Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 16, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	878	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1560	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–960	747	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	202.50–276.00	$257.89	$1,926
860–1022	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–200.00	$183.92	$1,779

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1185	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	147.00–182.50	$164.37	$1,907

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1016–1120	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,351.42
700–1200	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	138	2,300.00–3,150.00	$2,803.58
1137–1177	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,417.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1200	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,250.79
1105–1397	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,577.17
1394	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1125	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	42	1,250.00–2,200.00	$1,765.84

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1405–1422	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,300.00–2,675.00	$2,448.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1122–1230	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,870.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–880	800	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,266.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1276–1300	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—
1246–1350	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,025.00	—
1173–1391	1299	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	362	3,950.00–4,700.00	$4,343.02	—
1275–1350	1317	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	82	3,500.00–3,625.00	$3,574.39	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	4,375.00	$4,375.00	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,200.00–4,500.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1250–1343	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	3,400.00–3,650.00	$3,636.11	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
975–1042	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,650.00–2,700.00	$2,670.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1412	1412	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
993–1025	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,800.00–3,800.00	$3,425.00	+687.50
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,225.00	$4,225.00	—

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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.