 $118.00 $1,095 —
1047 1047 11 114.00 $114.00 $1,194 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 158.00 $158.00 $689 —
470–492 485 27 138.00–149.00 $144.30 $700 —
502–543 517 8 128.00–140.00 $135.28 $699 +1.28
557–575 564 13 137.00–141.00 $138.57 $782 +6.88
616–618 617 27 138.00 $138.00 $851 —
848 848 5 110.00 $110.00 $933 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–586 575 17 140.00–144.00 $143.04 $822 —
608 608 8 142.00–145.00 $143.13 $870 —
650 650 13 143.00 $143.00 $930 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–418 412 8 130.00–145.00 $139.50 $575 —
472–480 475 7 148.00–149.00 $148.43 $705 +16.27
620 620 7 133.00 $133.00 $825 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–407 407 13 145.00 $145.00 $590 —
455 455 5 140.00 $140.00 $637 +7.11
560–591 582 10 130.00–146.00 $141.38 $823 +0.10
647 647 8 140.00 $140.00 $906 +9.91
700–710 705 6 130.00–137.50 $133.72 $943 +6.72
825 825 6 104.00 $104.00 $858 -19.02
900 900 5 111.00 $111.00 $999 —
1028 1028 8 95.00 $95.00 $977 —
1129 1129 7 95.00 $95.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 378 7 177.50–178.00 $177.78 $672 -13.01
510–541 532 10 145.00–155.00 $147.88 $787 —
618 618 5 145.00 $145.00 $896 +10.00

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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.