Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	789	694	1,133
Slaughter cattle	498	400	725
Replacement cattle	291	294	408

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-6.00 higher with most of the gain on breaking and boning cows. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady and pairs were not well tested. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. There was a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 136.00/cwt while the top slaughter cow sold for 111.00/cwt.

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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
1200–1580	1352	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,600.00–2,300.00	$1,902.34	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–940	740	85-90%	10	38.00–54.00	$47.30	$350	—
735–1235	906	85-90%	28	57.00–73.00	$67.15	$608	—
700–1185	970	85-90%	138	73.00–88.00	$81.10	$787	—
880–1165	1004	85-90%	47	89.00–99.00	$91.31	$917	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1330	1139	80-85%	29	81.00–88.00	$85.74	$977	—
1060–1265	1175	80-85%	83	89.00–97.00	$92.90	$1,092	+11.73
1010–1310	1193	80-85%	42	97.00–111.00	$102.32	$1,221	+4.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1465	1366	75-80%	8	82.50–89.00	$85.26	$1,165	+0.91
1317–1700	1417	75-80%	19	100.00–109.00	$102.63	$1,454	—
1250–1693	1449	75-80%	34	89.00–100.00	$96.13	$1,393	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1910	1482	11	88.00–106.00	$100.64	$1,491	+7.64
1135–2290	1588	27	107.00–120.00	$112.47	$1,786	—
1610–2195	1935	22	121.00–136.00	$126.83	$2,454	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1215	1016	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	126.00–140.00	$130.63	$1,327
795–1470	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	94.00–126.00	$109.36	$1,201

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–905	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	120.00–155.00	$130.13	$1,074
700–972	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	94.00–123.00	$105.12	$959

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1126	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	83.00–89.00	$87.10	$935

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1090	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	81.00–86.00	$82.45	$746

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
954	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1030–1281	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,244.25

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1155	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,148.96

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–955	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	600.00–1,000.00	$841.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1150	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	710.00–1,050.00	$952.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1000	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1140	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,370.00	—

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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.