Cattle Market Pulse

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

4,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $312.65/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 626 lb · 279 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.33/cwt +15.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 567 lb · 202 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $303.09/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 661 lb · 195 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,071 2,930 2,201
Feeder cattle 4,071 2,930 2,201

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Single-digit temperatures helped to solid up the ground enabling producers to get calves to town. The offering included several large drafts with the largest draft being 146 head of 971 lb. of mixed steers which brought 234.75/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–337 335 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,390 —
352–396 379 22 395.00–402.50 $397.34 $1,506 -6.94
413–442 428 55 382.50–401.00 $393.39 $1,684 -27.65
450–492 469 67 355.00–375.00 $363.95 $1,707 -3.75
500–545 523 158 348.00–373.00 $356.28 $1,863 +6.47
542 value added 542 25 347.00 $347.00 $1,881 —
550–568 559 118 317.00–340.00 $330.98 $1,850 -4.53
579 value added 579 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,830 —
615 value added 615 19 315.00 $315.00 $1,937 —
602–646 627 260 297.00–331.00 $312.48 $1,959 +1.05
651–673 661 195 289.00–314.00 $303.09 $2,003 -0.33
704–743 724 136 267.50–276.00 $270.85 $1,961 -12.60
753–795 771 99 260.00–273.00 $265.69 $2,048 +3.77
800–848 815 173 253.00–279.00 $264.14 $2,153 +9.47
852–870 855 74 250.00–260.00 $258.35 $2,209 +8.35
971 971 146 234.75 $234.75 $2,279 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,256 —
388–396 392 18 365.00–390.00 $382.41 $1,499 +16.51
423–448 441 34 350.00–372.50 $360.65 $1,590 +11.27
443 value added 443 11 362.00 $362.00 $1,604 —
468–497 485 36 325.00–342.50 $337.27 $1,636 +3.70
512 unweaned 512 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,572 —
504–545 525 71 310.00–342.00 $326.33 $1,713 +6.96
553–596 573 98 287.50–315.00 $304.32 $1,744 -1.93
615 unweaned 615 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 —
615–642 631 101 283.00–295.00 $288.38 $1,820 +7.42
651–696 674 42 260.00–282.50 $273.69 $1,845 +0.22
719–740 733 47 252.50–265.00 $260.90 $1,912 -0.43
752–766 760 28 257.00–258.00 $257.58 $1,958 +4.54
848 848 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,900 —
1001–1028 1007 14 220.00–225.00 $223.91 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,280 —
515–538 530 15 300.00–302.50 $300.81 $1,594 +16.29
614–648 623 8 265.00–267.50 $265.65 $1,655 —
735 735 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 —
1211 1211 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,998 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,830 +7.50
697 697 6 282.00 $282.00 $1,966 —
742 742 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,989 +3.00
788 788 13 247.50 $247.50 $1,950 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
773 773 12 260.00 $260.00 $2,010 —
908 908 21 246.00 $246.00 $2,234 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–524 519 12 332.50–337.50 $334.56 $1,736 +3.56
582 582 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,717 -5.00
664 664 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,357 +40.12
357–396 373 22 342.50–370.00 $353.23 $1,318 -7.69
403–433 423 51 327.50–360.00 $339.89 $1,438 -0.19
431 value added 431 14 335.00 $335.00 $1,444 —
456–486 468 141 317.00–347.50 $333.48 $1,561 +5.49
500–546 517 149 295.00–324.00 $308.84 $1,597 -9.78
550–591 value added 562 42 277.50–300.00 $293.24 $1,648 —
550–586 568 160 287.00–300.50 $297.14 $1,688 +14.20
600–644 615 194 270.00–290.00 $277.86 $1,709 +4.49
650–693 676 121 262.50–270.00 $267.61 $1,809 -2.47
700–746 713 28 256.00–261.00 $259.60 $1,851 —
761–787 776 36 245.00–257.50 $254.62 $1,976 +8.61
802–838 806 37 236.00–245.00 $243.99 $1,967 —
957 957 10 206.00 $206.00 $1,971 —
1103 1103 26 189.00 $189.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–349 336 11 315.00–325.00 $317.07 $1,065 —
352–388 375 22 330.00–337.50 $335.37 $1,258 +16.60
402–449 424 32 310.00–325.00 $316.73 $1,343 +2.99
452 unweaned 452 8 297.50 $297.50 $1,345 —
466–492 480 29 277.50–305.00 $288.00 $1,382 -17.37
518–548 542 42 275.00–293.00 $281.83 $1,528 -5.96
557–579 565 46 272.50–285.00 $280.30 $1,584 +9.18
597 value added 597 8 273.00 $273.00 $1,630 —
606–618 611 23 256.00–262.00 $258.38 $1,579 -0.31
658–698 673 26 246.00–252.00 $249.68 $1,680 -7.58
704–737 724 22 235.00–253.00 $245.83 $1,780 +2.55
767–782 773 12 225.00–230.00 $227.11 $1,756 -2.89
1002 1002 10 207.00 $207.00 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,037 —
461 461 6 262.50 $262.50 $1,210 -13.49
535 535 6 262.50 $262.50 $1,404 +6.41
599 599 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,498 —
996 996 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,853 +35.37
1006 1006 27 145.00 $145.00 $1,459 -3.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–349 342 14 292.50–315.00 $303.50 $1,038 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654–676 664 11 267.50–285.00 $275.60 $1,830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,342 —
434 434 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,454 —
472 472 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,569 —
556 556 8 312.50 $312.50 $1,738 +15.80
640 640 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,709 —
670–692 685 6 255.00–260.00 $258.37 $1,770 -4.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,361 —
455 455 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 -1.54
562–593 572 9 267.50–282.50 $272.68 $1,560 -1.89
882 882 5 212.50 $212.50 $1,874 —

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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.