Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

1,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,151	679	940
Slaughter cattle	632	365	525
Replacement cattle	519	314	415

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. The supply was heavy with a moderate demand for slaughter animals and a good demand for replacement cattle. The offering included 65 pairs of first calf heifers which saw very active trading.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1275	838	85-90%	6	16.00–30.00	$27.93	$234	—
715–1240	920	85-90%	37	38.00–48.00	$44.30	$408	—
780–1325	1047	85-90%	128	48.00–57.00	$53.31	$558	-8.43
890–1295	1069	85-90%	57	58.00–66.00	$60.04	$642	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1182	80-85%	128	60.00–67.00	$63.17	$747	+5.30
1055–1465	1185	80-85%	33	52.00–61.00	$57.67	$683	-0.20
1005–1425	1227	80-85%	17	68.00–75.00	$69.32	$851	-1.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1778	1436	75-80%	79	62.00–68.00	$64.68	$929	—
1260–1790	1442	75-80%	40	52.50–61.00	$59.14	$853	—
1220–1755	1486	75-80%	16	69.00–74.00	$70.02	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1900	1413	14	70.00–87.00	$78.60	$1,111	—
1205–2280	1687	52	85.00–96.00	$90.25	$1,523	—
1595–2115	1778	16	97.00–110.00	$100.75	$1,791	-0.55

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1025	836	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	77.50–100.00	$89.23	$746
728–1160	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	68.00–92.50	$77.18	$735

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1025	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	72.00–96.00	$80.04	$683
770–1080	933	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	82.50–90.00	$86.85	$810

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1245	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	56.00–69.00	$64.12	$667

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1105	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	56.00–67.50	$62.39	$568

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1067–1210	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	850.00–975.00	$867.62
1155–1320	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$843.18
1020–1565	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	950.00–1,250.00	$1,091.37

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1170	967	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	475.00–825.00	$654.50
800–1185	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	500.00–900.00	$706.35

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–990	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–925.00	$874.14
865–1215	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	950.00–1,300.00	$1,127.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1405	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	525.00–900.00	$770.07
1020–1262	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	550.00–600.00	$572.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–735	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	300.00–450.00	$395.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–925	890	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	775.00–850.00	$826.97

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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
879–1350	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	58	1,425.00–1,700.00	$1,605.17	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1250–1295	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,210.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–950	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	875.00–1,050.00	$978.57	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–790	733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	525.00–850.00	$668.75	—

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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.