Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	782	712	605
Slaughter cattle	375	388	341
Replacement cattle	407	324	264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on slaughter animals and very good on replacement cattle. The supply of replacement cattle was heavy and the supply of slaughter animals was moderate. In an unusual twist for a Wednesday sale, replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals. The top bred cows brought 2300.00/head while the top slaughter cow brought 120.00/cwt. and the top slaughter bull brought 152.00/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
1025–1315	1153	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,575.00–1,850.00	$1,730.60	—
1210–1890	1660	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,404.12	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1350	1292	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,250.00–2,550.00	$2,435.16	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1425	907	85-90%	10	50.00–74.00	$65.91	$598	—
720–1225	1003	85-90%	69	75.00–88.00	$80.53	$808	—
855–1315	1061	85-90%	14	101.00–106.00	$102.86	$1,091	+9.91
925–1205	1066	85-90%	80	90.00–100.00	$93.76	$999	+0.81

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1310	1142	80-85%	9	85.00–97.00	$90.01	$1,028	—
1010–1320	1166	80-85%	69	99.00–107.00	$103.08	$1,202	+2.93
1035–1395	1226	80-85%	26	107.50–120.00	$111.21	$1,363	+4.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1715	1460	75-80%	49	100.00–108.00	$104.29	$1,523	+3.00
1350–1845	1515	75-80%	10	110.00–120.00	$114.47	$1,734	—
1285–2400	1549	75-80%	5	85.00–94.00	$89.48	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1560	1436	9	93.00–113.00	$104.67	$1,503	—
1300–2275	1623	13	115.00–131.00	$121.24	$1,968	+2.45
1835–2290	2053	12	132.00–152.00	$138.56	$2,845	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1090	832	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	103.00–150.00	$127.92	$1,064
700–905	858	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	162.50–180.00	$171.76	$1,474

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–995	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	152.50–185.00	$175.08	$1,427
1100–1405	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	108.00–125.00	$113.75	$1,409

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1225	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,404.76
1055–1660	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	1,350.00–2,050.00	$1,736.77

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808–1085	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	1,250.00–1,775.00	$1,416.88
825–1095	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,350.00–2,075.00	$1,681.53

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1085	939	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	900.00–1,325.00	$1,179.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1302	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,281.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1180	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,215.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	650.00–750.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–850	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,700.00	$1,350.00	—
741–1075	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,300.00–2,000.00	$1,588.89	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1170	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,275.00–2,500.00	$2,356.25	-93.75

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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.