Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	820	1,380	495
Slaughter cattle	441	815	322
Replacement cattle	379	565	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The receipts were lighter than the past four weeks as the forecast for more rain across the area has producers hopeful that they can hang on a little bit longer. USDA reports released last week had Beef Cow slaughter, year to date, 14 percent higher and 27 percent higher than the 5 year average. The monthly Cold Storage Report, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month but up 29 percent from last year.

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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
1330–1840	1618	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	1,850.00–2,075.00	$1,969.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–985	814	85-90%	17	30.00–41.00	$36.28	$295	—
700–1230	929	85-90%	52	43.00–54.00	$51.08	$475	—
940–1225	969	85-90%	43	68.00–75.00	$70.18	$680	+1.27
758–1235	1080	85-90%	126	55.00–65.00	$59.23	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1750	1415	75-80%	39	68.00–78.00	$72.96	$1,032	—
1325–1645	1419	75-80%	11	64.00–68.00	$66.40	$942	—
1165–1710	1510	75-80%	33	78.00–91.00	$82.76	$1,250	+3.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1290	1173	80-85%	54	66.00–76.00	$71.29	$836	+11.26
1200–1295	1210	80-85%	11	60.00–64.00	$62.01	$750	-9.16
1030–1586	1342	80-85%	15	76.00–84.00	$80.66	$1,082	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2065	1543	11	70.00–89.00	$82.22	$1,269	—
1268–2000	1615	17	90.00–102.00	$95.97	$1,550	—
1505–1985	1747	6	102.00–107.00	$104.71	$1,829	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1260	866	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	115.00–140.00	$126.30	$1,094
855–1545	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	77.50–115.00	$98.34	$1,013

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1230	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	56.00–78.00	$65.85	$696

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–815	757	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	110.00–129.00	$121.10	$917
705–1100	846	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	73.00–97.50	$85.71	$725

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1140	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	56.00–72.50	$62.82	$578

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1100	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	500.00–900.00	$700.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1420	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	975.00–1,200.00	$1,092.33

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–783	729	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	150.00–425.00	$242.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	700.00–950.00	$837.29

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1035	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,075.00	$996.56
970–1060	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$892.15

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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
1025–1150	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,092.31	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1175	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,240.91	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1045	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,100.00	$935.00	—

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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.