Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,148	775	1,044
Slaughter cattle	732	477	762
Replacement cattle	416	298	282

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. With sub-freezing temperatures predicted across most of the service area ORS had its largest run since May.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865–1930	1901	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	116.00–125.00	$119.25	$2,267	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1115	860	85-90%	42	20.00–35.00	$29.41	$253	—
660–1150	986	85-90%	119	35.00–47.00	$41.97	$414	-1.03
770–1250	1087	85-90%	157	47.00–57.00	$51.83	$563	-6.68
980–1180	1096	85-90%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.33	$639	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1800	1369	75-80%	39	48.00–57.00	$53.75	$736	-0.04
1300–1745	1420	75-80%	104	57.00–67.00	$61.06	$867	-1.43
1390–1765	1515	75-80%	23	67.00–76.00	$71.20	$1,079	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1320	1209	80-85%	54	46.00–56.00	$52.47	$634	-0.72
1040–1320	1225	80-85%	90	56.00–65.00	$59.21	$725	-6.62
1115–1296	1228	80-85%	11	66.00–84.00	$73.03	$897	+7.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1910	1472	32	60.00–79.00	$72.75	$1,071	—
1190–1925	1507	28	80.00–90.00	$85.25	$1,285	—
1580–2070	1726	14	92.00–108.00	$98.77	$1,705	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–960	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	85.00–127.00	$99.86	$834
760–1315	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	65.00–94.00	$76.97	$871

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1180	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	50.00–63.00	$57.28	$579

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–995	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	67.50–93.00	$76.35	$650

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1060	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	47.00–65.00	$57.19	$547

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1350	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	525.00–850.00	$727.90
820–1317	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	44	550.00–925.00	$779.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1115	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	500.00–900.00	$698.14
820–1090	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	450.00–775.00	$558.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1440	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	950.00–1,225.00	$1,116.15
1304	1304	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	850.00	$850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1219	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,000.00	$918.19

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–930	746	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	200.00–550.00	$376.20

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1222–1445	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	850.00–900.00	$871.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–925	918	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–755	751	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	700.00–775.00	$753.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1375	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	850.00–1,150.00	$934.60	—
1110–1268	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,222.22	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1350	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,445.83	—

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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.