Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	712	820	809
Slaughter cattle	454	441	396
Replacement cattle	258	379	413

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 6.00-7.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Varying amounts of rain across the area helped some pastures to green up while others saw no improvement. Before the rain fell most of the counties in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas were classified as level D3 (Extreme Drought) according to the United States Drought Monitor. This makes them eligible for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). This program provides direct payments to eligible livestock producers. Contact your local Farm Service Agency to apply.

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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
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1150	875	85-90%	16	34.00–45.00	$40.18	$352	—
715–1050	1014	85-90%	36	45.00–57.50	$52.09	$528	—
920–1210	1025	85-90%	77	61.00–73.00	$68.91	$706	—
895–1195	1028	85-90%	39	73.00–84.00	$77.12	$793	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1200	1149	80-85%	12	60.00–74.00	$71.10	$817	—
1038–1320	1191	80-85%	69	76.00–83.00	$79.93	$952	+8.64
1020–1325	1208	80-85%	44	84.00–97.00	$87.78	$1,060	+25.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1525	1360	75-80%	4	63.00–74.00	$69.89	$951	—
1225–1670	1437	75-80%	48	87.00–93.00	$88.17	$1,267	+21.77
1360–1670	1470	75-80%	43	80.00–86.00	$84.90	$1,248	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1615	1389	18	77.00–97.00	$89.65	$1,245	—
1225–2090	1635	21	97.00–108.00	$102.41	$1,674	+6.44
1522–2290	1914	16	108.00–120.00	$111.72	$2,138	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
747–1175	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	107.00–149.00	$127.41	$1,161
750–1655	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	79.00–112.50	$95.22	$1,095

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
753–860	803	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–138.00	$129.89	$1,043
780–1125	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	87.00–112.00	$94.68	$869

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–960	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	56.00–73.00	$68.90	$654

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1039–1320	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,125.06

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
754–1075	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	600.00–950.00	$760.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1175	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,086.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1115	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$868.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
758–825	775	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$713.31

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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
1085–1190	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,166.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1325	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,430.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,000.00	$941.67	—

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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.