Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,133	911	1,063
Slaughter cattle	725	683	558
Replacement cattle	408	228	505

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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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
1190–1615	1476	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,856.82	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1175	1130	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,126.07	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1180	805	85-90%	29	35.00–47.00	$43.00	$346	—
757–1270	958	85-90%	138	49.00–61.00	$54.20	$519	—
800–1260	1101	85-90%	137	62.00–75.00	$67.15	$739	—
885–1210	1108	85-90%	49	76.00–88.00	$80.46	$891	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1252	1180	80-85%	14	66.00–73.00	$70.46	$831	-9.51
1005–1360	1183	80-85%	127	73.00–84.00	$77.68	$919	-2.29
1070–1345	1206	80-85%	51	85.00–96.00	$87.07	$1,050	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1650	1407	75-80%	76	77.00–85.00	$80.78	$1,137	—
1365–1450	1431	75-80%	11	60.00–75.00	$72.38	$1,036	—
1305–1690	1437	75-80%	20	86.00–99.50	$87.39	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1185	1029	4	76.00–87.00	$81.65	$840	—
1045–1570	1363	21	73.00–98.00	$91.87	$1,252	—
1325–2000	1693	28	99.00–110.00	$105.45	$1,785	-4.11
1512–2280	1912	15	110.00–122.00	$114.28	$2,185	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1070	886	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	100.00–119.00	$115.91	$1,027
808–1265	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	75.00–107.50	$90.57	$940

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
778–805	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	106.00–119.00	$115.20	$910
755–1065	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	74.00–106.00	$91.57	$835

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–945	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	53.00–70.00	$64.16	$567

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1075	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	67.50–71.00	$68.79	$671

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1060	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	500.00–925.00	$701.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
979–1305	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,178.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1305	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	775.00–1,000.00	$893.07

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–860	732	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	350.00–475.00	$392.42

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1030	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,050.00	$998.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–995	945	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	775.00–975.00	$915.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	635.00	$635.00

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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
1052–1056	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,302.27	—
1050–1098	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,230.77	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1090	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–950	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–875.00	$725.00	—

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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.