Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-06-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
699 head
74 vs last sale 625 54 vs year ago 645 · +8.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
334 head
78 vs last sale 256 112 vs year ago 446 · 25.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher, with most of the gain on high dressing cattle. Demand was good on 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
BullsHigh1,682111.341,87367
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40388.321,239157
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20083.481,001257
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02669.32712214

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,12872
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$82027
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$1,3182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,29514

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-21,3431,317.74/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,137.06/head1,000.00–1,300.001,13763
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,00989.98/cwt76.00–96.0090815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,456.25/head1,375.00–1,650.001,4564
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1211,283.33/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1691,207.14/head1,000.00–1,250.001,2077
Stock CowsMedium and Large 295262.34/cwt57.00–66.005933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,078864.64/head850.00–950.008657
Bred CowsMedium 2925803.97/head675.00–925.0080420
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0311,068.29/head950.00–1,200.001,0689
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925121.94/cwt115.00–127.501,12816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03291.42/cwt73.00–120.0094339
Bulls1,827121.40/cwt115.00–132.502,21830
Bulls1,639107.91/cwt102.00–114.001,76925
Bulls1,40893.34/cwt85.00–99.001,31412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24271.43/cwt61.00–76.0088721
CowsLean 85-90%85159.25/cwt53.00–63.0050445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36675.32/cwt70.00–78.001,0296
CowsLean 85-90%1,11682.54/cwt78.00–90.0092124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19383.35/cwt77.00–88.00994200
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21291.24/cwt88.00–101.001,10636
CowsLean 85-90%73340.68/cwt31.00–50.002987
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36086.64/cwt79.00–89.001,17895
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47992.57/cwt89.00–102.001,36956
CowsLean 85-90%1,08371.76/cwt63.00–78.00777138

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.