Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
383 head
48 vs last sale 335 26 vs year ago 357 · +7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
319 head
24 vs last sale 295 79 vs year ago 398 · 19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. With grass growing faster than it did this Spring, the demand for bred cows and pairs was the best it has been for several months with bred cows $100-$200 higher and pairs $300-$400 higher. There was a good selection of replacement cattle on hand and the take home buyers competed very well against the slaughter buyers with many animals finding a new home.

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
BullsLow1,540105.711,62861
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44784.931,22967
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23681.531,00884
CowsLean 85-90%Average95066.78635168

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)1,228$1,29049
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,11210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,0159
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$8005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$68720
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)893$9523thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,2193thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,8705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$1,31822

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-21,1581,219.06/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2193
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,870.00/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29151,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2920941.67/head625.00–1,150.009423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,488.64/head1,425.00–1,600.001,48911
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3719380.88/head350.00–425.003815
Stock CowsMedium 1-2791124.55/cwt110.00–146.009855
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2923131.24/cwt116.00–147.501,2118
Stock CowsMedium 270684.00/cwt84.00–84.0059311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,268.78/head1,150.00–1,475.001,26941
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2893952.15/head850.00–1,000.009523
Stock CowsMedium 275274.86/cwt61.00–80.005639
Stock CowsMedium and Large 295273.86/cwt59.00–80.0070310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2990770.45/head725.00–850.007703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18295.33/cwt83.00–122.501,12720
Stock CowsMedium 1-2853100.95/cwt84.00–122.5086111
Bred CowsMedium 1-2934998.41/head975.00–1,125.009986
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,112.07/head1,000.00–1,125.001,11210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,085800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3791,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4008
Bred CowsMedium 2936794.09/head675.00–950.0079412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,049.49/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0493
Bulls1,35890.54/cwt82.50–97.001,23014
Bulls1,496104.84/cwt100.00–114.001,56829
Bulls1,754118.92/cwt114.00–138.002,08618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23781.09/cwt78.00–86.001,00355
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21673.49/cwt70.00–77.0089414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43284.52/cwt79.00–90.001,21043
CowsLean 85-90%1,00970.06/cwt63.00–75.0070781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51991.73/cwt90.00–99.001,39315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39875.54/cwt70.00–79.001,0569
CowsLean 85-90%85740.42/cwt36.00–50.0034612
CowsLean 85-90%85257.05/cwt52.00–61.0048642
CowsLean 85-90%96680.70/cwt77.00–84.0078033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25190.65/cwt87.00–98.001,13415

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.