Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	401	—	—

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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
1050–1255	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,300.00–3,500.00	$2,953.36	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1645	1645	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1000	823	85-90%	6	62.50–110.00	$91.11	$750	—
800–1160	1048	85-90%	11	119.00–136.00	$129.19	$1,354	—
940–1220	1062	85-90%	9	157.00–170.00	$162.08	$1,721	+16.59
855–1395	1072	85-90%	33	137.00–155.00	$145.31	$1,558	-0.18

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1270	1182	80-85%	6	172.00–183.00	$175.38	$2,073	+22.20
1025–1345	1201	80-85%	11	143.00–158.00	$153.07	$1,838	-9.28
1045–1340	1214	80-85%	17	158.00–170.00	$164.57	$1,998	+2.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1650	1482	75-80%	5	172.00–178.00	$175.37	$2,599	+0.18
1320–1610	1483	75-80%	12	159.00–172.00	$164.85	$2,445	-10.34
1500–1570	1523	75-80%	3	150.00–153.00	$151.03	$2,300	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1735	1506	9	164.00–176.00	$171.05	$2,576	—
1235–2195	1580	30	180.00–198.00	$187.26	$2,959	—
1435–2140	1802	12	203.00–219.00	$211.04	$3,803	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–965	879	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	230.00–285.00	$260.19	$2,287
700–1090	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	165.00–227.50	$190.16	$1,780

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,570
965–1270	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	159.00–232.50	$182.72	$2,098

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–950	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–157.00	$147.57	$1,387

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170–1175	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	145.00–147.00	$146.00	$1,713

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1178–1299	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,549.53
1115–1420	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	2,300.00–3,350.00	$2,825.60
1312	1312	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1145	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,650.00	$2,410.92
990–1143	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	2,400.00–3,300.00	$2,773.82

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1120	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	29	1,400.00–2,250.00	$1,796.97

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1050	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	950.00–1,350.00	$1,166.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1185	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,937.94

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1475–1612	1548	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–3,350.00	$2,891.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1086	963	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	2,300.00–3,050.00	$2,675.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1115	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,471.43	+371.43

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1090	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,742.86	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175–1200	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,250.00	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.