Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
344 head
▼ 321 vs last sale 665▼ 20 vs year ago 364 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 478▲ 125 vs year ago 121 · +103.3%
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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 replacement cattle. The supply was light following the heavy supply at the special sale this past Saturday.

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
Bulls—Low1,69787.231,48074
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23261.8576276
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40261.4986259
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99751.02508124

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2—1,038730.66/cwt700.00–800.007,5843
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,29269.98/cwt68.00–73.009043
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—848920.33/cwt800.00–975.007,8043
Stock CowsMedium 2—93761.99/cwt52.50–72.505819
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—99462.09/cwt58.00–72.5061710
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,051924.72/cwt800.00–1,150.009,7198
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0901,002.23/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,9249
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22256.18/cwt55.00–58.006876
CowsLean 85-90%—76026.89/cwt20.00–30.002044
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,112848.95/cwt750.00–900.009,4403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,3883
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41561.98/cwt60.00–67.0087744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2871,393.95/cwt1,325.00–1,400.0017,94013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,160822.71/cwt725.00–950.009,5437
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38057.59/cwt55.00–59.0079512
Bred CowsMedium 2—872580.65/cwt475.00–700.005,06310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—99178.56/cwt71.00–90.007794
Bulls——1,56181.14/cwt70.00–86.001,26738
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1611,406.25/cwt1,100.00–1,450.0016,3278
Bulls——1,84091.88/cwt87.00–98.001,69129
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2141,453.57/cwt1,425.00–1,475.0017,6467
Bulls——1,840101.04/cwt100.00–103.001,8597
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,2253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3881,429.23/cwt1,350.00–1,550.0019,8383
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02051.27/cwt45.00–58.0052380
Bred CowsMedium 2—937642.47/cwt500.00–750.006,0209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,183704.93/cwt650.00–800.008,3393
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24161.31/cwt57.00–66.0076160
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03060.65/cwt57.00–64.0062522
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,007580.03/cwt550.00–675.005,8416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2821,092.11/cwt950.00–1,300.0014,00135
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18368.47/cwt68.00–70.0081010
CowsLean 85-90%—90443.47/cwt37.00–46.0039318

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.