Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	557	—	—

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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
1150–1185	1170	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,933.05	—
1135–1475	1324	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	3,600.00–4,150.00	$3,780.57	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1215	910	85-90%	12	82.50–109.00	$99.64	$907	—
850–1120	1009	85-90%	5	150.00–153.00	$151.65	$1,530	—
700–1290	1051	85-90%	31	125.00–147.00	$133.60	$1,404	—
725–1395	1051	85-90%	44	110.00–123.00	$117.21	$1,232	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1330	1165	80-85%	10	164.00–172.00	$165.85	$1,932	-1.47
1010–1310	1181	80-85%	41	152.00–163.00	$156.99	$1,854	-10.33
1085–1310	1199	80-85%	7	121.00–149.00	$141.03	$1,691	-26.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1450	1384	75-80%	6	164.00–168.00	$165.97	$2,297	+6.97
1310–1645	1429	75-80%	33	152.50–162.00	$157.32	$2,248	-11.09
1285–1740	1472	75-80%	13	137.00–151.00	$148.93	$2,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1665	1467	7	159.00–170.00	$165.01	$2,421	+4.22
1370–2250	1794	24	173.00–194.00	$183.24	$3,287	—
1825–2065	1942	6	195.00–212.00	$201.35	$3,910	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1045	903	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	232.50–307.50	$267.52	$2,416
830–1135	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	177.50–230.00	$216.46	$2,173

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1145	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	121.00–172.50	$155.20	$1,572

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145–1450	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	120.00–167.50	$155.10	$1,943

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1170	1160	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	232.50–235.00	$233.76	$2,712
1145–1355	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–210.00	$193.86	$2,429

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1245	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,525.67
1120–1492	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	2,550.00–3,900.00	$3,030.20
1205–1468	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,504.54

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1121	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,732.42
1060–1081	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,640.94
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1110	1007	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,497.77
750–1145	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	1,600.00–2,500.00	$1,979.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1292	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,602.20
1150–1245	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,266.99

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1020	796	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	825.00–1,500.00	$1,231.99

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510–1695	1654	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,600.00–3,300.00	$3,066.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–870	787	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,600.00	$2,052.48
820–1075	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	2,100.00–2,900.00	$2,595.40

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1125	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,950.00	$2,425.00	—

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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.