Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-09-23

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 23
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
602 head
99 vs last sale 503 285 vs year ago 317 · +89.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
371 head
198 vs last sale 569 91 vs year ago 280 · +32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement 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
BullsLow1,64584.631,39263
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39161.84860142
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16458.39680165
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04448.35505221

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-21,2871,018.82/cwt975.00–1,250.0013,11223
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,441912.32/cwt900.00–950.0013,1474
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3820416.43/cwt300.00–575.003,4158
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,298958.86/cwt850.00–1,075.0012,4463
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2831101.63/cwt75.00–110.0084511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12284.77/cwt78.00–90.009516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,05754.54/cwt47.00–59.005765
Stock CowsMedium 1-289978.81/cwt70.00–88.007094
Stock CowsMedium 294155.15/cwt42.50–65.0051916
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2885918.75/cwt875.00–1,050.008,1314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,311.54/cwt1,300.00–1,325.0014,27013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1171,106.25/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0012,3574
Bulls1,44975.15/cwt66.00–79.001,08917
Bulls1,80893.87/cwt89.00–100.001,69717
Bulls1,66584.78/cwt80.00–89.001,41229
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2675650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,3886
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2844871.49/cwt800.00–950.007,35511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,156824.59/cwt650.00–950.009,53229
Bred CowsMedium 21,010651.05/cwt500.00–750.006,57620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,211938.13/cwt875.00–975.0011,3615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40561.60/cwt58.00–64.0086581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20263.94/cwt62.00–70.0076933
CowsLean 85-90%91840.32/cwt35.00–45.0037034
CowsBoner 80-85%Non-Traditional1,39077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32055.05/cwt52.00–57.5072722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40266.18/cwt64.00–70.0092839
CowsLean 85-90%1,06649.64/cwt43.00–54.00529145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14658.50/cwt54.00–62.0067097
CowsLean 85-90%1,10057.47/cwt54.00–64.0063233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17452.15/cwt48.00–55.0061234
CowsLean 85-90%96724.35/cwt20.00–32.502359
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,192766.99/cwt650.00–900.009,1436
Bred CowsMedium 2959728.64/cwt650.00–750.006,9889
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,153742.27/cwt700.00–825.008,5583
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,063935.44/cwt800.00–1,050.009,94423

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.