Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	677	—	—

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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
1250–1450	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,407.41	—
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–970	831	85-90%	7	75.00–93.00	$86.58	$719	—
820–1220	979	85-90%	59	95.00–114.00	$105.86	$1,036	-14.94
930–1165	1022	85-90%	9	130.00–141.00	$134.84	$1,378	—
705–1215	1042	85-90%	76	115.00–127.00	$122.18	$1,273	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1350	1146	80-85%	67	130.00–144.00	$137.11	$1,571	—
1055–1365	1211	80-85%	30	115.00–129.00	$124.55	$1,508	-21.71
1155–1355	1248	80-85%	9	145.00–160.50	$151.22	$1,887	+4.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1830	1441	75-80%	51	131.00–144.00	$137.10	$1,976	—
1295–1795	1446	75-80%	17	145.00–155.00	$148.58	$2,148	—
1355–1660	1489	75-80%	10	109.00–129.00	$122.16	$1,819	-14.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1200	1176	4	155.00–167.00	$161.84	$1,903	—
1285–1900	1571	13	130.00–151.00	$146.21	$2,297	—
1350–2488	1709	24	154.00–176.00	$164.14	$2,805	—
1505–2185	1900	13	178.00–195.00	$182.72	$3,472	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–875	733	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	185.00–222.50	$209.01	$1,532
730–1085	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	113.00–183.00	$154.93	$1,447

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1320	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	126.00–160.00	$142.46	$1,634

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
868	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	105.00	$105.00	$911

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1100	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	76	1,075.00–2,100.00	$1,715.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1500	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	37	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,899.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1075	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,246.80
1078	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1330	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,101.47
1150–1645	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,100.00–2,750.00	$2,332.78

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	450.00–1,000.00	$801.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–810	779	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–2,000.00	$1,689.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1075	1036	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,937.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1040	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,750.00	±0.00
1000–1084	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,566.67	-483.33
1040–1080	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,540.00	+490.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1111	1111	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—
1170–1305	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00–3,050.00	$2,841.67	—
1210–1375	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,550.00–3,600.00	$3,583.33	+20.83
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
890–1012	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,350.00	$1,983.33	+27.08

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–850	793	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,833.33	—

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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.