Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 21, 2021

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.85/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 425 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.57/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 575 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.46/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 528 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	3,607	1,002
Feeder cattle	1,290	3,607	1,002

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, there were too few receipts across most weight ranges for an adequate comparison however undertones on steer and heifer calves were steady to weak. Demand was good on a light supply, due to the upcoming holiday. The last sale of 2021 was a combined feeder and slaughter/replacement cow auction. The offering consisted of several small drafts as sellers were looking to turn some beef into cash for Santa and the County Collector. Ozarks Regional Stockyard's yearly totals for 2021 were: Feeder cattle 163,165 head which was 837 head more than a year ago; Video Auction 30,816 head which was 17,230 more than a year ago; Slaughter/Replacement Cow 43,683 head which was 3,289 head less than a year ago. On behalf of the Market News Service I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	336	9	175.00–193.00	$184.41	$620	-5.59
350–395	371	33	181.00–196.00	$191.21	$709	+8.98
410–449	436	18	164.00–177.50	$174.54	$761	-6.30
457–495	478	48	159.00–179.00	$169.51	$810	-3.60
500–548	528	58	150.00–170.00	$161.46	$853	-3.41
550–598	581	36	143.00–162.50	$157.18	$913	-4.42
606–635	613	17	147.00–161.00	$155.24	$952	+1.39
668	668	5	147.00	$147.00	$982	-3.38
705–740	728	22	140.00–150.00	$145.68	$1,061	-5.24
753–788	781	14	139.00–145.00	$140.24	$1,095	-4.44
802–848	818	23	137.00–142.50	$141.35	$1,156	+0.61
869	869	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,217	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–338	333	7	195.00–202.00	$200.18	$667	—
470–472	470	33	180.00–183.00	$180.73	$849	-6.44
533	533	15	176.00	$176.00	$938	-7.88
556–582	567	32	167.00–172.00	$170.00	$964	-1.43
610–647	625	54	162.50–164.00	$162.88	$1,018	-3.02
652–674	665	34	155.00–164.00	$158.87	$1,056	-2.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–448	434	7	152.50–165.00	$156.53	$679	-8.67
450–493	476	24	147.50–165.00	$160.59	$764	+3.39
502–545	512	13	140.00–155.00	$148.56	$761	-3.49
560–590	572	5	142.00–152.50	$144.75	$828	+0.85

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–542	518	23	144.00–160.00	$148.97	$772	—
604	604	5	145.00	$145.00	$876	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519–532	525	11	155.00	$155.00	$814	+2.75
652–699	681	8	148.00–149.00	$148.36	$1,010	+5.71
720	720	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,008	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–396	385	13	145.00–162.50	$157.83	$608	—
460–498	490	5	130.00–150.00	$137.00	$671	-18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–328	318	19	145.00–160.00	$155.65	$495	+0.65
360–388	381	23	140.00–154.00	$148.35	$565	-5.88
400–443	425	78	135.00–155.00	$148.85	$633	+0.74
450–498	474	26	135.00–151.00	$140.99	$668	-4.17
500–543	519	26	130.00–140.00	$135.70	$704	-5.59
551–595	575	63	130.00–139.00	$136.57	$785	-0.42
610–645	637	10	128.00–139.00	$135.74	$865	-1.34
680–687	686	20	125.00–135.00	$133.51	$916	+3.93
720–738	729	5	125.00–132.00	$129.00	$940	-5.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	6	168.00	$168.00	$591	+3.93
405–430	425	5	158.00–165.00	$159.33	$677	-9.82
475–498	488	21	150.00–159.00	$153.16	$747	-3.90
515–525	521	21	142.00–149.00	$143.23	$746	-4.94
553–585	571	8	140.00	$140.00	$799	-8.14
602	602	11	140.00	$140.00	$843	-4.22
668	668	19	140.00	$140.00	$935	-7.17
703	703	11	139.50	$139.50	$981	—
880	880	14	133.00	$133.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	328	7	137.50–152.50	$141.47	$464	—
365	365	5	135.00–146.00	$139.40	$509	-3.87
408–425	416	5	120.00–135.00	$129.94	$541	-12.33
523–545	529	5	110.00–125.00	$120.96	$640	—
650–695	686	6	109.00–115.00	$113.72	$780	+2.04
772–773	773	5	100.00	$100.00	$773	-18.99
890–891	891	10	100.00–102.50	$100.25	$893	-9.75
1002–1028	1019	6	85.00–90.00	$86.64	$883	-27.36

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–428	422	5	130.00–138.00	$134.87	$569	-4.63
465–486	482	5	135.00–144.00	$142.26	$686	-6.17
509	509	9	130.00	$130.00	$662	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–490	479	5	127.50–132.50	$131.48	$630	-12.82
606	606	7	133.00	$133.00	$806	-5.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	5	140.00	$140.00	$718	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–528	523	12	130.00–136.00	$134.74	$705	—
560–597	580	14	130.00–143.00	$137.12	$795	-4.26
685–690	689	6	120.00–136.00	$125.16	$862	—
732–737	735	5	115.00–123.00	$118.19	$869	-15.53
791–795	793	9	115.00–117.50	$116.39	$923	—
1052–1078	1062	5	88.00–90.00	$89.19	$947	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–432	429	6	168.00–175.00	$170.35	$731	—
555–575	563	5	144.00–148.00	$145.39	$819	—

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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.