Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-10-21

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 21
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
747 head
217 vs last sale 530 5 vs year ago 742 · +0.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
604 head
194 vs last sale 410 137 vs year ago 467 · +29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply. This was the largest Wednesday run for the year as concerns about pasture conditions and colder weather brought many to town.

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
BullsAverage1,51081.441,23091
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42455.33788164
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20753.26643203
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00944.92453284

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
Bred CowsMedium 21,023572.09/cwt400.00–700.005,85216
Stock CowsMedium 296957.37/cwt48.00–65.0055619
Bred CowsMedium 2949593.17/cwt400.00–750.005,62950
Bred CowsMedium 2897643.17/cwt500.00–675.005,7698
Stock CowsMedium 289460.00/cwt60.00–60.005366
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3805518.75/cwt450.00–600.004,1764
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2381,016.67/cwt950.00–1,100.0012,5869
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05779.92/cwt66.00–92.5084513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,181842.57/cwt600.00–975.009,95166
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285297.35/cwt80.00–111.008299
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,25854.22/cwt52.00–58.0068215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,11956.48/cwt47.50–68.0063220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2955866.00/cwt700.00–900.008,27028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,149979.57/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,25519
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3820357.82/cwt300.00–425.002,93410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,370.00/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0016,28915
Bred CowsMedium 295954.20/cwt54.00–56.0052011
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,118850.97/cwt750.00–950.009,5143
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,075891.55/cwt800.00–1,025.009,58426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2291,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,97713
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819769.08/cwt750.00–800.006,2998
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2675575.00/cwt500.00–650.003,8814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43156.50/cwt54.00–61.0080973
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22254.05/cwt52.00–57.50660115
Bulls1,48279.93/cwt74.00–86.001,18553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2311,053.07/cwt975.00–1,200.0012,96368
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2251,520.00/cwt1,500.00–1,600.0018,62010
CowsLean 85-90%1,05450.74/cwt48.00–56.0053569
Bulls1,69790.02/cwt85.00–98.001,52824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16460.49/cwt57.00–67.0070420
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38751.63/cwt47.00–54.0071670
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2916860.00/cwt750.00–1,075.007,8785
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,243785.36/cwt650.00–875.009,76210
CowsLean 85-90%88937.95/cwt32.00–41.0033744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19349.79/cwt47.00–52.0059468
Bulls1,29872.47/cwt69.00–75.0094114
CowsLean 85-90%85428.01/cwt23.00–30.0023911
CowsLean 85-90%1,03345.49/cwt41.00–48.00470160
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52063.60/cwt61.00–67.0096721
Stock CowsMedium 1-287472.68/cwt66.00–82.5063514

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.