Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 5
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
581 head
21 vs last sale 602 143 vs year ago 438 · +32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
354 head
220 vs last sale 574 20 vs year ago 334 · +6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Pasture conditions continue to decline due to the lack of moisture, resulting in higher receipts at the sale barn as producers are forced to cull earlier than normal. Thankfully, hay supplies have improved as many were able to get a much needed second cutting.

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
BullsLow1,66993.771,56566
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42374.721,063120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22773.63903128
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04560.03627256

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)1,150$1,06962
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$1,0006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)931$9796
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$81343
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$9539
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$1,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,274$1,2354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$1,35511

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,4851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2741,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0471,083.95/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0849
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1211,393.75/head1,350.00–1,450.001,3948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0831,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Stock CowsMedium 1-281696.59/cwt85.00–107.507888
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880953.11/head850.00–1,000.009539
Stock CowsMedium 289375.81/cwt64.00–85.0067717
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,19568.43/cwt60.00–75.008189
Stock CowsMedium 1-2772124.49/cwt110.00–133.0096116
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098116.29/cwt110.00–130.001,2778
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02195.87/cwt82.00–110.0097927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,066.12/head1,000.00–1,200.001,06653
Bred CowsMedium 2882761.51/head500.00–950.0076226
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,072890.71/head700.00–1,000.0089117
Bred CowsMedium 1-2882958.79/head950.00–975.009593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0006
Bulls1,45181.28/cwt75.00–85.001,17920
Bulls1,68093.85/cwt87.00–102.001,57729
Bulls1,908108.33/cwt104.00–125.002,06717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21966.06/cwt62.00–70.0080523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38766.02/cwt58.00–70.0091618
CowsLean 85-90%1,08252.92/cwt48.00–57.0057351
CowsLean 85-90%1,01962.26/cwt57.50–70.00634151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22973.35/cwt70.00–77.0090177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22680.64/cwt77.00–87.0098928
CowsLean 85-90%1,03040.12/cwt34.00–44.0041319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49080.51/cwt77.50–84.001,20023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41175.01/cwt70.00–78.001,05879
CowsLean 85-90%1,11271.59/cwt70.00–76.0079635

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.