Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	436	—	—

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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
1380–1540	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,600.00–2,925.00	$2,771.40	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1125	905	85-90%	16	70.00–90.00	$83.01	$751	+4.13
705–1260	974	85-90%	46	91.00–112.00	$102.96	$1,003	—
845–1150	1013	85-90%	6	126.00–144.00	$131.25	$1,330	-3.85
805–1275	1075	85-90%	39	113.00–125.00	$117.34	$1,261	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1545	1413	75-80%	9	118.00–122.00	$119.57	$1,690	—
1330–1755	1494	75-80%	9	136.00–140.00	$137.73	$2,058	+8.00
1275–1785	1496	75-80%	34	123.00–134.00	$128.08	$1,916	-1.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1285	1173	80-85%	10	134.00–158.00	$141.55	$1,660	+13.58
1025–1340	1192	80-85%	30	120.00–132.00	$125.95	$1,501	+11.58
1055–1335	1194	80-85%	10	115.00–119.00	$117.64	$1,405	+3.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1825	1472	17	125.00–151.00	$141.35	$2,081	-0.36
1330–2510	1740	36	151.00–170.00	$163.34	$2,842	—
1570–1928	1828	7	171.00–184.00	$180.44	$3,298	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–830	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	175.00–232.50	$203.17	$1,611
700–1085	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	118.00–172.50	$143.54	$1,328

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1410	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	125.00–182.50	$156.59	$1,846

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1085	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	29	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,612.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1440	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,322.69
1125–1480	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,172.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1500	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,772.95

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1090	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,128.45
935–1080	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,000.00–2,575.00	$2,302.33

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–910	769	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	550.00–1,100.00	$909.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1247	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,600.00	$3,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1090	944	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,082.45

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–875	781	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,832.00

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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
1287–1400	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,875.00–3,600.00	$3,475.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–900	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–2,650.00	$2,062.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1300	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,425.00	—

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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.