Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

3,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.83/cwt -11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 522 lb · 222 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.33/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 667 lb · 147 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.36/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 577 lb · 138 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,556	3,447	6,277
Feeder cattle	3,556	3,447	6,277

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded 4.00-8.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The Feeder and Live Cattle Futures gained some ground today but not as much as the previous week's losses. Input cost continue to be a big concern for buyers which resulted in lower cash prices this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439–446	443	11	201.00–214.00	$209.32	$927	-21.98
453–490	473	95	197.50–213.00	$204.67	$968	-13.18
502–548	522	222	190.00–208.00	$198.83	$1,038	-11.03
550–571	563	59	183.00–198.00	$189.35	$1,066	-9.09
602–628	618	54	177.00–190.00	$182.68	$1,129	-10.29
650–692	667	147	165.00–174.00	$167.33	$1,116	-4.92
709–735	719	45	154.00–158.00	$155.36	$1,117	-9.01
755	755	21	150.00	$150.00	$1,132	-7.61
813	813	68	145.00	$145.00	$1,179	-3.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–313	307	15	182.00–195.00	$189.06	$580	-11.30
353–397	386	36	177.50–194.00	$179.86	$694	-18.82
413–447	428	18	175.00–197.50	$185.86	$795	-12.38
450–498	478	50	175.00–187.50	$180.98	$865	-13.08
502–549	526	76	167.00–187.50	$178.65	$940	-9.04
551–596	573	92	167.00–184.00	$176.57	$1,012	-3.73
612–647	631	20	166.00–173.00	$168.61	$1,064	+0.16
651–692	667	123	151.00–164.00	$157.19	$1,048	-1.00
702–748	725	126	140.00–153.00	$148.10	$1,074	-6.91
762–797	788	19	135.00–145.00	$139.32	$1,098	-7.73
802–829	811	59	130.00–140.00	$136.86	$1,110	-4.76
866–897	883	49	130.00–138.00	$131.46	$1,161	—
1035	1035	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,294	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–390	389	6	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$671	-10.01
422–446	433	27	155.00–175.00	$165.89	$718	-13.27
509–510	509	7	160.00	$160.00	$814	-8.46
564–584	580	45	157.50–164.00	$158.76	$921	+22.84
610–625	618	6	144.00–153.00	$148.45	$917	-0.82
685–688	686	8	139.00–140.00	$139.38	$956	—
904	904	10	126.50	$126.50	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	8	165.00	$165.00	$619	-7.50
601–638	615	19	145.00–150.00	$147.20	$905	—
709	709	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,028	—
805	805	23	139.00	$139.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–331	325	8	165.00–168.00	$166.47	$541	—
381	381	5	160.00	$160.00	$610	—
408–425	418	27	149.00–164.00	$153.87	$643	—
531	531	5	130.00	$130.00	$690	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	6	191.00	$191.00	$928	—
524	524	11	187.00	$187.00	$980	-13.00
691	691	17	164.00	$164.00	$1,133	-2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	5	167.00	$167.00	$803	—
504	504	6	160.00	$160.00	$806	—
625	625	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,075	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–389	385	18	153.00–162.50	$156.62	$603	-4.70
403–445	425	53	145.00–160.00	$151.21	$643	-12.09
456–499	479	105	145.00–161.00	$152.96	$733	-5.61
505–539	523	110	138.00–156.00	$151.86	$794	-2.25
553–598	577	138	136.00–145.00	$141.36	$816	-5.22
609–648	627	99	135.00–145.00	$139.65	$876	-5.12
655–694	674	54	133.00–140.50	$138.77	$935	-4.21
705–712	709	37	134.00–135.00	$134.43	$953	-5.42
759–795	779	69	120.00–133.50	$130.47	$1,016	-2.36
805–833	821	21	116.00–129.50	$125.59	$1,031	-3.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	5	176.00	$176.00	$630	+3.18
420–444	432	84	168.00–184.50	$174.60	$754	+1.93
450–498	478	26	163.00–169.00	$164.46	$786	-5.91
503–528	517	55	157.00–174.00	$162.71	$841	-1.28
551–575	561	67	150.00–155.00	$152.59	$856	-10.47
600–646	625	43	146.00–156.00	$149.39	$934	-8.96
674	674	19	142.00	$142.00	$957	-10.86
703–723	708	22	137.00–138.00	$137.72	$975	-15.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–333	329	15	140.00–150.00	$148.09	$487	—
361–394	374	43	145.00–156.00	$150.21	$562	+0.21
407–438	412	17	139.00–142.50	$139.66	$575	+4.66
454–465	460	12	135.00–145.00	$139.63	$642	-5.35
518–542	535	13	132.50–138.00	$133.90	$716	-7.74
592–596	594	10	130.00–138.00	$134.79	$801	-0.45

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–292	278	24	170.00–185.00	$175.14	$487	—
356–369	363	20	162.00–172.50	$167.34	$607	—
492	492	14	145.00	$145.00	$713	-4.00
669–678	672	9	135.00–137.00	$135.67	$912	—
703	703	9	132.00	$132.00	$928	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	10	175.00	$175.00	$710	+1.00
538	538	16	158.00	$158.00	$850	—
669	669	11	140.00	$140.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–387	383	12	135.00	$135.00	$517	—
475–494	485	21	130.00–134.00	$132.13	$641	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
400–441	423	7	160.00–163.00	$161.79	$684	—
533	533	7	141.00	$141.00	$752	-31.46
552–579	561	19	131.00–148.00	$142.45	$799	—
648	648	6	143.00	$143.00	$927	—
723	723	7	100.00	$100.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	16	163.50	$163.50	$757	—
512–539	524	18	150.00–168.00	$159.87	$838	—
581	581	7	150.00	$150.00	$872	—

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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.