Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

This is an archived report. See the latest Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	752	728	823
Slaughter cattle	483	483	535
Replacement cattle	269	245	288

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. We continue to see record prices for slaughter animals with the top cow bringing 158.50/cwt. and the top bull bringing 190.00/cwt. Replacement cattle are also in demand with the top bred cows bringing 2350.00/head and the top pairs bringing 3000.00 per pair. Spring rains have helped pasture conditons and in between rains many are cutting and baling hay.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1115	821	85-90%	87	90.00–119.00	$107.89	$886	—
700–1055	850	85-90%	6	78.00–86.00	$82.32	$700	—
885–1135	1015	85-90%	26	133.00–145.00	$136.20	$1,382	+12.43
820–1230	1091	85-90%	95	120.00–133.00	$125.68	$1,371	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1385	1151	80-85%	80	131.00–143.00	$136.25	$1,568	+15.63
895–1315	1160	80-85%	25	111.00–129.00	$123.51	$1,433	+2.89
1025–1320	1192	80-85%	30	143.00–152.00	$146.51	$1,746	+4.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1495	1374	75-80%	11	123.00–130.00	$126.15	$1,733	-7.84
1270–1765	1387	75-80%	61	132.00–143.00	$136.50	$1,893	+2.51
1300–1545	1404	75-80%	15	145.00–158.00	$148.67	$2,087	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1765	1378	13	132.00–156.00	$145.81	$2,009	—
1300–2000	1543	22	156.00–172.00	$161.73	$2,495	—
1740–2370	1974	8	174.00–190.00	$181.90	$3,591	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1070	869	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	155.00–205.00	$170.06	$1,478
700–1080	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	109.00–157.50	$137.68	$1,290

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1240	1081	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	150.00–190.00	$165.40	$1,788
980–1515	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	130.00–150.00	$139.00	$1,728

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1475	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,075.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1080	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,750.00–2,150.00	$2,054.04

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1085	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	1,050.00–1,550.00	$1,355.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1250	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,663.07

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)	3	600.00–900.00	$700.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1012	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
945–1050	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,225.00–2,250.00	$2,229.17	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
890–1050	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,875.00–2,200.00	$2,004.17	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.