Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	841	697	1,112
Slaughter cattle	427	385	652
Replacement cattle	414	312	460

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply which included several large groups of bred heifers and cows. The USDA's Cold Storage report released Monday reported beef in freezers was down 2 percent from last month but up 3 percent from a year ago.

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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
1150–1850	1540	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,300.00–2,300.00	$1,830.11	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545–1065	748	85-90%	16	20.00–30.00	$23.09	$173	—
670–1380	907	85-90%	30	30.00–42.00	$37.20	$337	—
745–1280	1029	85-90%	89	42.00–55.00	$49.25	$507	—
905–1395	1079	85-90%	30	55.00–64.00	$58.44	$631	+2.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1645	1182	80-85%	62	55.00–62.00	$58.72	$694	-2.94
1040–1420	1188	80-85%	51	62.00–72.00	$64.70	$769	+3.04
1060–1395	1196	80-85%	12	51.00–55.00	$53.01	$634	-8.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1555	1361	75-80%	12	50.00–58.00	$55.22	$752	-3.07
1135–1880	1393	75-80%	37	58.00–64.00	$61.60	$858	-1.99
1260–1720	1459	75-80%	26	64.00–69.00	$66.12	$965	+13.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1830	1493	16	65.00–82.00	$77.22	$1,153	—
1460–2055	1678	22	82.00–91.00	$85.72	$1,438	—
1485–2120	1841	19	92.00–105.00	$96.97	$1,785	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
562–1040	679	(<2 yrs)	Open	44	100.00–135.00	$122.28	$830
725–1210	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	70.00–90.00	$78.25	$786

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1070	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	53.00–65.00	$60.17	$546

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1205	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	47.00–68.00	$57.34	$593

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1120	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	74.00–86.00	$79.56	$800

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1195	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00–1,000.00	$922.54
1015–1655	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,173.05

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1170	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	450.00–850.00	$654.91
865–1155	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	500.00–750.00	$638.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1395	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	650.00–950.00	$835.19
1130–1295	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$816.32
1065–1330	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–900.00	$775.10

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1180	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	925.00–1,200.00	$1,140.64

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–785	689	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	175.00–425.00	$292.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1115	989	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	29	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,003.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–950	751	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	800.00–975.00	$842.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–775	758	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	525.00–700.00	$570.65

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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
965–1475	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,150.00	$980.00	—
1125–1180	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–825	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–1,050.00	$933.33	—
789–950	851	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–975.00	$758.33	+33.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1335	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,266.67	—
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1100	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,208.33	—

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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.