Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	919	970	861
Slaughter cattle	542	513	474
Replacement cattle	377	457	387

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the bulk of the slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher with some high dressing cows trading 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was very good on slaughter cows and good on slaughter bulls and replacement cattle. The supply was moderate to heavy including one group of outstanding high dressing breaking and boning cows.

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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
1245–1560	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,700.87	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1195	794	85-90%	17	25.00–38.00	$27.12	$215	—
810–1215	908	85-90%	83	38.00–49.00	$43.19	$392	+0.89
815–1260	1043	85-90%	83	49.00–61.00	$55.55	$579	+3.28
975–1190	1056	85-90%	12	62.00–67.00	$63.97	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1475	1369	75-80%	8	45.00–61.00	$53.16	$728	-3.64
1240–1755	1429	75-80%	88	70.00–84.00	$74.87	$1,070	—
1293–1765	1430	75-80%	62	63.00–70.00	$68.23	$976	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1325	1156	80-85%	67	60.00–69.00	$65.88	$762	+13.87
1035–1282	1218	80-85%	24	51.00–59.00	$54.93	$669	—
1045–1330	1233	80-85%	51	70.00–88.00	$76.68	$945	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1835	1688	65-75%	3	64.00–68.00	$65.76	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1175	1147	3	68.00–85.00	$76.85	$881	—
1215–1905	1544	23	84.00–95.00	$90.48	$1,397	—
1290–1800	1555	3	71.00–78.00	$75.05	$1,167	—
1440–2110	1833	13	96.00–113.00	$103.14	$1,891	+1.83

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1040	906	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	102.50–130.00	$117.52	$1,065
845–1465	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	71.00–98.00	$85.17	$950

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1285	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	54.00–70.00	$61.40	$620

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1180	941	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–95.00	$79.68	$750

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–970	846	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	45.00–60.00	$55.68	$471

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1175	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–975.00	$954.86
1058–1384	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,171.40
1314	1314	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1175	1134	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	675.00–750.00	$729.07
1005–1270	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	30	675.00–900.00	$796.88
1180–1190	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1030	899	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	425.00–850.00	$661.97
810–1138	1024	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	450.00–800.00	$645.98

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1290	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	900.00–1,250.00	$1,081.05

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–890	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	275.00–300.00	$291.82
750–880	819	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	350.00–500.00	$390.27

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
777–1015	831	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,000.00	$907.23

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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
1208–1240	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,358.33	+23.95
1150–1236	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,583.33	+248.95
1125–1450	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,425.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–975	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–950.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1155	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–975.00	$908.33	—
1145–1250	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,158.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1190	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.