Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

3,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.14/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 621 lb · 264 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.17/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 683 lb · 210 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.18/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 526 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,929 3,649 1,781
Feeder cattle 3,929 3,649 1,781

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Spring like temperatures has gotten the grass to turn green and spring flowers to bloom. Additional buyers ringside kept the market active with several attractive packages of stocker calves in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–332 328 8 245.00–265.00 $251.89 $826 +7.07
365–391 384 21 232.50–247.50 $238.34 $915 -4.05
407–448 426 68 227.00–250.00 $236.26 $1,006 +2.30
451–452 thin fleshed 451 7 247.50–250.00 $248.93 $1,123 —
451–490 470 80 222.50–244.00 $237.35 $1,116 +7.48
507–546 523 134 217.50–238.00 $226.30 $1,184 +3.25
552–595 577 98 205.00–221.00 $212.95 $1,229 -3.62
600–648 621 264 195.00–219.00 $204.14 $1,268 +0.92
650–699 668 118 187.00–208.00 $192.72 $1,287 +7.72
706–738 720 125 185.00–196.00 $188.09 $1,354 -2.11
789 789 9 183.00–184.00 $183.44 $1,447 +3.15
803–822 808 90 175.50–178.00 $176.18 $1,424 -2.97
819–840 value added 826 15 174.00–175.00 $174.66 $1,443 -6.34
919 919 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 200.00 $200.00 $696 —
357–388 373 20 200.00–223.00 $215.21 $803 -11.59
403–426 422 32 200.00–225.00 $215.84 $911 +3.66
456–488 470 89 197.50–220.00 $212.28 $998 +7.86
508–549 531 124 197.50–215.00 $209.82 $1,114 +2.47
552–593 570 98 190.00–204.00 $196.64 $1,121 -1.64
627–648 642 70 181.00–192.00 $189.64 $1,217 +7.91
661–698 688 120 170.00–185.00 $181.45 $1,248 +0.73
701 value added 701 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,199 —
700–738 721 29 167.00–178.00 $173.93 $1,254 -2.95
772–798 781 24 160.00–180.00 $173.86 $1,358 +1.67
806–828 820 22 163.00–171.00 $168.75 $1,384 +1.40
874–881 876 76 161.50–169.00 $163.68 $1,434 -1.78
910–944 926 27 161.00–166.50 $164.93 $1,527 -7.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–598 579 8 161.00–180.00 $168.36 $975 -19.14
649 649 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,071 -5.90
676 676 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,115 —
706 706 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,059 -7.30
835 835 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,252 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 205.00 $205.00 $861 —
462–472 465 15 212.50–215.00 $214.32 $997 +15.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,319 —
674 674 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,308 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 217.50 $217.50 $707 —
352–376 364 10 217.00–220.00 $218.45 $795 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 160.00 $160.00 $610 —
482 482 8 175.00 $175.00 $844 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,273 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 202.50 $202.50 $648 -15.82
363–395 380 30 200.00–210.00 $208.41 $792 +7.79
400–449 418 89 197.50–215.00 $206.63 $864 +10.11
450–492 468 116 191.00–203.00 $198.75 $930 +4.92
507–548 526 182 184.00–197.50 $191.18 $1,006 +2.32
551–587 563 47 178.00–189.00 $184.09 $1,036 +4.65
619 value added 619 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,102 —
602–645 621 117 172.00–181.00 $177.41 $1,102 -1.18
660–696 683 210 168.00–174.00 $171.17 $1,169 -1.29
737 value added 737 9 168.00 $168.00 $1,238 —
817 817 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 7 190.00 $190.00 $580 —
352–383 375 15 172.50–182.50 $178.80 $670 —
408–437 421 37 177.50–192.50 $185.63 $782 +1.83
453–499 487 59 177.50–188.00 $182.77 $890 +0.46
504–548 533 75 172.50–182.50 $178.38 $951 +1.33
590–597 593 25 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $1,028 -0.73
600–644 622 123 165.00–174.00 $168.18 $1,046 -0.86
658–688 670 62 156.00–167.00 $162.10 $1,086 +0.61
705–748 719 27 150.00–166.00 $156.31 $1,124 -2.76
778 778 25 162.50 $162.50 $1,264 +7.87
815–835 826 7 142.00–143.00 $142.42 $1,176 -13.57
856 856 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–425 422 19 174.00–177.50 $174.53 $737 +5.53
453–498 465 16 150.00–170.00 $164.01 $763 +4.01
508–548 523 20 150.00–160.00 $153.20 $801 —
564–593 577 9 142.50–145.00 $143.86 $830 -8.56
657 657 5 137.50 $137.50 $903 —
722–731 726 20 130.00–145.00 $138.03 $1,002 —
802–803 803 18 125.00 $125.00 $1,004 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–429 419 34 197.50–207.00 $203.76 $854 —
500 500 5 183.00 $183.00 $915 —
650 650 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,131 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 10 195.00 $195.00 $825 -0.33
697 697 31 170.00 $170.00 $1,185 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–309 307 14 162.50–167.50 $164.30 $504 —
388 388 5 160.00 $160.00 $621 —
518 518 6 165.00 $165.00 $855 -7.78
595 595 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,006 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–590 578 13 165.00–176.00 $169.32 $979 -8.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 11 173.00 $173.00 $908 -5.97
554–596 580 21 155.00–172.50 $161.67 $938 +7.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–487 482 6 205.00–222.50 $213.66 $1,030 +11.45
550–587 570 13 175.00–195.00 $184.51 $1,052 —

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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.