Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,096	922	1,415
Slaughter cattle	588	531	748
Replacement cattle	508	391	667

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. The supply was heavy while the demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and pairs.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1040	870	85-90%	22	10.00–35.00	$23.65	$206	—
715–1255	1029	85-90%	45	26.00–36.00	$32.92	$339	—
730–1530	1099	85-90%	136	36.00–48.00	$42.15	$463	+0.10
910–1610	1131	85-90%	38	47.00–54.00	$49.85	$564	+0.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1775	1394	75-80%	101	49.00–56.00	$52.43	$731	+5.94
1140–1745	1412	75-80%	23	38.00–50.00	$47.21	$667	—
1310–2065	1554	75-80%	25	57.00–67.00	$59.35	$922	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1318	1167	80-85%	6	41.00–46.00	$43.76	$511	-13.00
1035–1465	1193	80-85%	74	46.00–54.00	$50.57	$603	-6.19
1030–1430	1210	80-85%	16	54.00–58.00	$55.69	$674	+6.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–2180	1526	17	60.00–76.00	$68.37	$1,043	—
1165–2125	1617	63	74.00–86.00	$79.93	$1,292	—
1345–2165	1833	15	87.00–101.00	$91.69	$1,681	+3.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1350	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	47.00–66.00	$57.12	$639

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1225	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	45.00–58.00	$50.36	$467

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–960	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	87.50–110.00	$98.69	$829
910–1395	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	67.00–92.00	$73.71	$827

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1280	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	58.00–82.50	$69.93	$692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1405	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	825.00–950.00	$917.39
985–1610	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	925.00–1,200.00	$1,032.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1400	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	525.00–925.00	$778.20
875–1445	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–850.00	$750.56
1055–1425	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	575.00–800.00	$720.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
772–1095	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	600.00–775.00	$656.67
800–1035	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	450.00–750.00	$571.70
815–1220	1022	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	400.00–800.00	$605.03

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1095	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$829.52
970–1415	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	825.00–1,150.00	$954.53

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–995	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	200.00–450.00	$351.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
788–980	861	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	800.00–1,025.00	$898.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–830	791	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	650.00–800.00	$757.50

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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
1120–1150	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,631.82	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00	$800.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–725	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	310.00–575.00	$522.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1133–1230	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50	—

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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.