Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

1,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,119	1,096	1,272
Slaughter cattle	544	682	699
Replacement cattle	575	414	573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1150	1130	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,450.88	—
1325–1542	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,969.95	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1315	882	85-90%	15	10.00–28.00	$22.18	$196	—
845–1260	983	85-90%	24	46.00–53.00	$49.05	$482	+14.08
625–1410	1016	85-90%	50	30.00–38.00	$34.20	$347	-8.82
765–1420	1132	85-90%	84	38.00–46.00	$41.01	$464	-8.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1605	1330	75-80%	53	40.00–50.00	$46.60	$620	—
1230–1860	1419	75-80%	89	49.50–57.00	$52.16	$740	-2.54
1515–1725	1539	75-80%	13	57.00–65.00	$58.29	$897	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1325	1170	80-85%	23	42.00–45.00	$44.21	$517	—
1005–1385	1205	80-85%	88	46.00–54.00	$49.61	$598	—
1070–1340	1286	80-85%	21	55.00–62.00	$57.13	$735	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1565	1426	17	61.00–75.00	$68.33	$974	—
1280–2165	1711	29	77.00–83.00	$80.12	$1,371	—
1625–2215	1832	18	83.00–95.00	$88.14	$1,615	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1130	962	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	41.00–63.00	$56.11	$540

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1475	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	45.00–59.00	$51.42	$660

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–935	896	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	85.00–92.00	$85.74	$768
845–1040	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	75.00–95.00	$90.23	$920

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1190	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	65.00–87.00	$71.04	$651

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
792–1200	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	500.00–775.00	$646.96
645–1235	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	400.00–800.00	$665.29
865–1120	1049	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	325.00–575.00	$526.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1154–1655	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	925.00–1,175.00	$1,013.63
1360–1500	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	875.00–930.00	$922.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1122	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–650.00	$633.96
1010–1275	1176	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	400.00–775.00	$757.16
1120–1420	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	625.00–950.00	$820.25

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054–1085	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	875.00–900.00	$893.88
925–1265	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	825.00–975.00	$894.28

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560–1035	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	275.00–450.00	$358.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1215	1008	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	750.00–1,000.00	$915.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–900	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–950.00	$825.00	—
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00	$650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1425	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,332.14	—

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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.