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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 756 755 1,072
Slaughter cattle 411 357 503
Replacement cattle 345 398 569

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Fears that the JBS plant fire in Grand Island, NB would turn into another Finney County were short lived as the plant resumed operation on Tuesday.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1205 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,298.46 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1025 848 85-90% 22 30.00–40.00 $35.31 $299 —
730–1260 954 85-90% 59 40.00–52.00 $46.06 $439 -1.96
790–1295 1086 85-90% 87 50.00–62.00 $56.37 $612 +0.04
925–1265 1090 85-90% 13 63.00–68.00 $64.81 $706 +8.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1485 1351 75-80% 20 53.00–62.00 $59.95 $810 —
1202–1700 1420 75-80% 48 63.00–70.00 $65.76 $934 +4.13
1275–1785 1564 75-80% 21 70.00–82.00 $74.52 $1,165 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1310 1189 80-85% 13 56.00–60.00 $58.15 $691 -6.34
1055–1275 1213 80-85% 8 69.00–73.00 $70.76 $858 +11.46
1040–1385 1217 80-85% 53 60.00–68.00 $63.22 $769 +3.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062–1710 1301 19 65.00–86.00 $75.37 $981 —
1145–2445 1669 34 87.00–97.00 $93.06 $1,553 +0.82
1445–1840 1708 4 97.00–100.00 $98.07 $1,675 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1030 899 (<2 yrs)Open 6 80.00–125.00 $92.57 $832
835–1200 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 70.00–89.00 $80.12 $785
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1290 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 53.00–66.00 $59.51 $696
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1170 959 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 51.00–68.00 $59.44 $570

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1110 986 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 35 500.00–875.00 $679.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1355 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 875.00–1,050.00 $989.61
1130–1490 1304 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 875.00–1,200.00 $992.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1275 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 18 575.00–875.00 $798.38
1205–1250 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 800.00–850.00 $816.26
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1015 989 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 850.00–1,100.00 $955.92
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–880 724 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 200.00–500.00 $375.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1229–1275 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,475.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1175 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,133.33 —
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–995 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 850.00–1,150.00 $1,090.00 +31.67
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1335 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,418.75 —

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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.