Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	868	1,063	809
Slaughter cattle	547	558	456
Replacement cattle	321	505	353

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. The USDA's Cold Storage report released Monday reported beef in freezer was 6 percent lower than last month and 5 lower than a year ago.

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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
1020–1195	1078	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,165.98	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1235	844	85-90%	9	17.00–36.00	$28.07	$237	—
705–1180	875	85-90%	31	40.00–48.00	$44.91	$393	+0.66
670–1335	1023	85-90%	87	48.00–59.00	$55.00	$563	+1.21
775–1265	1034	85-90%	68	59.00–69.00	$62.99	$651	+9.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1335	1168	80-85%	31	54.00–63.00	$60.17	$703	+3.30
1000–1390	1187	80-85%	100	63.00–69.00	$65.39	$776	+1.33
1005–1355	1208	80-85%	29	69.00–76.00	$71.08	$859	+0.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1700	1375	75-80%	31	50.00–63.00	$60.03	$825	—
1210–1730	1453	75-80%	14	70.00–75.00	$72.45	$1,053	+6.38
1220–1760	1462	75-80%	51	64.00–70.00	$66.83	$977	-4.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1920	1434	22	65.00–86.00	$80.25	$1,151	+1.89
1175–2190	1612	38	86.00–97.00	$92.65	$1,494	+2.94
1500–2190	1780	29	97.00–107.00	$101.62	$1,809	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–860	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	79.00–112.50	$98.63	$769
770–1110	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	70.00–94.00	$81.47	$763

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–973	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	82.50–106.00	$97.81	$908
875–1178	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	75.00–117.50	$84.01	$887

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1510	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	59.00–72.50	$65.02	$759

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1070	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	59.00–69.00	$64.10	$582

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1124	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00
1150–1305	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00–1,025.00	$940.09
1125–1415	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	900.00–1,250.00	$1,072.40

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–1200	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	525.00–825.00	$685.86
850–1200	977	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	375.00–800.00	$586.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1295	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	750.00–875.00	$816.25

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1255	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,025.00	$901.53

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–865	792	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	200.00–450.00	$370.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–885	823	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	800.00–825.00	$805.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–760	753	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	600.00–650.00	$616.81

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–1010	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,000.00	$900.00	+150.00
921–1008	946	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	825.00–1,025.00	$866.07	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1156	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1150–1175	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,433.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1200	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,250.00	$1,083.33	-1.05

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1000	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,366.67	-148.71

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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.