Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	760	778	392
Slaughter cattle	434	498	264
Replacement cattle	326	280	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher with most of the gain on lean cows. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. There was a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs. Last week's USDA Cold Storage Report had total pounds of beef in freezers up 3 percent from the previous month but down 6 percent from last year. Demand for slaughter cows and bulls has increased as consumers are finding ground beef a more economical option at the meat counter.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1315	1171	80-85%	82	65.00–74.00	$69.85	$818	+13.93
1035–1285	1196	80-85%	15	54.00–64.00	$59.31	$709	+3.39
1075–1395	1206	80-85%	35	74.00–85.00	$77.36	$933	+10.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1065	845	85-90%	11	21.00–36.00	$31.17	$263	+1.16
770–1180	998	85-90%	50	52.00–62.00	$58.07	$580	—
765–1190	999	85-90%	22	39.00–50.00	$45.95	$459	—
865–1190	1064	85-90%	32	62.00–73.00	$66.80	$711	+13.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1620	1396	75-80%	19	51.00–65.00	$60.56	$845	—
1325–2005	1442	75-80%	51	66.00–75.00	$70.86	$1,022	-2.47
1205–1685	1465	75-80%	40	75.00–85.00	$77.60	$1,137	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1290	1142	9	80.00–95.00	$86.39	$987	—
1260–1725	1471	9	74.00–86.00	$81.58	$1,200	—
1235–2035	1652	27	91.00–103.00	$97.27	$1,607	—
1405–2240	1771	32	103.00–118.00	$110.36	$1,954	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–990	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	90.00–117.50	$105.73	$928
805–1275	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	69.00–92.50	$77.79	$867

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–990	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	72.00–87.00	$79.01	$682

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1080	856	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	50.00–70.00	$61.73	$528

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1120	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	55.00–69.00	$62.53	$630

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1085	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	475.00–900.00	$728.73
850–1005	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	525.00–750.00	$610.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1245	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	975.00–1,250.00	$1,128.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1220	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	450.00–950.00	$838.37

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1002–1132	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	975.00–1,075.00	$1,026.38

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–865	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	300.00–350.00	$316.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–975	960	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,000.00	$931.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–752	732	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	500.00–725.00	$625.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1010	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	975.00–1,050.00	$1,003.57	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1178	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,416.67	—

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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.