Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-11-16

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 16
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
291 vs last sale 587 219 vs year ago 515 · 42.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
361 head
152 vs last sale 513 55 vs year ago 306 · +18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows traded steady with pairs not well tested. Demand was good on a light 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
BullsAverage1,59493.041,48340
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42872.081,03090
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19868.8582599
CowsLean 85-90%Average97155.25536132

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)1,137$1,17735
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,0507
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$8288
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)892$69249
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$73811
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,4555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,0873thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0941,086.67/head960.00–1,150.001,0873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,455.00/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4555
Bred CowsMedium 2887793.74/head600.00–925.0079417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,014830.00/head650.00–975.0083019
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3719357.16/head125.00–585.0035713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,076828.48/head750.00–875.008288
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2911108.03/cwt100.00–117.509844
Stock CowsMedium 1-280993.70/cwt77.50–115.0075821
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13096.54/cwt77.00–118.001,09143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1371,177.01/head1,000.00–1,250.001,17735
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2768702.69/head600.00–775.007038
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2813833.40/head800.00–850.008333
Stock CowsMedium 289765.17/cwt58.00–75.005857
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,08269.95/cwt65.00–75.0075711
Stock CowsMedium 1-2942121.33/cwt112.00–134.001,1436
Bulls1,69597.20/cwt87.00–103.001,64821
Bulls1,563108.36/cwt104.00–117.001,6946
Bulls1,44479.24/cwt68.00–86.001,14413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23177.57/cwt74.00–82.5095516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21361.91/cwt59.00–64.0075111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18867.97/cwt65.00–73.0080772
CowsLean 85-90%99661.00/cwt54.00–66.0060874
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41271.89/cwt65.00–75.001,01563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46577.50/cwt75.00–83.001,13518
CowsLean 85-90%79836.28/cwt28.00–43.0029019
CowsLean 85-90%96968.89/cwt66.00–72.0066810
CowsLean 85-90%1,02148.29/cwt42.50–53.0049329
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47062.53/cwt60.00–65.009199

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.