Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

1,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,039	657	865
Slaughter cattle	453	318	533
Replacement cattle	586	339	332

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. Replacement animals out-numbered slaughter animals with several herd sellouts in the offering. Replacement cattle had no problem finding a new home with a large crowd of active buyers in attendance. Top bred cows sold for 2725.00/head while top pairs brought 3150.00/pair. The top slaughter bull brought 198.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cows sold for 154.00/cwt.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1735	1735	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1025	770	85-90%	8	68.00–95.00	$86.05	$663	—
740–1175	864	85-90%	58	101.00–119.00	$112.37	$971	—
785–1240	1003	85-90%	36	132.00–148.00	$139.09	$1,395	—
760–1290	1048	85-90%	81	122.00–132.00	$126.79	$1,329	-13.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1305	1125	80-85%	114	130.00–143.00	$136.04	$1,530	+10.23
1050–1310	1166	80-85%	22	144.00–153.00	$147.08	$1,715	+9.19
1075–1285	1171	80-85%	14	116.00–129.00	$125.33	$1,468	-12.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1825	1414	75-80%	61	132.00–144.00	$138.07	$1,952	-12.32
1310–1685	1446	75-80%	7	118.00–131.00	$127.22	$1,840	-23.17
1295–1710	1457	75-80%	9	145.00–154.00	$149.14	$2,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1660	1433	10	129.00–158.00	$147.39	$2,112	—
1310–2065	1573	26	159.00–176.00	$166.78	$2,623	—
1335–2195	1835	7	178.00–198.00	$186.24	$3,418	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
952–1185	1067	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	180.00–194.00	$184.83	$1,972
833–1615	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	117.50–171.00	$149.39	$1,621

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–926	892	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	192.50–209.00	$206.21	$1,839
700–1055	944	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	125.00–175.00	$142.79	$1,348

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1285	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	111	1,800.00–2,725.00	$2,216.65
1137–1238	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,675.00–2,000.00	$1,834.47

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1085	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,750.00	$1,750.00
950–1105	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,085.78

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1316–1450	1374	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,950.00–2,550.00	$2,324.73

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1087	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	1,250.00–1,800.00	$1,602.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1130	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,666.57
1110–1272	1186	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,659.76

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–895	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	800.00–950.00	$889.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1055	921	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,650.00–2,500.00	$1,899.49

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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
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00	$2,250.00	-559.38
1100–1245	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	2,300.00–3,150.00	$2,750.00	-59.38
1100–1230	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	1,950.00–2,750.00	$2,273.08	-536.30
1150–1318	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,950.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1325	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	2,550.00–2,950.00	$2,829.41	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1075	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,575.00	—
1075–1090	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,700.00	+191.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1100–1350	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,200.00–2,250.00	$2,245.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–990	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,850.00–2,150.00	$2,064.29	—

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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.