Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	563	916	768
Slaughter cattle	291	586	416
Replacement cattle	272	330	352

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. Following the special replacement sale on Saturday the quality and supply of replacement cattle was lower than normal and the muddy conditions didn't help numbers either.

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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
1325	1325	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1265	906	85-90%	14	21.00–41.00	$31.25	$283	-7.39
765–1225	983	85-90%	37	55.00–64.00	$59.33	$583	—
745–1245	1000	85-90%	26	41.00–54.00	$50.22	$502	+1.27
920–1205	1032	85-90%	19	65.00–75.00	$68.01	$702	+0.84

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1275	1142	80-85%	21	55.00–64.00	$61.07	$697	—
1060–1402	1187	80-85%	50	65.00–73.00	$68.03	$808	+9.01
1005–1310	1189	80-85%	17	73.00–80.00	$75.75	$901	+16.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1565	1383	75-80%	12	61.00–65.00	$63.26	$875	-12.86
1315–1550	1429	75-80%	20	75.00–80.00	$77.48	$1,107	+18.16
1295–1840	1494	75-80%	37	66.00–75.00	$70.87	$1,059	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1685	1424	14	68.00–87.00	$80.81	$1,151	—
1255–2190	1602	18	88.00–102.00	$95.05	$1,523	+3.43
1415–1940	1743	6	102.00–120.00	$110.90	$1,933	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1255	944	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	100.00–124.00	$111.97	$1,057
730–1300	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	74.00–102.50	$86.09	$918

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
692–815	733	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–110.00	$103.71	$760
700–970	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	82.50–100.00	$90.80	$788

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1285	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	65.00–75.00	$68.46	$701

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
788–1030	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00–65.00	$61.09	$546

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722–1030	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	500.00–900.00	$677.19
810–955	887	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	350.00–425.00	$390.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1475	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,086.63

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–735	692	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	200.00–350.00	$266.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962–1168	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	775.00–950.00	$858.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
742–875	805	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	800.00–950.00	$876.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1018	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1020	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–925.00	$758.33	—

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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.