Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	411	1,038
Slaughter cattle	244	542
Replacement cattle	167	496

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a very light supply. The last sale of the year at ORS included Feeder Cattle, Video Auction and Slaughter and Replacement Cattle. ORS ended 2020 with a total of 46,972 head of replacement/slaughter cattle sold which was slightly ahead of last year and 8.6 percent above the 5 year average. On behalf of the Missouri Department of Agriculture's Market News Service I would like to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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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
1280–1455	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,250.00–1,280.00	$1,269.13	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–995	836	85-90%	7	20.00–25.00	$22.55	$189	—
625–1200	874	85-90%	14	25.00–35.00	$31.66	$277	+10.28
775–1385	1063	85-90%	58	35.00–48.00	$43.19	$459	—
855–1315	1087	85-90%	31	47.00–58.00	$50.56	$550	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1470	1344	75-80%	12	58.00–60.00	$58.83	$791	—
1135–1620	1363	75-80%	18	45.00–52.50	$50.60	$690	—
1180–1635	1406	75-80%	18	51.00–58.00	$54.51	$766	+8.75

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1255	1119	80-85%	4	45.00–50.00	$48.17	$539	—
1070–1435	1221	80-85%	32	48.00–56.00	$53.33	$651	+4.46
1125–1370	1249	80-85%	4	56.00–58.00	$57.41	$717	+14.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1770	1320	10	60.00–75.00	$68.67	$906	—
1280–2150	1735	10	75.00–84.00	$80.62	$1,399	—
1700–2140	1864	6	88.00–93.00	$90.85	$1,693	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
907–1030	1022	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	85.00	$85.00	$869
875–1250	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	71.00–86.00	$77.18	$820

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–1050	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	54.00–60.00	$56.17	$509

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1110	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	51.00–59.00	$55.21	$589

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1010	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–80.00	$71.93	$626

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–900	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–700.00	$639.89
710–1170	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	475.00–750.00	$626.72
825–1140	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	400.00–700.00	$529.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1375	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	650.00–900.00	$798.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1685	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	875.00–1,100.00	$958.53
1290–1590	1392	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$830.96

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1093	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00
1125–1285	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–875.00	$857.90

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–880	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	200.00–450.00	$322.96

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
898	898	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	105.00	$105.00	$943

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–785	743	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	600.00–700.00	$617.60

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1062	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.