Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,214	1,148	1,096
Slaughter cattle	682	732	682
Replacement cattle	532	416	414

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1000	835	85-90%	33	18.00–30.00	$26.01	$217	—
725–1170	997	85-90%	128	30.00–45.00	$38.07	$380	-3.90
710–1255	1055	85-90%	173	45.00–55.00	$50.57	$534	-1.26
990–1190	1100	85-90%	13	55.00–61.00	$56.54	$622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1680	1384	75-80%	35	45.00–53.00	$51.25	$709	-2.50
1250–1765	1433	75-80%	90	54.00–65.00	$58.52	$839	-2.54
1352–1710	1515	75-80%	13	65.00–73.00	$68.08	$1,031	-3.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1280	1197	80-85%	25	40.00–53.00	$48.31	$578	—
1035–1310	1228	80-85%	86	53.00–62.00	$56.42	$693	-16.61
1225–1305	1258	80-85%	10	63.00–65.00	$63.60	$800	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1910	1429	23	62.00–79.00	$71.82	$1,026	—
1230–2005	1641	26	80.00–92.00	$85.52	$1,403	—
1445–1955	1719	16	92.00–105.00	$95.89	$1,648	-2.88
2010–2135	2073	2	112.00–116.00	$113.94	$2,362	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
787–1095	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	90.00–120.00	$103.65	$921
995–1340	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	67.00–88.00	$82.65	$874

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1645	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	45.00–66.00	$58.13	$675

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1105	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	44.00–66.00	$54.10	$523

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1100	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–91.00	$81.44	$738

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1024–1475	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	950.00–1,350.00	$1,158.24
1075–1245	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–950.00	$934.17
1119–1295	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$915.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
899–1440	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	400.00–800.00	$637.50
875–1605	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	29	635.00–900.00	$771.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1155	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	425.00–800.00	$635.03
915–1105	991	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	450.00–700.00	$566.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1298	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,682.33

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1090	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	850.00–975.00	$896.58
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–920	766	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	200.00–400.00	$338.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–875	752	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–700.00	$578.13	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1060	992	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–800.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1250	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,483.33	+37.50
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1227–1445	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,037.50	—

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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.