Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

1,351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,351	940	1,209
Slaughter cattle	747	530	742
Replacement cattle	604	410	467

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply. This was the largest Wednesday run for the year as concerns about pasture conditions and colder weather brought many to town.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1040	854	85-90%	11	23.00–30.00	$28.01	$239	+1.18
730–1230	889	85-90%	44	32.00–41.00	$37.95	$337	+11.12
710–1380	1033	85-90%	160	41.00–48.00	$45.49	$470	+8.48
835–1355	1054	85-90%	69	48.00–56.00	$50.74	$535	+5.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1290	1164	80-85%	20	57.00–67.00	$60.49	$704	+12.74
1000–1395	1193	80-85%	68	47.00–52.00	$49.79	$594	-9.62
1010–1390	1222	80-85%	115	52.00–57.50	$54.05	$660	+0.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1685	1387	75-80%	70	47.00–54.00	$51.63	$716	+3.28
1190–1690	1431	75-80%	73	54.00–61.00	$56.50	$809	+1.23
1305–1820	1520	75-80%	21	61.00–67.00	$63.60	$967	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1510	1298	14	69.00–75.00	$72.47	$941	—
1025–2125	1482	53	74.00–86.00	$79.93	$1,185	+11.97
1220–2120	1697	24	85.00–98.00	$90.02	$1,528	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
894	894	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	60.00	$60.00	$536
840–1090	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	48.00–65.00	$57.37	$556

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–1095	852	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	80.00–111.00	$97.35	$829
555–1363	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	66.00–92.50	$79.92	$845

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1330	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	47.50–68.00	$56.48	$632

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–1045	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	66.00–82.50	$72.68	$635

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1170	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	700.00–900.00	$866.00
990–1425	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	600.00–975.00	$842.57
1140–1410	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	650.00–875.00	$785.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1430	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	900.00–1,050.00	$979.57
1000–1615	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	975.00–1,200.00	$1,053.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–980	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	500.00–675.00	$643.17
755–1175	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	400.00–750.00	$593.17
850–1335	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	400.00–700.00	$572.09

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	800.00–1,025.00	$891.55
1030–1275	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$850.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1295	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	52.00–58.00	$54.22	$682

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1229	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1050	959	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	54.00–56.00	$54.20	$520

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–874	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	300.00–425.00	$357.82

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–875	819	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	750.00–800.00	$769.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	500.00–650.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1475	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,370.00	+191.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175–1425	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,520.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1395	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,100.00	$1,016.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1050	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–1,075.00	$860.00	-115.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–950	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	450.00–600.00	$518.75	—

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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.