Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
345 head
191 vs last sale 536 153 vs year ago 498 · 30.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
301 head
98 vs last sale 399 21 vs year ago 280 · +7.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Bred cows traded 100.00-120.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. There was a good crowd ringside as heavy rain fell across most of the service area. Demand for bred cows and bred heifers continues to increase as each week gets us closer to green grass.

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
BullsAverage1,673102.241,71056
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46276.731,12180
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21273.1488691
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06259.38630112

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)1,212$1,27985
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,1546
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,13120
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$76440
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)889$1,10212
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,386$1,6224thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,4502thin

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 1-21,3861,622.25/head1,375.00–2,000.001,6224
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,154.05/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1546
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3776344.41/head200.00–450.003449
Bred CowsMedium 2918771.76/head600.00–900.0077216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1361,006.80/head800.00–1,075.001,00715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,16670.96/cwt57.50–77.008276
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2996119.34/cwt101.00–130.001,18910
Stock CowsMedium 1-290891.03/cwt80.00–112.5082713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17895.07/cwt80.00–125.001,12017
Stock CowsMedium 295370.53/cwt65.00–75.006723
Bred CowsMedium 1-29101,009.63/head950.00–1,050.001,0109
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,229.63/head1,150.00–1,275.001,23011
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3861,432.78/head1,350.00–1,450.001,43317
Bred CowsMedium 1-29751,108.84/head950.00–1,250.001,10914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,275.37/head1,100.00–1,400.001,27554
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28891,101.91/head1,100.00–1,125.001,10212
Bulls1,58798.20/cwt92.00–103.001,55825
Bulls1,778111.69/cwt105.00–120.001,98624
Bulls1,61984.27/cwt81.00–89.001,3647
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23180.88/cwt78.00–90.0099612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20864.29/cwt59.00–68.0077710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20973.07/cwt68.00–78.0088369
CowsLean 85-90%1,01040.44/cwt35.00–48.0040813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41066.96/cwt63.00–69.009446
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44775.64/cwt70.00–80.001,09555
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52082.95/cwt80.00–86.001,26119
CowsLean 85-90%1,09162.68/cwt57.00–68.0068442
CowsLean 85-90%1,00172.59/cwt69.00–80.0072721
CowsLean 85-90%1,08254.65/cwt49.00–59.0059136

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.