Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-04-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
485 head
169 vs last sale 316 161 vs year ago 646 · 24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
266 head
5 vs last sale 271 144 vs year ago 410 · 35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a heavy supply of slaughter animals. Spring has arrived in the Ozarks with dogwoods in full bloom and pasture conditions improving daily.

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
BullsLow1,635112.401,83765
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44692.451,33793
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16990.441,057154
CowsLean 85-90%Average98576.52754173

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)1,125$1,22432
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,2067
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$79724
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,4507
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)911$9296
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,531$2,0654thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,175$1,4543thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$2,2006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,63112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)953$1,2006

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-21,5312,065.10/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0654
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,454.43/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3461,765.00/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7655
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29001,125.00/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2879135.35/cwt120.00–156.001,1909
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,206.39/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2067
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,142.00/head1,050.00–1,300.001,14215
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1231,433.33/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29801,612.50/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6134
Stock CowsMedium 1-2898102.57/cwt87.00–130.009218
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030106.66/cwt85.00–127.501,09931
Stock CowsMedium 274670.76/cwt57.50–75.005286
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2361,296.11/head1,150.00–1,450.001,29617
Bred CowsMedium 2871788.15/head650.00–1,000.007889
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3708465.72/head300.00–650.004664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,021925.79/head800.00–1,050.0092611
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2911929.12/head900.00–1,000.009296
Bulls1,42297.74/cwt77.00–104.001,39020
Bulls1,670113.39/cwt106.00–119.001,89426
Bulls1,810126.49/cwt120.00–134.002,28919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16791.46/cwt88.00–96.001,06784
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51999.46/cwt98.00–105.001,51111
CowsLean 85-90%98479.81/cwt72.00–88.00785104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15383.46/cwt75.00–87.0096244
CowsLean 85-90%1,08191.08/cwt89.00–97.0098529
CowsLean 85-90%92358.61/cwt55.00–70.0054135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20198.96/cwt96.00–105.001,18926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44184.64/cwt68.00–88.001,22023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43594.18/cwt90.00–97.001,35159
CowsLean 85-90%89348.88/cwt41.00–51.004365

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.