Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

2,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $232.29/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 561 lb · 163 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $184.88/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 531 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.33/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 576 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,279 2,484 1,676
Feeder cattle 2,279 2,484 1,676

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steer calves were 2.00-5.00 higher and heifers calves were steady to 4.00 lower. Yearlings were not well tested, Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts were lighter than expected due to morning and afternoon rains across the area. Feeder and Live Cattle Future Contracts traded mixed while Corn Futures traded lower. The USDA's Cattle on Feed Report released Friday had Inventories down 4 percent, Placements down 7 percent and Marketings down 5 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–346 324 22 247.50–260.00 $251.96 $816 -13.36
379 379 8 260.00 $260.00 $985 +8.57
412 thin fleshed 412 8 277.00 $277.00 $1,141 —
414–448 425 45 247.50–267.50 $253.75 $1,078 +2.34
452–498 481 70 242.50–257.50 $250.34 $1,204 +3.52
502–548 529 76 236.00–255.00 $242.42 $1,282 -1.15
557–581 561 163 227.50–238.00 $232.29 $1,303 -3.67
617–643 625 57 218.00–230.00 $224.96 $1,406 +2.86
652–695 669 70 200.00–209.00 $204.69 $1,369 -3.09
808 808 22 176.00 $176.00 $1,422 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–321 312 12 235.00–237.50 $236.50 $738 —
360–397 392 25 233.00–240.00 $234.62 $920 -0.74
408–448 429 24 222.50–240.00 $231.99 $995 -1.35
458–490 479 28 228.00–240.00 $234.08 $1,121 +10.79
504–541 529 65 220.00–232.50 $226.99 $1,201 +5.35
555–598 574 57 215.00–227.50 $222.68 $1,278 +5.72
618–633 626 19 190.00–210.00 $201.04 $1,259 +7.52
668–698 691 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,313 +0.27
708–743 729 31 175.00–190.00 $185.43 $1,352 +4.24
755–756 756 6 175.00–180.00 $178.33 $1,348 +6.50
827–840 829 11 168.00–174.00 $172.90 $1,433 +3.00
902 902 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,470 —
1064 1064 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,490 -6.51
1288 1288 18 133.00 $133.00 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 210.00 $210.00 $762 -10.00
453–486 467 20 202.50–217.50 $212.32 $992 —
529–536 532 11 185.00–205.00 $192.33 $1,023 —
577 577 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,108 -3.00
849 849 8 133.00 $133.00 $1,129 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,267 —
602 602 14 222.00 $222.00 $1,336 -1.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 212.50 $212.50 $888 —
623–642 634 7 172.50–189.00 $179.45 $1,138 -3.05
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 235.00 $235.00 $898 —
536 536 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,152 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 9 180.00 $180.00 $817 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 6 145.00 $145.00 $954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–346 329 18 202.50 $202.50 $666 +4.05
366–395 377 16 200.00–210.00 $206.22 $777 +9.14
403–447 418 43 185.00–207.50 $198.02 $828 -12.75
467–499 476 29 180.00–202.50 $185.34 $882 -19.72
502–548 531 109 180.00–188.00 $184.88 $982 -5.45
553–598 576 107 175.00–189.00 $183.33 $1,056 -4.20
602–649 622 36 167.50–175.00 $172.90 $1,075 -0.11
667–677 673 35 165.00–175.00 $170.59 $1,148 +2.23
706–716 708 21 160.00–173.00 $169.87 $1,203 +8.64
827 827 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,108 —
951 951 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–312 303 13 230.00–232.50 $231.71 $702 —
354–398 382 41 215.00–227.50 $218.51 $835 -1.49
404–440 421 68 210.00–222.50 $214.65 $904 -3.14
455–490 476 41 205.00–213.00 $209.36 $997 -6.81
505–526 512 55 197.00–212.50 $207.25 $1,061 +0.58
557 557 28 194.00 $194.00 $1,081 -4.37
600–611 603 14 182.50–184.00 $183.57 $1,107 -0.18
711 711 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,244 —
755–762 757 13 169.00 $169.00 $1,279 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 6 187.50 $187.50 $572 +6.39
454–470 462 10 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $797 —
620–638 623 16 140.00–150.00 $141.92 $884 -18.84
659 659 13 150.00 $150.00 $988 +1.20
795 795 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,026 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 8 139.00 $139.00 $810 —
681 681 12 120.00 $120.00 $817 —
732 732 6 120.00 $120.00 $878 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 7 202.50 $202.50 $812 —
475 475 5 192.00 $192.00 $912 —
558–574 563 12 169.00–185.00 $179.57 $1,011 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 6 155.00 $155.00 $840 —
556 556 6 147.50 $147.50 $820 —
711 711 5 120.00 $120.00 $853 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 200.00 $200.00 $898 —
592 592 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,095 -1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 200.00 $200.00 $916 —
530 530 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,034 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–342 339 5 237.50–240.00 $238.51 $809 —
433–445 438 5 238.00–242.50 $239.83 $1,050 —
452–470 460 17 221.00–232.00 $226.72 $1,043 —
552–575 560 14 210.00–214.00 $211.40 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–592 582 6 185.00–197.00 $191.10 $1,112 +5.36
690–697 694 5 160.00–177.50 $166.96 $1,159 +2.82
895–898 897 7 112.50–132.50 $123.94 $1,112 -0.57

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 10 137.00 $137.00 $611 —
564 564 7 137.00 $137.00 $773 —

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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.