Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
333 head
80 vs last sale 413 188 vs year ago 521 · 36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
491 head
193 vs last sale 298 120 vs year ago 371 · +32.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 3.00-4.00 higher with some top individuals fully 10.00 higher. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and good on replacement animals. The supply of slaughter animals was light to moderate with the supply of bred cows and pairs moderate.

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
BullsLow1,62090.661,46950
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42965.2493254
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19063.88760112
CowsLean 85-90%High98450.75499107

Every lot, as filed

40 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Non-Traditional1,18084.00/cwt84.00–84.009911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43069.31/cwt66.00–76.0099124
CowsLean 85-90%1,06558.64/cwt57.00–63.0062532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19867.45/cwt65.00–76.0080858
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42263.77/cwt61.00–66.0090723
CowsLean 85-90%89642.24/cwt37.00–44.0037819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19661.34/cwt57.00–64.0073440
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45056.09/cwt50.00–59.008137
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0711,261.36/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0013,50911
Bulls1,36375.49/cwt68.00–79.001,0299
Bulls1,73396.64/cwt90.00–106.001,67530
Bulls1,52486.77/cwt80.00–89.001,32211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29401,125.00/cwt1,050.00–1,275.0010,5753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2894770.00/cwt600.00–850.006,8845
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29751,025.00/cwt950.00–1,100.009,9948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2121,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0018,78610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1201,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0011,7603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2911756.82/cwt550.00–875.006,89511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,298.96/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0014,83424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,106933.33/cwt775.00–1,050.0010,32315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13954.22/cwt49.00–57.0061813
CowsLean 85-90%70329.54/cwt27.00–32.002084
CowsLean 85-90%98850.63/cwt45.00–56.0050052
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,8201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0020,9304
Stock CowsMedium 285459.86/cwt41.00–68.0051118
Stock CowsMedium 1-298279.83/cwt75.00–90.007846
Stock CowsMedium and Large 299958.27/cwt47.50–70.0058215
Stock CowsMedium 1-262596.20/cwt85.00–102.506013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05679.93/cwt73.00–93.008445
Bred CowsMedium 21,070551.17/cwt500.00–600.005,8983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,7133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,055732.71/cwt600.00–775.007,7304
Bred CowsMedium 1-2962922.83/cwt800.00–950.008,87830
Bred CowsMedium 2938681.35/cwt500.00–800.006,39127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,215825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0245
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3850476.16/cwt425.00–525.004,0477
Bred CowsMedium 1-2936808.47/cwt800.00–850.007,5677
Bred CowsMedium 2993616.40/cwt475.00–700.006,1213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,071.34/cwt950.00–1,160.0012,33160
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,092786.11/cwt625.00–900.008,58424

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.