Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

3,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.93/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 725 lb · 433 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.27/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 426 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.07/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 519 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,173 3,336 3,404
Feeder cattle 3,173 3,336 3,404

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves traded 2.00-5.00 higher while heifer calves traded uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Market activity was moderate as buyers were concerned about transporting their purchases through and into areas under winter storm warnings. The USDA’s semi-annual Cattle Report, released Monday, reported Beef Cow Inventories were down 2 percent from a year ago with Beef Heifers weighting over 500 lbs. down 3 percent. Steers over 500 lbs. and the Calf Crop were down 1 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–346 341 12 180.00–192.00 $184.90 $631 -5.90
368–390 376 20 175.00–182.00 $177.76 $668 -3.83
409–445 429 39 170.00–186.00 $176.97 $759 -3.52
454–491 479 76 165.00–182.00 $171.64 $822 -3.16
522–529 value added 524 12 173.00–175.00 $174.33 $913 —
507–545 532 56 163.00–179.00 $168.78 $898 -4.04
565–587 575 70 151.00–167.00 $157.87 $908 -2.19
595 value added 595 8 163.00 $163.00 $970 —
605–645 value added 619 14 152.00–157.50 $155.45 $962 —
602–642 625 55 142.50–159.00 $150.44 $940 +0.60
650–697 677 85 141.00–155.00 $146.29 $990 ±0.00
704–748 725 433 140.00–150.25 $148.93 $1,080 +2.92
750–797 783 17 140.00–146.00 $144.75 $1,133 +0.36
800–843 824 19 132.50–145.00 $140.57 $1,158 -6.08
932 932 9 136.50 $136.50 $1,272 —
985 985 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–445 426 50 189.00–201.00 $196.48 $837 +2.85
456–469 463 14 185.00–188.00 $186.48 $863 -1.03
512–532 524 101 183.00–195.00 $193.92 $1,016 +5.90
555–571 567 48 174.00–186.00 $181.56 $1,029 +6.30
605–649 628 77 160.00–170.00 $167.98 $1,055 +1.39
655–662 657 24 156.00–164.00 $160.53 $1,055 +3.93
734 734 21 157.50 $157.50 $1,156 +9.22
797 value added 797 74 154.75 $154.75 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–475 474 8 150.00–165.00 $159.40 $756 +7.52
504–549 521 36 148.00–160.00 $157.76 $822 +2.60
575–587 577 22 148.00–150.00 $148.28 $856 -0.83
658 658 6 137.00 $137.00 $901 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 11 179.00 $179.00 $788 —
592–597 595 15 150.00–152.50 $151.51 $901 —
607–627 622 12 156.00–158.00 $156.49 $973 +11.49
755–785 778 12 137.00–145.00 $143.06 $1,113 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–440 430 10 155.00–169.00 $160.73 $691 —
576 value added 576 6 160.00 $160.00 $922 —
709 value added 709 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,028 —
841 value added 841 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,177 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 15 150.00 $150.00 $1,101 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–429 418 10 150.00–165.00 $157.92 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–342 328 10 140.00–145.00 $142.39 $467 —
350–395 373 37 140.00–155.00 $150.05 $560 +1.04
400–446 426 117 137.50–155.00 $146.27 $623 -0.77
454–492 476 53 137.00–150.00 $144.24 $687 +0.17
502–536 519 107 130.00–145.00 $139.07 $722 -0.79
550–585 561 61 128.00–141.00 $136.95 $768 +1.46
600–645 626 48 127.00–140.00 $135.74 $850 +0.84
652–698 671 35 120.00–135.00 $131.06 $879 -3.31
704–730 719 22 128.00–136.00 $133.11 $957 -1.34
811–836 826 18 125.00–130.00 $126.99 $1,049 +1.99
954 954 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 326 7 166.00–172.00 $168.53 $549 -0.58
424–441 430 44 157.00–161.00 $159.39 $685 -4.03
455–489 471 94 152.00–162.00 $155.81 $734 +3.35
506–520 value added 512 15 147.00–150.00 $148.78 $762 —
504–541 516 75 147.50–156.00 $150.48 $776 -0.60
555–597 568 62 142.00–146.00 $144.11 $819 +0.66
574 value added 574 5 143.00 $143.00 $821 —
627 value added 627 24 147.00 $147.00 $922 —
615–648 635 52 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $906 -3.95
684 684 8 144.00 $144.00 $985 +1.69
700–703 702 15 138.00 $138.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–397 385 10 135.00–138.00 $136.16 $524 -2.60
432 432 6 135.00 $135.00 $583 -0.97
479–495 483 12 130.00 $130.00 $628 ±0.00
514–549 530 9 120.00–128.00 $123.69 $656 -1.31
603 603 5 118.00 $118.00 $712 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 10 145.00 $145.00 $773 -2.00
643 643 11 144.00 $144.00 $926 —
667 667 18 152.00 $152.00 $1,014 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 146.00 $146.00 $565 —
477 477 6 149.00 $149.00 $711 —
520–545 537 9 132.50–135.00 $134.19 $721 +4.19
672 672 5 138.00 $138.00 $927 +8.00
729 729 12 130.00 $130.00 $948 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 10 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 8 100.00 $100.00 $399 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 478 15 155.00–163.00 $159.58 $763 —
504 504 6 156.00 $156.00 $786 -0.74
554–594 570 32 145.00–155.00 $149.16 $850 —
628 628 5 145.00 $145.00 $911 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–497 488 13 138.00–150.00 $145.80 $712 -3.10
535 535 5 145.00 $145.00 $776 -6.23
568–591 584 14 128.00–139.00 $132.43 $773 -6.16
614–638 621 10 132.50–146.00 $141.84 $881 +2.26
660 660 5 132.50 $132.50 $874 +3.02
759 759 5 120.00 $120.00 $911 +3.00

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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.