Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-31

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 31
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
157 vs last sale 492 29 vs year ago 364 · 8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
295 head
14 vs last sale 309 2 vs year ago 293 · +0.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts have become more seasonable as most of the area has moved from extreme and severe drought to moderate drought or abnormally dry. The supply of pairs has been light as splitting them up brings more money for the producer due to the high demand for bred or open 2-4 year old heifers and older cows going to slaughter.

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
BullsAverage1,611103.981,67554
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45683.111,21043
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19682.0498162
CowsLean 85-90%Average92966.15614176

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)1,122$1,19745
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)817$1,0759
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,174$1,05011
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,072$8755
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)887$65520
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)984$1,48010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)920$1,1504thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098106.15/cwt87.00–132.501,16630
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3712206.83/head200.00–235.002075
Bred CowsMedium 1-28171,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1741,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,05011
Bred CowsMedium 1-28911,139.75/head1,075.00–1,250.001,14015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,225.77/head1,150.00–1,450.001,22630
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,550.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,072875.00/head875.00–875.008755
Bred CowsMedium 2879769.60/head600.00–1,000.007705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2979822.52/head550.00–1,050.0082310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 294471.16/cwt53.00–85.0067229
Stock CowsMedium 1-2806129.03/cwt117.50–138.001,04011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920138.97/cwt127.50–145.001,27912
Stock CowsMedium 1-2859102.99/cwt90.00–117.5088511
Stock CowsMedium 283877.95/cwt73.00–81.006535
Bulls1,591105.57/cwt100.00–114.001,68023
Bulls1,819122.24/cwt115.00–133.002,22411
Bulls1,51992.10/cwt80.00–98.001,39920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26892.69/cwt90.00–95.001,1759
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23974.63/cwt71.00–76.0092514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16482.24/cwt81.00–87.0095739
CowsLean 85-90%94071.97/cwt65.00–77.0067787
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49693.06/cwt91.00–98.001,3925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50075.25/cwt72.50–79.001,12911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43084.47/cwt80.00–90.001,20827
CowsLean 85-90%82341.97/cwt28.00–52.5034528
CowsLean 85-90%1,08481.17/cwt78.00–87.0088026
CowsLean 85-90%87059.87/cwt52.00–65.0052135

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.