Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	950	1,351	769
Slaughter cattle	530	747	395
Replacement cattle	420	604	374

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Wet and cold conditions kept receipts lower as muddy lots made hauling difficult. The USDA's Cold Storage Report released last week reported Beef in freezers was 3 percent higher than last month but down 1 percent from a year ago.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1185	851	85-90%	19	14.00–31.00	$23.73	$202	-4.28
770–1355	932	85-90%	44	35.00–43.00	$39.90	$372	—
770–1535	1055	85-90%	77	42.00–49.00	$46.00	$485	-4.74
910–1390	1133	85-90%	53	50.00–55.00	$52.01	$589	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1610	1183	80-85%	108	52.00–58.00	$54.59	$646	+4.80
975–1380	1215	80-85%	43	44.00–52.50	$49.91	$606	-4.14
1000–1390	1239	80-85%	19	58.00–66.00	$60.45	$749	+6.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1690	1394	75-80%	20	45.00–54.00	$51.21	$714	-0.42
1205–1605	1425	75-80%	60	54.00–62.00	$57.35	$817	+0.85
1290–1735	1557	75-80%	23	62.00–67.00	$64.87	$1,010	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1765	1474	20	60.00–75.00	$69.59	$1,026	-10.34
1385–2300	1775	25	76.00–85.00	$80.88	$1,436	—
1510–2295	1857	12	86.00–96.00	$90.28	$1,676	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
702–946	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	92.50–103.00	$100.97	$892
845–1420	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	65.00–93.00	$81.34	$899

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1070	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	50.00–67.50	$58.97	$563

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1450	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	53.00–67.00	$61.35	$698

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–1050	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–95.00	$75.50	$660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1273	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	875.00–950.00	$920.29
1050–1625	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	950.00–1,200.00	$1,044.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1225	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$742.50
1110–1200	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	650.00–750.00	$713.47
958–1405	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	600.00–925.00	$815.14

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1035	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	500.00–750.00	$603.69
825–1215	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	425.00–800.00	$666.60
955–1110	1054	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	525.00–775.00	$632.76

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
848–1290	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	775.00–1,050.00	$873.93
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–792	729	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	275.00–525.00	$385.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1380	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	52.00–68.00	$57.03	$714

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1025	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	44.00–54.00	$48.35	$433

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–892	752	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	525.00–725.00	$647.51

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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
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1100–1310	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,075.00	—
1285–1325	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,183.33	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1035	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,050.00	$900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1112	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.