Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	642	463	382
Slaughter cattle	420	210	241
Replacement cattle	222	253	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with most of the gain on high dressing breaking cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The USDA released its biannual Cattle Inventory Report today, which reported Cattle Inventories were down 2 percent from last year and the 2023 Calf Crop was also 2 percent lower than in 2022.

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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
1450–1685	1568	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,522.49	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1415	1204	80-85%	43	106.00–120.00	$109.88	$1,323	-1.84
1105–1305	1204	80-85%	24	85.00–99.00	$93.69	$1,128	-18.03
1055–1480	1206	80-85%	67	99.00–106.00	$102.63	$1,238	-9.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1585	1413	75-80%	14	80.00–99.00	$93.58	$1,322	-16.63
1265–1770	1416	75-80%	33	108.00–122.00	$111.24	$1,575	+1.03
1290–2100	1474	75-80%	62	100.00–108.00	$105.36	$1,553	+2.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1160	878	85-90%	7	51.00–68.00	$58.99	$518	—
720–1410	984	85-90%	44	70.00–90.00	$81.98	$807	+6.54
785–1150	989	85-90%	44	91.00–100.00	$94.66	$936	-9.83
820–1175	999	85-90%	12	100.00–110.00	$103.73	$1,036	-0.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2015	1530	16	91.00–113.00	$106.51	$1,630	-17.66
1285–2090	1672	27	114.00–131.00	$123.08	$2,058	—
1635–2535	2013	21	132.00–156.00	$143.28	$2,884	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1010	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	135.00–175.00	$144.93	$1,272
715–1060	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	105.00–130.00	$116.67	$1,094

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1170	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	135.00–150.00	$140.17	$1,472
1135–1310	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	101.00–132.50	$116.72	$1,419

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–990	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	86.00–97.00	$92.53	$841

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180–1220	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	97.00–99.00	$97.68	$1,165

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1415	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,325.00–1,950.00	$1,673.89

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1005	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,377.17
950–1080	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,375.00–1,675.00	$1,507.94

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1015	899	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,250.00	$1,066.61

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–830	726	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	400.00–875.00	$643.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1025	914	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,321.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1312	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00	+371.43

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1050	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,700.00	$1,533.33	—

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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.