Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

2,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.31/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 570 lb · 145 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.36/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 567 lb · 119 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.73/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 632 lb · 110 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,815	3,556	3,208
Feeder cattle	2,815	3,556	3,208

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher while heavier weight steers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–342	333	8	205.00–220.00	$214.22	$713	—
388–399	394	9	208.00–213.00	$210.81	$831	—
417–442	430	28	199.00–214.00	$207.02	$890	-2.30
462 thin fleshed	462	10	224.00	$224.00	$1,035	—
474–495	487	32	197.50–210.00	$203.99	$993	-0.68
504–545	524	87	196.00–209.00	$202.05	$1,059	+3.22
553–590	567	119	184.00–199.00	$190.36	$1,079	+1.01
602–649	632	110	176.00–189.00	$182.73	$1,155	+0.05
650–696	670	76	168.00–181.00	$174.07	$1,166	+6.74
701–735	720	46	156.50–166.00	$159.31	$1,147	+3.95
755–761	760	26	152.00–154.00	$153.77	$1,169	+3.77
825–840	827	21	146.50–149.00	$146.86	$1,215	+1.86
876	876	9	144.00	$144.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–336	327	19	190.00–200.00	$194.95	$637	+5.89
382–391	388	15	184.00–188.00	$186.00	$722	+6.14
418–440	433	26	185.00–192.50	$188.27	$815	+2.41
455–499	479	37	175.00–192.50	$184.51	$884	+3.53
501–548	527	63	169.00–184.00	$176.06	$928	-2.59
550–598	566	51	165.00–180.00	$172.61	$977	-3.96
602–646	619	93	157.00–174.00	$167.75	$1,038	-0.86
655–699	672	38	154.00–159.00	$156.34	$1,051	-0.85
735–747	741	10	154.50–155.00	$154.75	$1,147	+6.65
753–790	773	36	140.00–151.00	$146.54	$1,133	+7.22
813–849	837	9	139.00–140.00	$139.68	$1,169	+2.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–431	417	16	173.00–180.00	$176.72	$737	+10.83
452–497	485	26	152.50–171.00	$160.04	$776	—
500–549	519	34	161.00–169.00	$164.11	$852	+4.11
555–587	573	32	150.00–165.00	$159.60	$915	+0.84
605–638	624	7	148.00–154.00	$150.49	$939	+2.04

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	6	170.00	$170.00	$690	—
500–544	531	10	163.00–165.00	$163.57	$869	—
557	557	7	163.00	$163.00	$908	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	5	161.00	$161.00	$839	+1.00
617–624	622	11	166.00–168.00	$167.46	$1,042	-4.54

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–427	424	14	192.50–205.00	$202.39	$858	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–431	423	14	157.00–165.00	$159.86	$676	+5.99

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713	713	6	158.00	$158.00	$1,127	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–336	335	11	172.50–175.00	$173.86	$582	—
364	364	5	170.00	$170.00	$619	-6.00
407–436	425	54	167.00–183.00	$175.40	$745	+0.80
454–493	472	60	166.00–172.00	$170.15	$803	+5.69
508–545	528	92	155.00–168.00	$161.26	$851	-1.45
550–596	570	145	149.00–158.00	$154.31	$880	+1.72
602–640	625	64	148.00–154.00	$149.90	$937	+0.51
650	650	14	147.00	$147.00	$956	+5.00
706–734	717	87	136.00–144.00	$139.97	$1,004	+2.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–338	317	7	150.00–157.50	$153.42	$486	—
375–398	391	36	152.00–165.00	$156.04	$610	-0.58
401–447	425	61	150.00–167.00	$157.84	$671	+6.63
453–498	472	72	145.00–160.00	$153.76	$726	+0.80
500–547	526	88	135.00–153.00	$146.85	$772	-5.01
550–599	571	95	132.50–148.00	$140.75	$804	-0.61
614–645	633	30	133.00–142.50	$138.60	$877	-1.05
652–690	672	49	125.00–143.00	$135.77	$912	-3.00
719–744	731	14	120.00–137.00	$130.39	$953	-4.04
751–789	771	33	116.00–133.00	$127.02	$979	-3.45

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	152.00	$152.00	$783	—
555	555	7	151.50	$151.50	$841	—
701	701	17	138.00	$138.00	$967	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–482	470	8	140.00–155.00	$149.23	$701	+4.23
507–543	530	8	130.00–135.00	$133.20	$706	—
719	719	9	131.00	$131.00	$942	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	145.00	$145.00	$573	-5.21
515–535	526	7	125.00–130.00	$127.90	$673	-6.00
783	783	9	115.00	$115.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	13	107.50	$107.50	$545	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	7	174.00	$174.00	$764	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	5	169.00	$169.00	$686	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	140.00	$140.00	$547	-20.00
448	448	5	135.00	$135.00	$605	-26.79
533	533	9	132.50	$132.50	$706	-8.50
652–682	671	16	136.00–143.00	$137.91	$925	—
706	706	5	134.00	$134.00	$946	+34.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	5	175.00	$175.00	$789	+11.50
512–520	516	13	153.00–155.00	$154.08	$795	-5.79
558–595	572	11	150.00–151.00	$150.27	$860	+0.27
626	626	5	145.00	$145.00	$908	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	9	110.00	$110.00	$672	—

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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.