Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2019-09-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 18
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
102 vs last sale 294 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
236 head
2 vs last sale 234 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacements. The supply was light on all classes with the heat keeping cattle near shade and water.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,63176.671,25036
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34454.8573724
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16052.0760434
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05445.9448492

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,128.17/cwt925.00–1,300.0013,23315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225837.08/cwt800.00–925.0010,2543
Bred CowsMedium 2932656.46/cwt600.00–725.006,1186
Bred CowsMedium 2868584.64/cwt575.00–600.005,0753
Bred CowsMedium 21,109608.43/cwt550.00–675.006,7475
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,023911.27/cwt850.00–975.009,3226
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,040800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0017,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2833766.67/cwt750.00–800.006,3863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2958808.33/cwt725.00–900.007,7443
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0601,116.67/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0011,8373
BullsMedium and Large 11,6971,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0030,5463
Stock CowsMedium 1-2810113.00/cwt113.00–113.009153
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2768654.32/cwt575.00–675.005,0254
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2856832.13/cwt750.00–900.007,1235
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3844434.39/cwt325.00–525.003,66616
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3895502.79/cwt450.00–550.004,5003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-394044.00/cwt44.00–44.004145
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,177742.61/cwt600.00–900.008,7417
CowsLean 85-90%1,07248.04/cwt43.00–54.0051557
CowsLean 85-90%1,13355.50/cwt53.00–62.0062913
CowsLean 85-90%99737.52/cwt35.00–42.5037413
CowsLean 85-90%90731.03/cwt20.00–35.002819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34354.89/cwt53.00–60.0073712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34051.45/cwt48.50–53.006899
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35764.87/cwt62.00–70.008803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12949.62/cwt44.00–53.0056018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19454.83/cwt52.50–57.0065516
Bulls1,68779.95/cwt74.00–83.001,34921
Bulls1,49968.93/cwt57.00–73.001,03312
Bulls1,76284.66/cwt84.00–85.001,4923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,234708.18/cwt650.00–750.008,7394
Stock CowsMedium 286452.46/cwt43.00–62.5045314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,18755.74/cwt47.00–63.006629

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.