Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	993	960	720
Slaughter cattle	486	548	357
Replacement cattle	507	412	363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate for slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. There was a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. One of the largest crowds in over a year was ringside at the regular weekly Cow and Bull Auction in West Plains. Many were looking for replacement cattle to put on the pastures which have been growing rapidly with the warmer temperatures and adequate rainfall. Two whole herd sellouts provided them with many choices of bred heifers and cows as well as pairs.

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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
1055–1085	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,138.03	—
1465	1465	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–925	790	85-90%	11	20.00–33.00	$26.39	$208	—
740–1160	937	85-90%	43	38.00–49.00	$44.66	$418	—
730–1275	1075	85-90%	95	50.00–60.00	$54.05	$581	—
780–1270	1099	85-90%	35	61.00–68.00	$63.75	$701	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1360	1143	80-85%	31	68.00–77.00	$70.36	$804	—
1010–1390	1161	80-85%	40	51.00–62.00	$58.02	$674	-1.97
1005–1365	1220	80-85%	77	62.00–67.00	$64.12	$782	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1560	1346	75-80%	32	52.50–65.00	$60.39	$813	—
1235–1685	1494	75-80%	42	65.00–69.00	$66.03	$986	-0.76
1310–1765	1570	75-80%	16	70.00–74.00	$71.19	$1,118	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1845	1447	24	71.00–83.00	$77.38	$1,120	—
1500–2235	1765	10	96.00–103.00	$98.57	$1,740	-4.62
1360–2280	1776	29	84.00–95.00	$88.13	$1,565	-15.06

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1005	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	83.00–115.00	$100.20	$850
760–1205	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	69.00–95.00	$82.20	$823

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–1035	821	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	59.00–75.00	$62.82	$516

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–950	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	72.50–90.00	$79.81	$669

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1135	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	55.00–68.00	$63.32	$651

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1105	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	27	500.00–800.00	$676.09
715–1170	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	400.00–750.00	$646.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1300	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	600.00–800.00	$678.88
910–1285	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	35	600.00–950.00	$797.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1375	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	925.00–1,175.00	$1,043.61
1140–1495	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	975.00–1,450.00	$1,148.45
1220–1505	1377	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,000.00	$983.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1045	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	850.00–1,000.00	$920.92
890–1165	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	825.00–1,100.00	$946.57

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	425.00	$425.00
615–805	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	200.00–525.00	$377.21

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1275	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	850.00–900.00	$893.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–975	939	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,075.00	$999.06

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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
1175–1385	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,421.43	+39.61
1284	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1275–1375	1304	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,332.14	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1150	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,000.00	$975.00	—
1175–1230	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,162.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1125	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,075.00	$1,025.00	—
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00	$850.00	—
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–758	734	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–800.00	$687.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–975	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.