Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-04

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 4
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
433 head
33 vs last sale 466 80 vs year ago 513 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
261 head
115 vs last sale 376 196 vs year ago 457 · 42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-4.00 higher while bred cows traded 75.00-150.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows. Supplies were lighter than expected as heavy rains across much of the area, earlier in the week, made hauling cattle difficult. There was a good selection of bred cows on hand, however the offering of cow/calf pairs was very light.

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
BullsAverage1,61299.121,59855
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44379.981,15581
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18075.33889137
CowsLean 85-90%Average99559.22590153

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)1,155$1,23549
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,0643thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$70933
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)933$9173thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)786$7754thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1-21,5002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3786775.00/head775.00–775.007754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,063.62/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2231,284.41/head1,150.00–1,400.001,28434
Bred CowsMedium 2894734.37/head500.00–950.0073420
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,122.13/head975.00–1,250.001,12215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 298872.68/cwt72.50–74.007189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,148983.06/head875.00–1,075.009837
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3777305.10/head200.00–375.003056
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2933916.52/head875.00–1,000.009173
Stock CowsMedium 1-2834121.61/cwt110.00–135.001,0144
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2979115.38/cwt105.00–128.001,13011
Stock CowsMedium 1-299797.20/cwt79.00–107.5096911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08889.63/cwt78.00–107.0097530
Stock CowsMedium 289166.78/cwt62.00–71.005957
Bulls1,64099.54/cwt94.00–105.001,63224
Bulls1,41485.28/cwt73.00–91.001,20616
Bulls1,780113.21/cwt106.00–120.002,01515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18965.32/cwt58.00–68.0077720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47383.42/cwt80.00–89.001,22937
CowsLean 85-90%1,05266.20/cwt61.00–70.0069656
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19483.01/cwt80.00–87.5099145
CowsLean 85-90%96954.90/cwt51.00–59.0053247
CowsLean 85-90%86039.75/cwt29.00–48.0034227
CowsLean 85-90%1,07173.91/cwt70.00–78.0079223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42766.24/cwt65.00–68.009453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41877.89/cwt72.50–81.001,10441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16973.32/cwt70.00–79.0085772

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.