Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	725	868	781
Slaughter cattle	393	547	441
Replacement cattle	332	321	340

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The cattle future boards recovered some of their losses from Tuesday. Meat shortages, due to the cyber attack on the largest meat processor in the U.S., appear to have been avoided as the company resumed production on Wednesday.

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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
1290–1650	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,325.00–1,950.00	$1,675.77	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1290	1171	80-85%	23	56.00–63.00	$60.02	$703	-0.15
1000–1355	1186	80-85%	43	70.00–77.00	$72.48	$860	+7.09
990–1385	1194	80-85%	71	63.00–70.00	$66.36	$792	+0.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1220	830	85-90%	4	30.00–31.00	$30.37	$252	+2.30
740–1340	946	85-90%	23	40.00–49.00	$45.22	$428	—
770–1470	1005	85-90%	65	51.00–63.00	$58.13	$584	+3.13
915–1370	1072	85-90%	19	63.00–68.00	$65.71	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1640	1400	75-80%	16	59.00–65.00	$63.36	$887	—
1245–1690	1435	75-80%	16	72.00–82.00	$74.47	$1,069	—
1205–1730	1451	75-80%	40	66.00–72.00	$68.68	$997	-3.77

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1690	1538	65-75%	3	70.00–76.00	$72.07	$1,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1965	1405	21	72.00–87.00	$80.79	$1,135	+0.54
1285–2180	1727	28	89.00–99.00	$92.74	$1,602	—
1600–2275	1844	14	99.00–108.00	$102.76	$1,895	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1230	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	92.50–105.00	$100.78	$918
890–1265	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	71.00–94.00	$82.51	$867

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
673–845	727	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–111.00	$107.00	$778
678–1005	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	70.00–94.00	$78.81	$672

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
809–1155	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	61.00–69.00	$64.82	$618

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1255	1101	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	975.00–1,000.00	$992.88
1045–1230	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	875.00–1,000.00	$957.14
1010–1362	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	925.00–1,225.00	$1,090.64

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–1150	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	525.00–875.00	$726.46
895–1095	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	525.00–800.00	$664.10

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1230	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	875.00–975.00	$890.89
918–1370	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	850.00–1,075.00	$924.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1230	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	725.00–875.00	$784.07

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–978	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,025.00	$968.75	—
875–1140	1074	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,025.00	$912.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1175	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1050	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,331.25	—

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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.