Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	646	935	778
Slaughter cattle	345	536	498
Replacement cattle	301	399	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Bred cows traded 100.00-120.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. There was a good crowd ringside as heavy rain fell across most of the service area. Demand for bred cows and bred heifers continues to increase as each week gets us closer to green grass.

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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
1285–1575	1386	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,375.00–2,000.00	$1,622.25	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1145	1001	85-90%	21	69.00–80.00	$72.59	$727	—
720–1075	1010	85-90%	13	35.00–48.00	$40.44	$408	-30.01
835–1295	1082	85-90%	36	49.00–59.00	$54.65	$591	+0.06
840–1245	1091	85-90%	42	57.00–68.00	$62.68	$684	+8.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1285	1208	80-85%	10	59.00–68.00	$64.29	$777	-16.08
1020–1325	1209	80-85%	69	68.00–78.00	$73.07	$883	-7.30
1095–1317	1231	80-85%	12	78.00–90.00	$80.88	$996	+0.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1540	1410	75-80%	6	63.00–69.00	$66.96	$944	+0.85
1250–1790	1447	75-80%	55	70.00–80.00	$75.64	$1,095	—
1320–1720	1520	75-80%	19	80.00–86.00	$82.95	$1,261	+0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2035	1587	25	92.00–103.00	$98.20	$1,558	—
1420–1735	1619	7	81.00–89.00	$84.27	$1,364	—
1405–2055	1778	24	105.00–120.00	$111.69	$1,986	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
772–1260	996	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	101.00–130.00	$119.34	$1,189
975–1485	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	80.00–125.00	$95.07	$1,120

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1055	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	80.00–112.50	$91.03	$827

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1270	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	57.50–77.00	$70.96	$827

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1030	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–75.00	$70.53	$672

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1175	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,154.05
1034–1374	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,229.63
1010–1490	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,275.37

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
834–1025	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	950.00–1,050.00	$1,009.63
895–1100	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	950.00–1,250.00	$1,108.84

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360–1520	1386	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,432.78

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1030	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	600.00–900.00	$771.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1012–1275	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	800.00–1,075.00	$1,006.80

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–930	776	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	200.00–450.00	$344.41

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–915	889	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,101.91

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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
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.