Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
615 head
271 vs last sale 344 352 vs year ago 263 · +133.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
129 vs last sale 246 103 vs year ago 220 · 46.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker cows sold steady to 1.00 higher; lean cows and boner cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate 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
BullsAverage1,66388.401,47069
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29165.78849114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13957.81658146
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00647.4147769

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39972.97/cwt71.00–75.001,0217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2491,293.75/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0016,15910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,007.70/cwt850.00–1,175.0012,68732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13957.81/cwt53.00–62.00658146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088919.79/cwt875.00–1,000.0010,0073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028752.01/cwt625.00–850.007,7312
CowsLean 85-90%1,04848.75/cwt45.00–52.0051157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,042734.55/cwt650.00–775.007,6545
CowsLean 85-90%80541.03/cwt37.50–44.0033012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,6003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28465.31/cwt62.00–70.00839107
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,189935.37/cwt850.00–1,025.0011,1222
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,104944.28/cwt900.00–975.0010,4254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299077.21/cwt74.00–83.007643
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2900475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,2752
Bulls1,60487.41/cwt80.00–94.001,40244
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,461.11/cwt1,450.00–1,500.0016,3219
Bulls1,49673.00/cwt66.00–78.001,0927
Bulls1,87396.82/cwt93.00–100.001,81318
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,016.05/cwt875.00–1,250.0012,4679

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.