Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-12-02

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 2
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
531 head
137 vs last sale 394 11 vs year ago 520 · +2.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
391 head
62 vs last sale 329 79 vs year ago 470 · 16.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and pairs. There was a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,57976.901,21482
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42249.72707149
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23149.6561183
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06139.98424207

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0341,130.00/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0011,6845
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,295.00/cwt1,150.00–1,500.0016,74415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,053875.00/cwt850.00–925.009,2143
Bulls2,070108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,2361
Bulls1,83188.35/cwt85.00–95.001,61817
Bulls1,57979.77/cwt75.00–86.001,26032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46357.31/cwt56.00–62.008389
CowsLean 85-90%1,09542.05/cwt37.00–46.00460127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,565950.00/cwt950.00–950.0014,8683
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3741333.84/cwt250.00–450.002,47411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,18057.44/cwt50.00–68.0067827
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299776.03/cwt65.00–85.0075815
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287496.24/cwt90.00–112.508418
CowsLean 85-90%1,12948.99/cwt47.00–53.0055327
CowsLean 85-90%82617.90/cwt10.00–27.0014811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23549.30/cwt45.00–54.0060961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,232896.68/cwt850.00–925.0011,0473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,186787.92/cwt725.00–925.009,3455
Bred CowsMedium 2926657.33/cwt400.00–850.006,08723
Bulls1,42966.97/cwt61.00–74.0095732
Stock CowsMedium 1-282871.93/cwt60.00–85.0059611
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0051,112.24/cwt900.00–1,250.0011,17813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,048.02/cwt925.00–1,200.0013,51954
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,213662.35/cwt500.00–700.008,0346
CowsLean 85-90%97833.71/cwt30.00–36.0033042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,222781.54/cwt600.00–900.009,55023
BullsLarge 1-21,114981.40/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,93310
Bred CowsMedium 21,062562.82/cwt375.00–725.005,97713
Stock CowsMedium 21,03553.00/cwt53.00–53.005493
Bred CowsMedium 21,065708.18/cwt700.00–725.007,5423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18956.76/cwt54.00–60.0067512
Stock CowsMedium 295952.20/cwt42.00–64.0050131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25943.27/cwt40.00–46.0054510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45151.90/cwt49.00–56.0075371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38746.49/cwt40.00–48.0064569

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.