Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

1,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,165	789	1,101
Slaughter cattle	729	498	819
Replacement cattle	436	291	282

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady to 50.00 higher and pairs sold 100.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a heavy supply of slaughter animals. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released today, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 6 percent from the previous month and down 16 percent from last year.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1070	862	85-90%	6	40.00–59.00	$49.25	$425	—
700–1190	913	85-90%	30	60.00–77.00	$71.15	$650	+4.00
735–1205	957	85-90%	271	78.00–93.00	$86.47	$828	+5.37
795–1295	1035	85-90%	53	94.00–109.00	$97.29	$1,007	+5.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1325	1187	80-85%	47	101.00–112.00	$105.37	$1,251	+3.05
1025–1325	1201	80-85%	117	92.00–101.00	$96.08	$1,154	—
1105–1370	1210	80-85%	20	83.00–91.00	$86.45	$1,046	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1560	1399	75-80%	14	79.00–93.00	$87.95	$1,230	+2.69
1316–1745	1407	75-80%	61	94.00–103.00	$98.86	$1,391	-3.77
1325–1815	1457	75-80%	42	103.00–117.00	$106.75	$1,555	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1745	1459	18	80.00–109.00	$101.98	$1,488	+1.34
1225–1987	1647	33	111.00–124.00	$118.09	$1,945	—
1340–2065	1799	18	124.00–130.00	$126.53	$2,276	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1090	886	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	122.00–142.50	$132.03	$1,170
700–1050	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	95.00–129.00	$112.83	$1,046

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
858–1215	1012	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	130.00–160.00	$145.81	$1,476
895–1595	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	89.00–135.00	$112.38	$1,325

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1130	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	82.00–92.50	$90.42	$803

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1085–1135	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,216.09
1038–1510	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,294.26

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1192	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,075.00–1,400.00	$1,212.79

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1070	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	675.00–1,000.00	$897.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1145	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	650.00–1,025.00	$915.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1165	1028	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.73

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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
1025–1185	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,469.23	—
1204	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–875	859	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,197.50	-127.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1237	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,707.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–950	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–820	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–700.00	$675.00	—

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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.