Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-03-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 22
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
128 vs last sale 445 411 vs year ago 728 · 56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
360 head
10 vs last sale 370 212 vs year ago 148 · +143.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Bred Cows were 50.00-100.00 higher while pairs were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a light supply of slaughter animals. There continues to be good demand for replacement cattle as buyers see warmer temperatures and better pastures in the near future.

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
BullsHigh1,620112.041,81544
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41393.671,32455
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26390.381,14291
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04375.46787126

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)1,102$1,51557
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$1,36419
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,279$1,2477
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)909$88027
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,008$1,1769
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,446$1,9804thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,341$2,0978
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,212$1,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$1,76046

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-21,4461,979.60/head1,400.00–2,150.001,9804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29872,021.30/head1,925.00–2,125.002,02127
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3721,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29631,283.33/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2121,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4472,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0081,136.48/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1368
Bred CowsMedium 19361,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,92514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2791,246.51/head1,025.00–1,375.001,2477
Bred CowsMedium 1-29191,263.27/head1,075.00–1,300.001,26310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 287471.50/cwt60.00–76.006255
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299393.46/cwt82.00–110.009288
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2912129.71/cwt120.00–140.001,1836
Bred CowsMedium 2876927.76/head600.00–1,000.0092816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,095.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,616.67/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6173
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0081,175.69/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1769
Stock CowsMedium 1-2927100.87/cwt88.00–115.0093511
Stock CowsMedium 286576.01/cwt70.00–80.006573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,000.42/head850.00–1,050.001,0008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1941,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0221,066.67/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,474.88/head1,275.00–1,500.001,4759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,347.18/head1,175.00–1,500.001,34728
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3725307.09/head175.00–510.003073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1461,278.57/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2797
Bulls1,809122.77/cwt119.00–130.002,22113
Bulls1,53896.49/cwt88.00–102.001,4846
Bulls1,541110.19/cwt102.00–117.001,69825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28589.98/cwt86.00–96.001,15665
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41982.43/cwt75.00–87.001,1708
CowsLean 85-90%95463.73/cwt55.00–69.0060821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404101.35/cwt98.00–110.001,42317
CowsLean 85-90%90846.08/cwt30.00–52.5041811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225101.45/cwt97.00–106.001,24315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41792.31/cwt88.00–96.001,30830
CowsLean 85-90%1,09179.89/cwt70.00–87.0087279
CowsLean 85-90%1,01490.08/cwt88.00–95.0091315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18577.68/cwt65.00–84.0092111

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.