Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-01-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
593 head
198 vs last sale 395 9 vs year ago 602 · 1.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
643 head
271 vs last sale 372 21 vs year ago 622 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last regular sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

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
BullsAverage1,60472.651,16560
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45755.8481379
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22048.61593120
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03937.36388325

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-21,418875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,4084
Bred CowsMedium 2960599.76/cwt425.00–725.005,75822
Bred CowsMedium 21,028579.52/cwt450.00–675.005,95723
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2877864.51/cwt800.00–900.007,58213
Bred HeifersMedium 2698559.96/cwt500.00–600.003,9093
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3839405.81/cwt300.00–425.003,4057
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,241785.95/cwt650.00–900.009,75445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,261714.45/cwt600.00–825.009,0097
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,272690.81/cwt600.00–800.008,78714
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,18351.36/cwt40.00–60.0060833
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02782.03/cwt67.50–96.0084244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2843109.19/cwt97.00–124.0092013
Stock CowsMedium 21,01349.96/cwt30.00–61.0050632
Stock CowsMedium 1-290078.96/cwt65.00–102.0071129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22754.43/cwt51.00–58.0066830
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26541.80/cwt40.00–43.0052918
Bulls1,56273.59/cwt70.00–78.001,14926
Bulls1,83983.74/cwt78.00–88.001,54017
Bulls1,43260.12/cwt50.00–68.0086117
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5331,644.49/cwt1,550.00–1,725.0025,2102
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,33365.92/cwt62.00–68.008799
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3826352.83/cwt250.00–450.002,91420
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114958.42/cwt875.00–1,000.0010,67714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3081,032.05/cwt900.00–1,250.0013,49916
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3691,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,11312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,184967.86/cwt850.00–1,100.0011,45914
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3800475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,8005
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,096742.27/cwt725.00–750.008,1354
Bred CowsMedium 1-2934844.38/cwt700.00–900.007,8876
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,052856.93/cwt750.00–1,050.009,01526
CowsLean 85-90%98730.54/cwt25.00–35.0030182
CowsLean 85-90%1,05639.32/cwt32.50–44.00415165
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1781,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,0205
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29171,166.67/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0010,6986
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2939725.00/cwt675.00–750.006,8084
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0171,393.75/cwt1,375.00–1,450.0014,1744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20547.89/cwt44.00–52.0057772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52666.56/cwt63.00–73.001,01621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45347.50/cwt42.00–50.0069026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41455.58/cwt51.00–60.0078632
CowsLean 85-90%96922.56/cwt16.00–25.0021920
CowsLean 85-90%1,09046.54/cwt43.00–53.0050758

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.