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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
514 head
125 vs last sale 389 179 vs year ago 693 · 25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
385 head
111 vs last sale 274 26 vs year ago 411 · 6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Bred cows traded 50.00-75.00 per head higher and pairs were not well tested. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs.

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
BullsHigh1,63594.041,53764
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45971.161,038129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20568.97831132
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02756.79583189

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)1,178$1,19849
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$9745
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)917$64256
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)917$5105
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)924$9929
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,630$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,4205

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred CowsMedium 2917510.31/head500.00–550.005105
Bred CowsMedium 2917666.43/head500.00–900.0066620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,103905.96/head725.00–1,000.0090616
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,00270.48/cwt65.00–75.007066
Stock CowsMedium 1-2888119.15/cwt117.50–131.001,0588
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2888120.35/cwt116.00–130.001,06914
Stock CowsMedium 1-290392.25/cwt80.00–100.0083312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12497.64/cwt78.00–115.001,09737
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3768406.36/head175.00–550.0040620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,046973.91/head900.00–1,100.009745
Bred CowsMedium 1-29771,070.14/head975.00–1,200.001,0709
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2231,227.18/head1,025.00–1,475.001,22740
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2924991.81/head900.00–1,050.009929
Stock CowsMedium 279372.05/cwt65.00–75.005716
Bulls1,809106.78/cwt102.00–117.001,93217
Bulls1,47883.48/cwt74.00–88.001,23423
Bulls1,66195.13/cwt89.00–101.001,58024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21464.07/cwt58.00–67.0077835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20069.83/cwt67.00–74.0083884
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21376.63/cwt75.00–78.0093013
CowsLean 85-90%85635.39/cwt30.00–44.0030319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44063.29/cwt57.00–67.0091128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48371.84/cwt67.50–76.001,06577
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40478.17/cwt77.00–84.001,09824
CowsLean 85-90%99051.13/cwt44.00–54.0050657
CowsLean 85-90%1,07361.00/cwt55.00–65.0065581
CowsLean 85-90%1,07968.95/cwt66.00–77.0074432

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.