Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	764	728
Slaughter cattle	487	569	454
Replacement cattle	175	195	274

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good and the supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385	1385	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1405	1163	80-85%	13	95.00–110.00	$104.27	$1,213	—
1200	1200	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$960	-42.53
1055–1385	1226	80-85%	22	127.00–138.00	$129.85	$1,592	+7.32
1080–1395	1233	80-85%	81	111.00–127.00	$120.43	$1,485	-2.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–890	760	85-90%	2	51.00–61.00	$55.14	$419	—
755–1135	948	85-90%	36	70.00–103.00	$92.74	$879	—
875–1195	1001	85-90%	14	123.00–137.50	$126.46	$1,266	+13.63
805–1157	1016	85-90%	55	104.00–120.00	$112.79	$1,146	-0.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1665	1430	75-80%	10	136.00–149.00	$140.04	$2,003	+28.57
1295–1830	1479	75-80%	49	121.00–135.00	$127.04	$1,879	+1.62
1420–1765	1540	75-80%	15	100.00–120.00	$114.75	$1,767	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1820	1328	10	129.00–149.00	$140.48	$1,866	—
1145–1845	1597	3	180.00–200.00	$188.67	$3,013	+14.02
1040–2075	1621	32	150.00–175.00	$161.82	$2,623	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1052	1052	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	192.00	$192.00	$2,020
1020–1320	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	136.00–183.00	$156.69	$1,711

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–980	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	145.00–187.50	$176.17	$1,693

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1015–1026	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,380.17
1025–1043	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,696.67
1025–1152	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,783.75
1098	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1085–1198	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,200.00	$2,059.74
1020–1310	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,650.00–2,050.00	$1,857.23
1125–1235	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,625.00–2,100.00	$1,935.49
1105–1285	1181	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,543.18
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,373.53
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
820–1000	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,075.00–1,500.00	$1,299.26
900–1000	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,663.56
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
850–900	883	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,735.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
850–1100	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–2,100.00	$1,637.23

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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
1100–1300	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00–2,150.00	$2,031.25	-293.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.