Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2019-12-04

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
520 head
194 vs last sale 326 48 vs year ago 568 · 8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
470 head
199 vs last sale 271 121 vs year ago 349 · +34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter cows and a moderate supply of replacement animals.

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
BullsHigh1,70172.511,23443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45953.5878299
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24249.04609111
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05536.49385248

Every lot, as filed

38 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
BullsSmall and Medium 2-3693660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,5743
Bulls1,77182.26/cwt80.00–91.001,4578
Bulls1,57162.31/cwt40.00–69.0097911
Bulls1,73873.93/cwt70.00–78.001,28524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2872708.33/cwt700.00–725.006,1773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,059.38/cwt950.00–1,075.0011,5158
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0019,8756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,241.67/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0015,8066
Stock CowsMedium 1-286274.50/cwt72.50–77.506423
Stock CowsMedium 293946.06/cwt25.00–58.0043327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2879103.77/cwt84.00–115.0091211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23672.03/cwt64.00–89.0089016
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,28355.51/cwt43.00–68.0071245
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2642750.00/cwt750.00–750.004,8156
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2906885.87/cwt850.00–950.008,0269
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29938.85/cwt31.00–44.0050517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23555.52/cwt53.00–59.0068622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23149.46/cwt43.00–53.5060972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43044.42/cwt39.00–49.0063521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41162.13/cwt58.00–67.0087722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48953.65/cwt49.00–59.0079956
CowsLean 85-90%78217.98/cwt10.00–23.001415
CowsLean 85-90%1,14447.41/cwt44.00–54.0054233
CowsLean 85-90%99129.60/cwt24.00–33.0029386
CowsLean 85-90%1,08739.10/cwt32.00–45.00425124
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,079850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,1727
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,045847.65/cwt725.00–1,025.008,85833
Bred CowsMedium 21,050555.85/cwt400.00–675.005,83614
Bred CowsMedium 2993559.64/cwt525.00–625.005,5575
Bred CowsMedium 2923565.47/cwt450.00–700.005,21931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,352874.32/cwt850.00–925.0011,8213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,0753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3141,126.36/cwt975.00–1,275.0014,80025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,239689.54/cwt625.00–775.008,54322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,272816.70/cwt675.00–950.0010,38829
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3710326.69/cwt250.00–400.002,31910
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,204.75/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0015,0592
BullsMedium and Large 11,7332,343.43/cwt2,150.00–2,500.0040,6122

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.