Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-04-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 5
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
137 vs last sale 453 310 vs year ago 626 · 49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
271 head
49 vs last sale 320 297 vs year ago 568 · 52.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Bred cows and pairs sold 50.00-100.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts were lighter than usual due to plenty of moisture and warmer temperatures, which have improved pasture conditions. Several producers were putting down fertilizer in between the passing showers.

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
BullsAverage1,689111.591,88560
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40292.361,29553
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13889.231,01690
CowsLean 85-90%Low97870.29688112

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)1,120$1,33130
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,224$1,1694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,1693thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,027$8436
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$78722
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)778$8613thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,855$3,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,203$1,4824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,64931
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)994$1,2038
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)950$1,8255

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-21,2031,481.50/head1,350.00–1,900.001,4824
BullsMedium and Large 11,8553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0951,387.50/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,991.07/head1,900.00–2,200.001,99114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,040925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred CowsMedium 2865777.63/head500.00–1,000.0077813
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09897.00/cwt83.00–120.001,06514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2241,169.23/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1694
Stock CowsMedium 1-2840133.42/cwt112.50–153.001,1213
Stock CowsMedium 282870.73/cwt51.00–79.005866
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,168.65/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1693
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2778861.19/head775.00–900.008613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 298077.42/cwt74.00–79.007594
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Stock CowsMedium 1-291388.98/cwt82.50–114.0081210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2979129.60/cwt115.00–140.001,26910
Bred CowsMedium 21,013760.86/head600.00–900.007613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,412.41/head1,150.00–1,700.001,41221
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3753467.20/head400.00–625.004673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29101,625.00/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6253
Bred CowsMedium 1-29601,140.45/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1409
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,038966.05/head900.00–1,050.009666
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0711,309.09/head1,150.00–1,350.001,30911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28931,018.75/head925.00–1,050.001,0194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29781,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bulls1,636111.36/cwt103.00–117.001,82228
Bulls1,847121.72/cwt116.00–134.002,24820
Bulls1,54895.26/cwt89.00–101.001,47512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12590.71/cwt85.00–96.001,02054
CowsLean 85-90%90261.24/cwt50.00–70.0055239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17298.43/cwt96.00–105.001,15414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43185.27/cwt82.00–89.001,22010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15079.76/cwt64.00–85.0091722
CowsLean 85-90%79647.19/cwt31.00–51.0037611
CowsLean 85-90%1,06477.71/cwt70.00–87.0082752
CowsLean 85-90%1,02992.40/cwt88.00–99.0095110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450100.05/cwt97.00–105.001,45110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37892.18/cwt89.00–95.001,27033

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.