Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	587	773	1,194
Slaughter cattle	316	453	626
Replacement cattle	271	320	568

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Bred cows and pairs sold 50.00-100.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts were lighter than usual due to plenty of moisture and warmer temperatures, which have improved pasture conditions. Several producers were putting down fertilizer in between the passing showers.

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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
1150–1270	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,350.00–1,900.00	$1,481.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1855	1855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–960	796	85-90%	11	31.00–51.00	$47.19	$376	—
730–1185	902	85-90%	39	50.00–70.00	$61.24	$552	—
955–1110	1029	85-90%	10	88.00–99.00	$92.40	$951	—
855–1200	1064	85-90%	52	70.00–87.00	$77.71	$827	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1285	1125	80-85%	54	85.00–96.00	$90.71	$1,020	-9.84
1005–1275	1150	80-85%	22	64.00–85.00	$79.76	$917	-11.30
1028–1300	1172	80-85%	14	96.00–105.00	$98.43	$1,154	+7.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302–1650	1378	75-80%	33	89.00–95.00	$92.18	$1,270	—
1300–1660	1431	75-80%	10	82.00–89.00	$85.27	$1,220	+0.64
1335–1690	1450	75-80%	10	97.00–105.00	$100.05	$1,451	-1.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1935	1548	12	89.00–101.00	$95.26	$1,475	—
1355–2185	1636	28	103.00–117.00	$111.36	$1,822	+0.03
1525–2515	1847	20	116.00–134.00	$121.72	$2,248	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1082	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	115.00–140.00	$129.60	$1,269
815–1395	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	83.00–120.00	$97.00	$1,065

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–955	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	112.50–153.00	$133.42	$1,121
715–995	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	82.50–114.00	$88.98	$812

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–920	828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	51.00–79.00	$70.73	$586

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1130	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	74.00–79.00	$77.42	$759

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1220	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,168.65
1010–1405	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,150.00–1,700.00	$1,412.41
1130–1255	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,169.23

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1010	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	500.00–1,000.00	$777.63
960–1090	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	600.00–900.00	$760.86

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1125	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,140.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1070	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,050.00	$966.05
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–905	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	400.00–625.00	$467.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–805	778	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	775.00–900.00	$861.19

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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
1051–1150	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,309.09	-14.35
1085–1105	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50	+64.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1288	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,900.00–2,200.00	$1,991.07	+178.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–907	893	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,050.00	$1,018.75	—
978	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+193.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–950	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,625.00	+107.14

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

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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.