Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2021-12-15

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 15
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
416 head
77 vs last sale 493 126 vs year ago 542 · 23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
352 head
33 vs last sale 385 144 vs year ago 496 · 29.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was 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
BullsAverage1,65486.121,42448
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45962.8291791
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20458.4470491
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99348.31480179

Every lot, as filed

34 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,729.69/cwt1,450.00–2,000.0023,5243
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1621,230.95/cwt1,125.00–1,400.0014,3043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,518.75/cwt1,425.00–1,650.0018,2104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1691,245.00/cwt1,225.00–1,250.0014,5545
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,194.05/cwt1,000.00–1,400.0014,66332
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052107.58/cwt88.00–120.001,13215
Bred CowsMedium 2966678.39/cwt400.00–925.006,55344
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,005927.49/cwt850.00–1,000.009,32110
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,11659.64/cwt54.00–67.006667
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,122950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,6593
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0061,163.23/cwt975.00–1,250.0011,7029
Stock CowsMedium 296961.10/cwt57.50–65.005929
Stock CowsMedium 21,08859.56/cwt58.00–60.006484
Stock CowsMedium 1-277087.99/cwt85.00–90.006783
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3805333.39/cwt250.00–400.002,6846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,183874.05/cwt700.00–975.0010,34033
Bred CowsMedium 2973680.55/cwt475.00–900.006,62212
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2883688.08/cwt600.00–775.006,0765
Stock CowsMedium 1-286178.58/cwt65.00–90.006778
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11179.11/cwt68.00–100.0087910
Bulls1,75288.23/cwt82.00–94.001,54621
Bulls1,73398.73/cwt94.00–106.001,71111
Bulls1,47074.67/cwt65.00–82.001,09816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20666.21/cwt65.00–68.0079810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40055.17/cwt52.00–57.0077214
CowsLean 85-90%83327.03/cwt20.00–30.0022517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20859.10/cwt56.00–64.0071458
CowsLean 85-90%96342.74/cwt32.50–47.0041249
CowsLean 85-90%1,01651.80/cwt47.00–57.0052683
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19553.38/cwt48.00–55.0063823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43161.89/cwt57.00–65.0088647
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53167.86/cwt65.00–72.001,03930
CowsLean 85-90%1,07059.79/cwt57.00–67.0064030

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.