Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-17

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 17
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
456 head
8 vs last sale 448 36 vs year ago 492 · 7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
192 head
27 vs last sale 219 207 vs year ago 399 · 51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cows and a light supply of slaughter bulls and replacement animals. Bred cows and pairs traded $200.00 higher with better demand as most of the area has been receiving some much needed rain.

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
BullsLow1,627104.461,69931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44688.461,279109
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17283.11974118
CowsLean 85-90%Low97067.73657193

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)1,199$1,28623
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,1314thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)904$71015
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)887$9363thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$1,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,3583thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,067950.31/head925.00–1,000.009503
Stock CowsMedium 1-289499.33/cwt85.00–115.008884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,358.33/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,329.07/head1,050.00–1,525.001,32918
Bred CowsMedium 2863649.55/head425.00–800.0065012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00299.42/cwt82.00–118.0099620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,131.04/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1314
Bred CowsMedium 1-29561,131.69/head950.00–1,225.001,1325
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2887935.53/head850.00–1,100.009363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2932128.19/cwt118.00–143.001,1959
Stock CowsMedium 1-2849127.66/cwt117.50–140.001,0844
Bulls1,34391.14/cwt81.00–96.001,2246
Bulls1,621103.22/cwt98.00–109.001,67316
Bulls1,826115.55/cwt110.00–121.002,1109
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14982.29/cwt79.00–87.5094665
CowsLean 85-90%82257.36/cwt50.00–63.0047133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20592.09/cwt89.00–98.001,11028
CowsLean 85-90%1,04680.21/cwt77.00–84.0083948
CowsLean 85-90%1,04271.12/cwt66.00–76.0074190
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19475.20/cwt69.00–79.0089825
CowsLean 85-90%73442.22/cwt39.00–46.0031022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34577.51/cwt73.00–81.001,04312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44587.41/cwt82.00–90.001,26367
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48795.17/cwt90.00–104.001,41530

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.