Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
337 head
15 vs last sale 352 7 vs year ago 330 · +2.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
408 head
20 vs last sale 428 40 vs year ago 368 · +10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on replacement cattle and light on slaughter animals. There was a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacements. As packing plants struggle to operate at full capacity, buyers are having a hard time finding a place for slaughter 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
BullsHigh1,57069.181,08656
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38650.9870633
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18249.2958391
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98036.06353156

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-21,182793.79/cwt750.00–825.009,3833
Bred CowsMedium 2994615.25/cwt450.00–700.006,1164
Bred CowsMedium 2980611.71/cwt425.00–800.005,99538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,064.56/cwt925.00–1,250.0013,20150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,158794.52/cwt475.00–900.009,20133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14543.35/cwt40.00–45.0049618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37544.38/cwt43.00–45.006103
CowsLean 85-90%82121.53/cwt14.00–25.0017720
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,066855.73/cwt750.00–950.009,12216
Bred CowsMedium 2965556.40/cwt475.00–650.005,36913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190909.09/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,81816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2898707.14/cwt600.00–800.006,3507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,300.00/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0016,1856
Stock CowsMedium 1-2895100.03/cwt82.50–101.0089512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-277883.00/cwt70.00–98.006469
Bulls1,79679.30/cwt76.00–85.001,4248
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,01579.21/cwt70.00–87.008043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,2253
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2875800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0003
Stock CowsMedium 293856.19/cwt42.00–67.5052739
CowsLean 85-90%1,08547.06/cwt45.00–49.0051126
Bulls1,70872.86/cwt70.00–76.001,24419
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297279.12/cwt75.00–81.007698
Stock CowsMedium 1-292773.51/cwt70.00–85.0068110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2975803.57/cwt650.00–900.007,8357
Bred HeifersMedium 2860541.28/cwt475.00–575.004,6555
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2752634.59/cwt600.00–700.004,7723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40754.95/cwt52.00–59.0077312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14953.13/cwt51.00–55.0061031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,105684.35/cwt600.00–800.007,56210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,203866.27/cwt850.00–875.0010,4213
Bred CowsMedium 21,009517.63/cwt300.00–775.005,22316
Bred CowsMedium 1-2999852.30/cwt775.00–975.008,5145
CowsLean 85-90%1,02240.22/cwt34.00–44.0041166
CowsLean 85-90%92629.94/cwt25.00–34.0027744
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37349.44/cwt46.00–51.0067918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22349.01/cwt45.00–51.0059942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,255732.96/cwt650.00–775.009,1995
Bulls1,41763.98/cwt53.00–70.0090729
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,09657.41/cwt44.00–67.5062939

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.