Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

4,530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.86/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 630 lb · 223 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.37/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 679 lb · 208 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.58/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 532 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,530 4,548 6,205
Feeder cattle 4,530 4,548 6,205

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with most of the gain on 5 and 6 weight steers. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers traded steady to 3.00 lower with yearling heifers not well tested. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 5 222.50 $222.50 $621 —
305–347 339 17 197.50–205.00 $199.32 $676 —
352–378 369 20 197.00–202.00 $199.32 $735 -6.98
400–446 425 53 192.50–200.00 $197.14 $838 -3.32
462–493 480 22 190.00–195.00 $192.21 $923 -13.67
501–538 521 107 185.00–199.00 $191.39 $997 -8.43
533 thin fleshed 533 8 207.00 $207.00 $1,103 -10.00
550 value added 550 22 188.00 $188.00 $1,034 —
551–572 557 116 175.00–193.00 $186.32 $1,038 +2.37
606–640 622 89 165.00–180.00 $174.60 $1,086 +2.04
636 value added 636 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,126 +10.00
653–694 679 208 162.00–179.00 $167.37 $1,136 +1.15
707–717 711 75 158.00–160.00 $158.73 $1,129 -1.87
844 844 42 152.50 $152.50 $1,287 -3.96
850–871 869 43 152.50–154.00 $152.67 $1,327 -3.86
903 903 62 146.50 $146.50 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–325 325 12 180.00–195.00 $188.75 $613 —
380–392 389 15 185.00–195.00 $188.50 $733 +3.89
410–442 427 37 170.00–187.00 $180.09 $769 -4.80
464–498 476 67 172.00–188.00 $179.47 $854 -1.54
500–548 532 67 167.50–183.00 $177.97 $947 -1.24
552–581 573 53 158.00–173.00 $164.96 $945 +0.11
600–648 630 223 147.00–164.00 $159.86 $1,007 -0.93
667–699 684 120 145.00–160.00 $153.31 $1,049 -4.96
702–745 714 51 145.00–157.00 $152.60 $1,090 -2.64
758–799 776 94 136.00–153.00 $147.21 $1,142 -6.82
818–832 828 17 138.00–149.00 $145.49 $1,205 -6.64
882–897 891 8 146.00 $146.00 $1,301 —
906 906 7 133.50 $133.50 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–433 426 8 167.00–168.00 $167.62 $714 —
455–497 479 20 166.00–170.00 $167.57 $803 +8.68
503–542 519 63 150.00–166.00 $159.08 $826 +3.77
580–599 594 25 151.00–155.00 $153.98 $915 +2.36
637–641 640 9 140.00–145.00 $141.66 $907 +1.06
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–381 372 9 180.00 $180.00 $670 —
488–489 489 8 165.00–181.00 $172.99 $846 -3.33
500–542 519 18 156.00–170.00 $164.01 $851 -9.03
553–590 568 22 150.00–168.00 $156.50 $889 —
632–638 635 11 157.00 $157.00 $997 —
678 678 19 146.50 $146.50 $993 -11.66
738 738 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,100 -1.97
750–760 754 29 141.00–156.00 $149.23 $1,125 -0.77
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 192.50 $192.50 $578 —
370–396 385 14 180.00–186.00 $183.53 $707 —
412–447 430 6 185.00–190.00 $187.40 $806 —
489 489 13 181.00 $181.00 $885 —
575 575 10 159.00 $159.00 $914 +2.86
662 662 5 150.00 $150.00 $993 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–335 329 7 167.50–169.00 $168.34 $554 +2.34
358–393 375 65 162.00–178.00 $168.49 $632 —
402–449 430 58 160.00–169.00 $163.66 $704 -0.80
461–499 484 90 156.00–168.00 $161.38 $781 +1.30
502–548 531 171 153.00–160.00 $157.65 $837 +5.69
538 value added 538 22 157.00 $157.00 $845 —
551–592 568 95 152.00–158.00 $154.93 $880 +3.89
630 value added 630 8 150.00 $150.00 $945 +1.00
604–648 634 126 147.00–156.00 $149.26 $946 -1.82
654–693 672 45 147.00–151.00 $149.09 $1,002 +1.39
705–714 712 14 143.50–146.00 $144.03 $1,025 -3.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 10 163.00 $163.00 $440 —
352–395 373 31 144.00–160.00 $153.75 $573 +1.05
418–445 430 44 145.00–158.00 $152.82 $657 +1.34
450–498 477 80 140.00–154.00 $148.20 $707 +1.18
502–549 524 166 137.00–152.00 $144.47 $757 -1.30
551–599 572 71 130.00–148.00 $139.28 $797 -4.47
602–649 622 94 130.00–145.00 $139.93 $870 -1.24
650–683 665 60 128.00–145.00 $139.24 $926 -2.72
701–717 707 31 128.00–140.00 $136.32 $964 -2.57
773–779 776 14 128.00–137.00 $131.87 $1,023 +1.83
810 810 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 —
894 894 16 131.50 $131.50 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 140.00 $140.00 $461 —
424–449 432 12 135.00–142.50 $139.90 $604 +4.41
470–480 474 7 130.00–135.00 $132.17 $626 -8.87
500–518 513 10 125.00–130.00 $126.46 $649 -3.40
562–585 570 26 125.00–132.50 $129.80 $740 +3.80
703 703 6 120.00 $120.00 $844 —
880 880 5 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
916 916 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,072 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 150.00 $150.00 $524 —
411–432 415 31 147.00–157.00 $154.99 $643 —
483 483 6 135.00 $135.00 $652 —
520–546 540 22 135.00–138.00 $137.34 $742 -5.38
572–590 581 8 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $799 +3.72
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 23 134.00 $134.00 $812 —
758 758 7 136.00 $136.00 $1,031 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 27 155.00 $155.00 $749 +1.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 12 150.00 $150.00 $742 +13.10
514–547 531 11 140.00–145.00 $141.41 $751 —
565–594 582 18 137.00–149.00 $143.37 $834 —
601–632 613 28 140.00–145.00 $143.06 $877 +2.81
652–699 678 10 128.00–130.00 $128.89 $874 -4.11
870 870 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 165.00 $165.00 $686 —
479–490 482 20 160.00–170.00 $166.47 $802 -5.53
514 514 5 158.00 $158.00 $812 +1.50
560–597 587 18 150.00–167.00 $154.56 $907 —
613 613 5 148.00 $148.00 $907 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 6 75.00 $75.00 $527 —
753 753 17 76.00 $76.00 $572 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 8 63.00 $63.00 $396 —

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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.