Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report, West Plains, MO

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,176	731	870
Slaughter cattle	602	400	525
Replacement cattle	574	331	345

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of bred and slaughter cows and a moderate supply of slaughter bulls and pairs. Five herd dispersals provided a good selection of bred cows. The USDA's Cold Storage report, released last week, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were up 1 percent from the previous month and up 24 percent from last year.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1075	890	85-90%	61	45.00–60.00	$53.91	$480	+13.16
710–1165	905	85-90%	19	34.00–45.00	$43.32	$392	—
875–1275	1011	85-90%	202	60.00–72.50	$67.30	$680	-4.30
900–1240	1098	85-90%	49	72.50–86.00	$75.93	$834	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038–1310	1098	80-85%	34	65.00–72.00	$68.96	$757	—
1055–1305	1136	80-85%	19	82.00–96.00	$84.66	$962	+5.76
1050–1250	1215	80-85%	94	72.50–81.00	$76.22	$926	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1630	1378	75-80%	12	69.00–74.00	$71.24	$982	-9.77
1270–1605	1433	75-80%	15	83.00–102.00	$87.79	$1,258	—
1250–1715	1434	75-80%	55	74.00–82.50	$77.94	$1,118	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1605	1402	11	75.00–91.00	$86.26	$1,209	—
1270–2025	1587	17	92.00–106.00	$98.80	$1,568	—
1480–2210	1795	11	106.00–114.00	$108.81	$1,953	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
739–1125	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	28	112.50–143.00	$128.81	$1,146
835–1390	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	84.00–118.00	$103.13	$1,105

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–738	723	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–144.00	$134.75	$974
700–1145	867	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	82.50–120.00	$101.46	$880

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
792–1280	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	65.00–82.50	$75.54	$769

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1105	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	70.00–82.50	$76.78	$713

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1026–1085	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,077.92
1030–1390	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,177.16

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
946–988	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,071.15
940–1080	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,185.91

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1045	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	600.00–1,050.00	$861.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1220	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,000.00	$951.01

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–865	742	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	235.00–500.00	$412.51

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1228	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,133.99

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225–1230	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,486.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–925	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,091.67	+16.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1265	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.