Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	534	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1285	934	85-90%	8	71.00–100.00	$92.23	$861	-5.51
700–1300	947	85-90%	43	102.00–129.00	$120.22	$1,138	—
820–1130	1012	85-90%	10	153.00–162.00	$157.27	$1,592	—
830–1445	1086	85-90%	57	130.00–150.00	$138.23	$1,501	-17.01

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1295	1189	80-85%	14	142.50–152.00	$146.43	$1,741	—
1030–1310	1200	80-85%	60	152.00–165.00	$158.22	$1,899	-11.49
1100–1320	1206	80-85%	8	166.00–171.00	$167.93	$2,025	-1.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1490	1395	75-80%	7	166.00–169.00	$167.87	$2,342	+19.02
1365–1600	1439	75-80%	7	140.00–155.00	$151.03	$2,173	—
1320–1820	1490	75-80%	21	157.00–165.00	$161.18	$2,402	+0.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2185	1463	9	169.00–178.00	$173.78	$2,542	—
1220–1915	1516	13	178.00–194.00	$186.78	$2,832	—
1550–2290	1854	7	198.00–212.00	$202.16	$3,748	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–930	797	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	272.50–297.50	$285.26	$2,274
700–1090	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	182.50–232.50	$206.47	$1,974
755–1070	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	230.00–262.50	$254.42	$2,468

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1140	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	123.00–178.00	$155.16	$1,429

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
888	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	335.00	$335.00	$2,975

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1380	1186	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	135.00–175.00	$164.08	$1,946

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1370	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	199.00–275.00	$224.96	$2,702

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1140	1051	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,800.00	$1,506.55
820–1135	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	35	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,009.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1180	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,650.00	$2,446.99
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1150–1425	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	2,450.00–3,375.00	$2,873.55

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1140	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,450.35
975–1135	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,350.00–3,400.00	$2,757.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1155	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.43
1100–1370	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	1,700.00–2,350.00	$2,117.24

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–850	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,200.00	$1,061.70

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–920	889	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,454.68
890–975	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	2,600.00–2,950.00	$2,822.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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
1165–1275	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,000.00–4,450.00	$3,830.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1125	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,000.00–2,800.00	$2,440.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1115	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,100.00–4,200.00	$4,125.00	+945.00

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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.