Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	960	928	745
Slaughter cattle	548	496	337
Replacement cattle	412	432	408

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Higher beef demand as well as higher retail costs for pork has caused significant gains in boxed beef cutout values. This has been good news for the beef industry, especially slaughter cows and bulls which have been experiencing good gains for the third week in a row.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1350	1175	80-85%	37	56.00–63.00	$59.99	$705	-7.57
1002–1370	1185	80-85%	77	62.50–67.00	$64.65	$766	-2.91
1020–1465	1196	80-85%	83	67.00–79.00	$70.03	$838	+2.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–1110	849	85-90%	8	13.00–30.00	$23.97	$204	-3.48
740–1110	896	85-90%	23	38.00–48.00	$44.91	$402	+4.96
780–1275	1040	85-90%	69	49.00–59.00	$54.75	$569	+2.87
810–1280	1049	85-90%	53	59.00–69.00	$63.15	$662	+11.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1770	1385	75-80%	28	53.00–64.00	$59.28	$821	—
1195–1625	1390	75-80%	34	69.00–80.00	$72.11	$1,002	—
1245–1680	1472	75-80%	47	64.00–69.00	$66.79	$983	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2470	1480	21	60.00–85.00	$77.47	$1,147	—
1185–2255	1633	51	85.00–97.00	$91.51	$1,494	+2.98
1520–2330	1770	17	97.00–112.00	$103.19	$1,826	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
724–950	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	95.00–134.00	$121.62	$964
785–1180	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	71.00–90.00	$81.81	$821

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1015	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	50.00–70.00	$60.55	$531

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1238	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	59.00–70.00	$63.91	$730

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1180	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	72.50–92.50	$80.59	$728

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–930	889	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	450.00–625.00	$495.78
800–1075	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	550.00–825.00	$734.38
745–1265	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	500.00–850.00	$696.80
825–1175	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	525.00–750.00	$657.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1330	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	900.00–950.00	$919.08
980–1460	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	950.00–1,300.00	$1,091.95
1215–1380	1309	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	850.00–1,150.00	$991.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1120	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–775.00	$710.46
1050–1178	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	575.00–900.00	$803.39
1022–1400	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	675.00–925.00	$797.03

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1240	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	600.00–1,200.00	$944.64

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–870	759	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	225.00–525.00	$405.89

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–795	767	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	675.00–750.00	$728.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
837–1130	959	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,100.00	$887.50

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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
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1150–1168	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-200.00
1125–1325	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,381.82	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1125	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	800.00–1,050.00	$964.29	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–725	692	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–700.00	$558.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210–1215	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—

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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.