Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,096	1,044	1,217
Slaughter cattle	682	762	468
Replacement cattle	414	282	749

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–990	771	85-90%	11	10.00–30.00	$20.95	$162	—
620–1180	969	85-90%	53	30.00–38.00	$34.97	$339	+8.19
645–1270	1039	85-90%	158	39.00–47.00	$43.02	$447	-8.84
880–1210	1101	85-90%	46	47.00–54.00	$49.98	$550	+4.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1290	1116	80-85%	21	40.00–49.00	$46.11	$515	-15.57
1035–1425	1148	80-85%	117	48.00–55.00	$51.27	$589	—
1080–1455	1245	80-85%	32	55.00–62.00	$57.25	$713	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1745	1412	75-80%	49	40.00–53.00	$49.24	$695	-7.79
1185–1780	1417	75-80%	66	53.00–58.00	$54.70	$775	-2.33
1195–1900	1448	75-80%	51	58.00–73.00	$62.42	$904	+5.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1870	1452	13	54.00–73.00	$67.87	$985	—
1225–2010	1665	39	72.50–85.00	$80.66	$1,343	—
1390–2145	1888	18	85.00–96.00	$90.58	$1,710	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–950	809	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	103.00–117.00	$111.73	$904
760–1575	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	70.00–86.00	$75.03	$845

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–1180	941	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	43.00–66.00	$54.70	$515

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–960	893	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	72.50–96.00	$91.88	$820
815–1115	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	65.00–84.00	$68.17	$631

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1330	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	45.00–66.00	$58.55	$649

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1160	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00–1,000.00	$934.73
1199–1312	1247	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	825.00–850.00	$838.73
1070–1685	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	900.00–1,200.00	$1,016.22

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1175	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	400.00–725.00	$591.44
920–1010	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	400.00–550.00	$479.90
860–1105	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	450.00–775.00	$618.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1435	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–800.00	$769.56
1110–1570	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	575.00–875.00	$817.04

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1095	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$866.77
890–1295	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	800.00–1,025.00	$896.33

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–975	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	150.00–400.00	$322.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
732–1205	871	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,050.00	$896.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–685	671	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	600.00–700.00	$645.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1108–1325	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,100.00	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–955	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–975.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1293	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-275.00

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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.