Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,089	853	875
Slaughter cattle	529	546	384
Replacement cattle	560	307	491

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply of both slaughter and replacement animals. A large crowd was on hand to bid on the advertised herd sellouts which included several groups of young, black-hided bred cows and pairs. The USDA's Cold Storage report released last week reported that beef in storage was 6 percent lower than the previous month and 17 percent lower than a year ago.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
913	913	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	840.00	$840.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160–1755	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,508.40	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1090	784	85-90%	10	20.00–40.00	$33.43	$262	+5.54
700–1150	936	85-90%	23	40.00–47.00	$43.85	$410	-0.70
755–1315	1016	85-90%	124	47.50–58.00	$53.99	$549	+0.14
795–1220	1031	85-90%	63	58.00–65.00	$61.20	$631	+7.35

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1365	1143	80-85%	32	54.00–62.00	$58.22	$665	—
1025–1440	1181	80-85%	90	60.00–67.00	$63.53	$750	+5.82
1070–1280	1199	80-85%	18	67.00–72.00	$69.16	$829	+1.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1765	1374	75-80%	47	52.00–63.00	$59.99	$824	+1.21
1320–1430	1379	75-80%	7	69.00–72.00	$70.28	$969	+11.50
1200–1985	1399	75-80%	54	63.00–69.00	$64.88	$908	+0.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2280	1433	23	70.00–85.00	$80.06	$1,147	—
1225–2310	1670	18	85.00–95.00	$89.14	$1,489	—
1655–2080	1846	9	96.00–104.00	$99.77	$1,842	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1070	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	53.00–72.50	$61.53	$519

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–920	782	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–105.00	$94.96	$743
680–1015	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	72.50–90.00	$80.17	$682

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
724–1015	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	85.00–105.00	$93.98	$860
820–1250	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	70.00–80.00	$74.18	$746

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1220	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	58.00–70.00	$63.42	$651

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1195	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	74	500.00–875.00	$720.00
710–1165	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	550.00–800.00	$724.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1142–1260	1186	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$935.50
1190–1239	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00–1,000.00	$899.20
1130–1565	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	950.00–1,275.00	$1,137.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1169–1210	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	800.00	$800.00
935–1370	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	45	675.00–900.00	$823.95

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1315	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	900.00–1,025.00	$949.93

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
525–835	713	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	300.00–500.00	$419.74

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–925	899	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	750.00–825.00	$797.59

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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
1015–1413	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,503.21	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–990	823	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–800.00	$745.00	—
775–1025	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	750.00–1,000.00	$872.73	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1355	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,101.92	-48.08

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1110	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,277.78	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–840	779	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–600.00	$543.75	—

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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.