Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	788	1,119	597
Slaughter cattle	394	544	326
Replacement cattle	329	575	271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to weak while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacements. The supply was moderate due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Slaughter buyers were less active this week as processing plants closed down for the holiday. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released last week, reported beef in freezers was up 8 percent from last month and up 7 percent from a year ago.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1815	1815	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1385	907	85-90%	16	11.00–27.00	$20.24	$184	—
790–1215	979	85-90%	53	27.00–37.00	$32.84	$322	-16.21
770–1410	1087	85-90%	67	36.00–46.00	$41.71	$453	—
700–1410	1119	85-90%	26	46.00–53.00	$48.93	$548	+7.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1660	1371	75-80%	26	42.00–50.00	$46.52	$638	—
1055–1950	1419	75-80%	68	50.00–58.00	$52.65	$747	+0.49
1405–1894	1667	75-80%	16	58.00–66.00	$62.30	$1,039	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	70.00	$70.00	$756	—
1105–1275	1174	80-85%	5	40.00–45.00	$42.46	$498	-1.75
1045–1505	1197	80-85%	45	45.00–52.00	$48.97	$586	+4.76
1080–1495	1197	80-85%	13	52.00–57.00	$54.18	$649	+9.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1780	1544	14	51.00–70.00	$65.80	$1,016	—
1305–2175	1684	34	72.50–84.00	$77.50	$1,305	—
1510–2100	1819	10	84.00–90.00	$87.67	$1,595	-0.47

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1145	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	35.00–63.00	$50.07	$469

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1335	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	47.00–65.00	$53.54	$610

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–950	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	85.00–113.00	$103.24	$883
900–1305	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	63.00–97.50	$83.05	$917

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–1105	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–85.00	$72.40	$691

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
756–1140	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	450.00–700.00	$594.45
725–1145	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	425.00–800.00	$661.05
840–1205	1072	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	425.00–575.00	$518.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1240	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00
1113–1285	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	550.00–850.00	$721.70
725–1440	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	500.00–900.00	$804.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1330	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	900.00–1,225.00	$1,135.15

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1184	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	800.00–1,000.00	$921.02
1175–1705	1352	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00–875.00	$817.05

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1435	1004	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–850.00	$754.68
880–1430	1076	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	325.00–650.00	$492.17
990–1255	1123	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$566.15

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
520–990	761	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	275.00–400.00	$337.19

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–870	741	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	600.00–650.00	$637.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1000	985	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$832.83

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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
1050–1175	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,475.00	$1,396.88	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1285	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,100.00	$987.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675–850	792	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–950.00	$916.67	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00	$650.00	—

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Fresh Milking Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–945	922	Open	3	400.00–425.00	$407.91	—
885–1135	1035	Open	5	375.00–550.00	$433.43	—
1075–1385	1222	Open	3	600.00–700.00	$638.78	—
1505–1515	1508	Open	3	600.00–650.00	$633.26	—

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Open Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
348	348	Open	3	260.00	$260.00	—
570	570	Open	3	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.