Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	913	774	1,176
Slaughter cattle	570	460	602
Replacement cattle	343	314	574

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. The supply of slaughter animals was heavy while the supply of bred cows and pairs was moderate. Uncertainty in the Futures Markets as well as lower Box Beef Cutouts has affected slaughter prices this week, even though Cutter Cow Cutouts have continued to gain. The USDA's Cold Storage Report came out on Monday and reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 18 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
690–1150	833	85-90%	19	50.00–68.00	$60.87	$507	+3.88
750–1330	1010	85-90%	109	70.00–83.00	$79.09	$799	-22.64
850–1150	1019	85-90%	9	96.00–105.00	$100.91	$1,028	-0.82
850–1295	1110	85-90%	130	84.00–96.00	$90.26	$1,002	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1375	1182	80-85%	53	80.00–94.00	$87.64	$1,036	-5.23
1070–1290	1194	80-85%	10	104.00–118.00	$106.94	$1,277	+14.07
1030–1385	1239	80-85%	62	95.00–103.00	$99.73	$1,236	-13.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1610	1399	75-80%	27	76.00–95.00	$89.91	$1,258	-15.92
1275–1745	1448	75-80%	50	96.00–106.00	$102.41	$1,483	+5.67
1222–1700	1530	75-80%	21	106.50–115.00	$109.58	$1,677	-4.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1785	1496	27	95.00–119.00	$109.73	$1,642	—
1320–1970	1708	32	119.00–130.00	$125.55	$2,144	—
1300–1925	1721	21	130.00–149.00	$135.16	$2,326	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–915	822	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	140.00–200.00	$159.58	$1,312
700–1080	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	100.00–131.00	$113.14	$983

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1065	971	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	142.50–205.00	$165.24	$1,604
955–1362	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	100.00–125.00	$112.82	$1,246

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1075	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	83.00–97.00	$90.14	$788

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1340	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	85.00–98.00	$92.25	$1,084

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1505	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,250.00–1,800.00	$1,508.48

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1025	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	800.00–1,175.00	$1,016.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1270	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,125.59

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1080	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,200.00–1,650.00	$1,388.09

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–725	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	250.00–600.00	$477.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–975	956	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,049.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
1100–1215	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,518.75	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1050	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,860.00	+76.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1192–1370	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,725.00–2,050.00	$1,860.00	—

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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.