Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-12-16

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
542 head
46 vs last sale 588 147 vs year ago 395 · +37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
496 head
12 vs last sale 508 124 vs year ago 372 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and pairs. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light.

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
BullsAverage1,64874.561,22990
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45950.05730102
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22648.5259581
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06038.58409265

Every lot, as filed

37 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%1,46552.02/cwt48.00–56.0076256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,309991.45/cwt875.00–1,150.0012,97839
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3802329.49/cwt200.00–400.002,64313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,135781.47/cwt600.00–900.008,87046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,298887.69/cwt825.00–950.0011,5226
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2958913.49/cwt900.00–950.008,75111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-286993.08/cwt87.50–117.508095
Bred CowsMedium 2952691.46/cwt500.00–750.006,5836
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08575.66/cwt65.00–85.0082117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,050760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,9806
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0221,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,9873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,186950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,2674
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1401,010.00/cwt950.00–1,025.0011,5145
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,3133
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3775400.00/cwt350.00–525.003,1004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56563.22/cwt58.00–66.009895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212915.13/cwt850.00–1,000.0011,0913
Bulls1,67676.15/cwt72.50–80.001,27644
Bulls1,81482.94/cwt80.00–89.001,50517
Bulls1,50967.22/cwt59.00–75.001,01429
CowsLean 85-90%1,11749.16/cwt46.00–53.0054940
Stock CowsMedium 293451.44/cwt41.00–64.0048017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,170632.22/cwt500.00–800.007,3975
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,217704.91/cwt500.00–850.008,57929
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2770654.86/cwt500.00–800.005,04227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22448.87/cwt45.00–53.5059859
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,05955.77/cwt45.00–67.5059122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43745.76/cwt41.00–48.0065841
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,152915.52/cwt850.00–975.0010,54718
Stock CowsMedium 1-293574.14/cwt70.00–77.5069310
Bred CowsMedium 21,079599.61/cwt400.00–750.006,47021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20455.97/cwt54.00–62.006748
Bred CowsMedium 2940657.74/cwt450.00–800.006,18357
CowsLean 85-90%1,00333.18/cwt27.00–36.0033388
CowsLean 85-90%1,10941.62/cwt35.00–46.00462119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24742.79/cwt40.00–46.0053414
CowsLean 85-90%88621.38/cwt10.00–25.0018918

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.