Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	692	—	—

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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
1145–1800	1393	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	2,500.00–3,700.00	$2,983.27	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768–990	830	85-90%	6	80.00–95.00	$84.75	$703	—
700–1250	941	85-90%	27	100.00–124.00	$114.40	$1,077	—
820–1365	981	85-90%	45	125.00–139.00	$133.22	$1,307	+17.30
905–1155	1017	85-90%	24	139.00–159.00	$143.33	$1,458	+15.92

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1350	1147	80-85%	60	138.00–149.00	$142.62	$1,636	+13.31
1050–1330	1160	80-85%	11	125.00–137.00	$132.80	$1,540	-6.77
1060–1285	1180	80-85%	14	149.00–161.00	$152.92	$1,804	+3.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1715	1457	75-80%	12	133.00–139.00	$136.80	$1,993	—
1295–1835	1483	75-80%	29	140.00–151.00	$146.14	$2,167	—
1330–1855	1522	75-80%	32	152.00–162.00	$154.52	$2,352	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1167	1122	5	172.50–187.00	$180.01	$2,020	—
1300–1480	1380	4	150.00–157.00	$152.89	$2,110	—
1305–2005	1621	29	163.00–181.00	$173.63	$2,815	—
1400–2025	1764	24	183.00–210.00	$194.81	$3,436	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1030	872	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	202.50–247.50	$218.68	$1,907
700–1085	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	127.50–187.50	$151.75	$1,363

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1725	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	140.00–190.00	$154.25	$1,865

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1315	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,299.17
1010–1545	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	70	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,379.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1085	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	47	1,250.00–2,050.00	$1,778.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1094	1094	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1095–1450	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	39	1,500.00–2,175.00	$1,902.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1070	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,219.53
850–1090	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,441.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–840	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	900.00–1,300.00	$1,029.43

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–880	848	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,080.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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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
1110–1210	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,847.62	+316.37

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1060	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,775.00	—
980–1035	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,216.67	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400–1430	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,083.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1255	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,433.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.