Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	928	841	780
Slaughter cattle	496	427	352
Replacement cattle	432	414	428

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Rising box beef cutout values have increased the demand for slaughter animals while warmer temperatures and greener pastures have increased the demand for replacement cattle.

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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
1110–1275	1181	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,233.91	—
1620	1620	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–965	826	85-90%	10	20.00–32.00	$27.45	$227	—
705–1140	877	85-90%	30	35.00–45.00	$39.95	$350	—
825–1180	1020	85-90%	49	57.00–66.00	$61.71	$629	+12.46
750–1340	1044	85-90%	95	45.00–57.00	$51.88	$542	+2.63

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1380	1191	80-85%	40	65.00–73.00	$67.56	$805	+2.86
1035–1420	1212	80-85%	72	58.00–65.00	$62.11	$753	—
1015–1405	1248	80-85%	22	52.00–59.00	$55.18	$689	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1825	1429	75-80%	44	61.00–67.00	$64.11	$916	—
1200–1700	1430	75-80%	35	53.00–61.00	$57.19	$818	—
1315–1670	1519	75-80%	11	66.00–75.00	$68.97	$1,048	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1740	1564	65-75%	5	62.00–67.00	$63.32	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–2010	1536	29	67.00–83.00	$78.32	$1,203	—
1210–2135	1612	39	84.00–94.00	$88.53	$1,427	—
1460–2390	1895	15	95.00–105.00	$98.79	$1,872	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1065	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	77.50–107.00	$99.32	$979
920–1215	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	70.00–95.00	$76.86	$791

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1205	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	56.00–68.00	$64.92	$699

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–900	844	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–110.00	$98.24	$829
735–1050	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–82.50	$79.09	$694

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1090	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	55.00–67.50	$61.99	$593

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1325	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	875.00–1,125.00	$926.42
1080–1570	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,101.41
1225–1425	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	950.00–1,025.00	$992.63

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1060	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	450.00–725.00	$590.56
725–1080	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	400.00–850.00	$702.14
780–1090	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	450.00–750.00	$611.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1430	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	550.00–925.00	$819.12
920–1305	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	750.00–875.00	$805.05
1102–1365	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	600.00–850.00	$781.76

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1290	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	850.00–1,100.00	$968.32
965–1160	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–950.00	$883.48

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–805	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–850	749	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	700.00–900.00	$756.76

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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
825–1105	1029	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,170.00	—
975–1050	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
825–1350	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,089.29	+22.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1185	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,450.00	—
1225–1285	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,325.00	+58.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–975	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–925.00	$866.67	—

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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.