Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	568	761	814
Slaughter cattle	374	408	404
Replacement cattle	194	353	410

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs.

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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
1360–1405	1383	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,852.44	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–800	713	85-90%	5	14.00–35.00	$28.79	$205	—
685–1045	815	85-90%	13	38.00–54.00	$45.84	$374	—
815–1250	1023	85-90%	100	54.00–65.00	$61.03	$624	-5.56
850–1240	1047	85-90%	30	66.00–75.00	$68.37	$716	+1.78

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1355	1146	80-85%	65	65.00–72.00	$68.74	$788	—
1035–1320	1154	80-85%	17	72.00–79.00	$74.12	$855	+13.31
1000–1340	1160	80-85%	15	56.00–64.00	$61.09	$709	+0.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1620	1396	75-80%	37	67.00–75.00	$70.43	$983	—
1250–1620	1397	75-80%	17	55.00–66.00	$62.63	$875	—
1245–1555	1427	75-80%	9	75.00–80.00	$77.61	$1,107	+7.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1870	1487	24	70.00–91.00	$84.07	$1,250	—
1175–2075	1639	34	92.00–100.00	$95.92	$1,572	—
1440–2235	1865	6	103.00–114.00	$107.96	$2,013	+1.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1160	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	55.00–67.50	$60.52	$620

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–955	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00–69.00	$64.21	$548

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–975	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–113.00	$107.90	$893
745–1085	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	71.00–83.00	$75.60	$709

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–895	852	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–107.50	$95.24	$811
945–1210	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	71.00–90.00	$78.80	$818

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1235	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	700.00–925.00	$859.84

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1095	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	500.00–825.00	$669.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00
1045–1459	1364	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,021.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1055–1195	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	925.00–1,100.00	$962.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–850	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	500.00–675.00	$610.00	—
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.