Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,091	725	525
Slaughter cattle	645	393	325
Replacement cattle	446	332	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Receipts were much larger than expected, for this time of year, as almost daily showers are keeping producers out of the the hay fields.

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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
1115–1205	1165	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,232.76	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1285	1169	80-85%	26	55.00–65.00	$62.33	$729	+2.31
1025–1365	1179	80-85%	141	65.00–73.00	$69.66	$821	-2.82
1025–1375	1212	80-85%	56	73.00–80.00	$74.99	$909	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1080	794	85-90%	12	27.00–43.00	$34.44	$273	—
745–1320	912	85-90%	30	45.00–55.00	$51.84	$473	+6.62
740–1380	997	85-90%	111	55.00–64.00	$59.91	$597	—
810–1195	1024	85-90%	55	64.00–74.00	$66.47	$681	+8.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1585	1387	75-80%	21	61.00–68.00	$65.99	$915	—
1235–1880	1435	75-80%	74	68.00–75.00	$72.22	$1,036	-2.25
1300–1750	1461	75-80%	33	75.00–80.00	$77.35	$1,130	+8.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1695	1467	19	75.00–88.00	$84.11	$1,234	—
1290–2170	1722	42	90.00–101.00	$95.12	$1,638	+2.38
1560–2245	1932	15	101.00–110.00	$104.97	$2,028	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
707–1081	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	90.00–114.00	$104.05	$927
790–1205	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	70.00–98.00	$80.83	$799

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–985	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	54.00–71.00	$62.94	$551

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
839	839	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	106.00	$106.00	$889
775–930	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–90.00	$76.29	$664

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
963–1165	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	57.50–69.00	$65.36	$686

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1072–1415	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	950.00–1,325.00	$1,134.91
1230–1262	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	925.00–1,000.00	$935.48
1255–1420	1348	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	875.00–950.00	$926.30

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1035	942	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	625.00–750.00	$677.12
780–1090	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	60	500.00–925.00	$771.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1385	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	675.00–950.00	$869.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00
1062–1295	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,150.00	$1,091.51

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–940	801	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	300.00–600.00	$477.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1065–1225	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,365.00	—
1246–1275	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,442.11	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
989–1197	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,250.00	$1,065.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–950	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,050.00	$925.00	—
1015–1050	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1013	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-31.25

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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.