Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

3,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.55/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 617 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.07/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 479 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.86/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 524 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,336 2,435 3,214
Feeder cattle 3,336 2,435 3,214

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 3.00-6.00 lower while heifer calves traded steady to 4.00 lower. Lightly tested yearling steers and heifers traded steady to firm. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Cattle futures opened the week sharply lower, influenced by the bearish Cattle on Feed report released Friday. Inventories were 1 percent higher and Marketings were slightly higher but Placements were much higher than expected at 6 percent. Driving placement figures higher was an abundance of lighter weight grazing calves going to feed as wheat pastures continue to dry up.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 324 20 180.00–193.00 $190.80 $618 +5.80
365–390 374 8 181.00–182.50 $181.59 $679 —
405–447 423 51 171.00–188.00 $180.49 $763 -1.81
452–499 475 78 165.00–181.00 $174.80 $830 -0.44
506–548 525 64 164.00–181.00 $172.82 $907 -2.02
554–598 584 91 154.00–167.00 $160.06 $935 -3.21
601–648 624 85 139.00–157.00 $149.84 $935 -2.20
653–695 683 34 140.00–155.00 $146.29 $999 -5.33
702–738 726 69 140.00–149.00 $146.01 $1,060 -3.92
780–796 794 72 140.00–145.00 $144.39 $1,146 -2.79
804–835 832 47 146.50–148.00 $146.65 $1,220 —
874–895 893 66 135.00–140.00 $139.48 $1,246 +0.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–331 325 10 207.50–215.00 $210.56 $684 +5.75
358–381 369 26 193.00–196.00 $195.44 $721 -4.44
403–439 423 36 190.00–198.00 $193.63 $819 -8.32
453–497 473 30 184.00–197.00 $187.51 $887 -5.18
503–519 thin fleshed 513 12 205.00–212.00 $208.90 $1,072 —
501–535 522 50 182.50–197.00 $188.02 $981 -6.94
552–556 thin fleshed 554 7 198.00–202.00 $200.29 $1,110 —
579–583 580 27 172.00–176.00 $175.26 $1,017 -6.56
607–632 619 77 160.00–171.00 $166.59 $1,031 -1.65
662–698 692 60 155.00–167.00 $156.60 $1,084 -12.10
700–721 711 12 146.50–150.00 $148.28 $1,054 -5.58
784 784 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,262 +7.75
807–828 820 91 151.00–161.00 $153.33 $1,257 —
868 868 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–383 378 15 165.00–175.00 $168.49 $637 —
405–449 434 17 155.00–165.00 $159.63 $693 —
470–495 482 24 141.00–161.00 $151.88 $732 -13.12
508–548 529 22 153.00–157.00 $155.16 $821 -4.41
550–592 573 37 145.00–155.00 $149.11 $854 +3.77
632 632 5 140.00 $140.00 $885 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–379 371 12 180.00 $180.00 $668 —
508 508 11 173.00 $173.00 $879 —
579 579 5 147.50 $147.50 $854 -20.50
632–633 633 8 144.00–145.00 $144.37 $914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
536 536 5 147.50 $147.50 $791 —
581 581 11 145.00 $145.00 $842 —
846 846 8 118.00 $118.00 $998 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 5 145.00 $145.00 $934 -2.78
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–334 329 8 164.00–178.00 $169.11 $556 +2.11
351–396 381 60 160.00–170.00 $163.75 $624 -1.03
405–429 414 34 159.00–166.00 $163.42 $677 +3.62
460–494 477 85 150.00–160.00 $152.46 $727 -4.21
510–543 525 78 148.00–155.00 $151.08 $793 -2.03
551–594 569 75 141.00–151.00 $143.45 $816 -4.11
601–645 617 113 140.00–152.00 $146.55 $904 -0.09
657–692 676 56 140.00–147.00 $142.31 $962 -2.69
758–771 766 61 139.50–140.50 $139.86 $1,071 +0.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–398 375 23 144.00–152.50 $149.01 $559 +1.63
400–448 428 51 142.00–154.00 $147.04 $629 -2.92
460–498 479 99 138.00–149.00 $144.07 $690 -1.17
500–544 524 97 135.00–145.00 $139.86 $733 -4.87
560–598 575 46 130.00–139.00 $135.49 $779 -5.51
615 value added 615 6 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
604–643 620 74 128.00–138.00 $134.90 $836 -2.66
651–679 659 45 130.00–138.00 $134.37 $885 -6.61
703–749 731 34 125.00–137.00 $134.45 $983 +0.69
752–790 768 34 125.00–135.00 $129.58 $995 —
822 822 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,028 —
1102 1102 6 99.00 $99.00 $1,091 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 152.00 $152.00 $541 —
444 444 5 154.00 $154.00 $684 +10.35
454–492 477 15 132.50–148.00 $141.22 $674 +0.57
509–535 523 17 135.00–149.00 $139.19 $728 —
616–635 622 19 130.00–136.00 $133.66 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–322 309 9 145.00–150.00 $148.26 $458 —
379–388 382 8 138.00–140.00 $138.76 $530 —
418–438 431 9 135.00–138.00 $135.97 $586 —
462–470 465 9 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
549 549 5 125.00 $125.00 $686 —
664 664 5 110.00 $110.00 $730 —
717 717 6 111.00 $111.00 $796 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 130.00 $130.00 $699 -8.10
659 659 5 130.00 $130.00 $857 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 6 147.00 $147.00 $748 -8.00
581 581 5 140.00 $140.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–495 468 10 147.00–153.00 $148.90 $697 —
502–543 529 15 149.00–156.00 $151.23 $800 +16.45
598 598 23 138.00–142.50 $138.59 $829 -3.41
603–634 621 7 139.00–140.00 $139.58 $867 —
654–698 671 17 125.00–135.00 $129.48 $869 —
769 769 5 117.00 $117.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 180.00 $180.00 $700 —
401 401 5 173.00 $173.00 $694 —
526–531 528 13 150.00–161.00 $156.74 $828 -8.26
621 621 5 145.00 $145.00 $900 —

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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.