Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	378	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1150	892	85-90%	11	72.00–104.00	$97.94	$874	+2.20
700–1415	990	85-90%	17	107.00–123.00	$115.92	$1,148	+1.10
895–1095	998	85-90%	10	136.00–145.00	$139.81	$1,395	+24.99
855–1160	1026	85-90%	13	123.00–135.00	$127.41	$1,307	-2.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1290	1139	80-85%	7	115.00–134.00	$129.31	$1,473	—
1000–1320	1157	80-85%	30	135.00–145.00	$139.57	$1,615	-0.98
1090–1310	1189	80-85%	12	145.00–154.00	$148.96	$1,771	-0.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1465	1410	75-80%	5	151.00–159.00	$154.40	$2,177	+0.61
1295–1815	1439	75-80%	22	137.00–149.00	$143.75	$2,069	+0.57
1330–1705	1444	75-80%	7	124.00–135.00	$131.10	$1,893	-12.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1730	1466	8	132.00–158.00	$146.12	$2,142	—
1260–1895	1655	10	160.00–177.00	$170.00	$2,814	—
1735–2300	1984	7	180.00–206.00	$187.44	$3,719	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–955	795	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	197.50–254.00	$236.87	$1,883
700–1030	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	130.00–187.00	$159.91	$1,434

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
793	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	233.00	$233.00	$1,848
1080–1280	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	133.00–190.00	$155.24	$1,816

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1035	806	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	115.00–124.00	$120.29	$970

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1258	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,185.77
985–1493	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,514.47

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1090	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	1,475.00–2,125.00	$1,882.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1220	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,842.15

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1080	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,411.60
1099	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–950	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,350.00	$1,130.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
839–1100	891	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,037.66

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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
1100–1150	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,575.00	$2,531.25	-68.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1010	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,566.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

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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.