Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-11-09

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 9
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
587 head
36 vs last sale 623 95 vs year ago 682 · 13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
513 head
206 vs last sale 307 19 vs year ago 532 · 3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bred cows and pairs traded steady to firm. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

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
BullsAverage1,55590.211,40358
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41269.63983137
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21267.81822133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01255.83565259

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)1,171$1,17074
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$1,0966
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$95315
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)964$6756
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$66534
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,002$1,0374thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,493$1,6712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,35011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,3168

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-21,4931,670.85/head1,250.00–2,000.001,6712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,315.63/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3168
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0331,353.57/head1,100.00–1,425.001,3547
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,343.75/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3444
Bred CowsMedium 2877717.08/head500.00–925.0071717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,185.36/head1,050.00–1,400.001,18565
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0021,036.94/head800.00–1,300.001,0374
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1211,095.72/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0966
Stock CowsMedium 296968.57/cwt60.00–75.006648
Stock CowsMedium 1-2778116.64/cwt110.00–133.0090713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2971127.20/cwt117.00–155.001,23512
Bred CowsMedium 1-29911,055.81/head950.00–1,175.001,0569
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3751353.35/head150.00–450.003538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185953.19/head900.00–1,050.0095315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06389.82/cwt75.00–119.0095532
Stock CowsMedium 1-296785.40/cwt75.00–110.0082618
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,17270.42/cwt58.00–74.0082519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2964675.00/head675.00–675.006756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,123843.11/head650.00–950.008439
BullsReturn to Feed1,16391.65/cwt89.00–95.001,0663
Bulls1,839110.75/cwt108.00–115.002,0376
Bulls1,45178.46/cwt65.00–85.001,13821
Bulls1,61494.47/cwt86.00–101.001,52528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19259.44/cwt56.00–62.0070916
CowsLean 85-90%97949.58/cwt45.00–53.0048557
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40669.34/cwt65.00–73.00975104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45575.91/cwt73.00–81.001,10422
CowsLean 85-90%89340.22/cwt33.00–45.0035931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20774.26/cwt72.50–81.0089623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21767.65/cwt63.00–72.0082394
CowsLean 85-90%1,04558.14/cwt53.00–64.00608120
CowsLean 85-90%1,04566.88/cwt64.00–75.0069951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38059.85/cwt51.00–63.0082611

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.