Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-04-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 19
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
461 head
24 vs last sale 485 8 vs year ago 453 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
281 head
15 vs last sale 266 131 vs year ago 412 · 31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaugher bulls were steady and slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 lower. Bred cows were steady and pairs were 100.00-200.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were higher than expected due to drier weather and the need for funds to pay for fertilizer.

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
BullsHigh1,615108.901,75962
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44089.231,28585
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15187.541,008129
CowsLean 85-90%High96375.50727185

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,142$1,2259
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,20617
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,0762thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$89133
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$9706
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,503$1,9464thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$1,3673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,91933
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,189$1,5504thin

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 1-21,1501,366.88/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3673
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5031,946.21/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9464
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,979.17/head1,875.00–2,000.001,97930
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29921,316.67/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,071899.77/head725.00–1,075.009006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07596.10/cwt80.00–127.501,03327
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,203.53/head1,100.00–1,425.001,20413
Bred CowsMedium 2892889.29/head600.00–1,050.0088927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0581,075.65/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2259
Bred CowsMedium 1-29511,215.34/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2154
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820969.51/head900.00–1,000.009706
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,023139.33/cwt125.00–147.001,42516
Stock CowsMedium 1-292091.00/cwt81.00–113.0083721
Bulls1,830123.82/cwt118.00–132.002,26611
Bulls1,56797.46/cwt83.00–106.001,52723
Bulls1,571112.43/cwt106.00–118.001,76628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14488.46/cwt85.00–95.001,01279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46783.95/cwt78.00–87.001,23227
CowsLean 85-90%1,02690.31/cwt88.00–93.0092713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15797.83/cwt95.00–103.001,13214
CowsLean 85-90%97578.56/cwt71.00–88.00766126
CowsLean 85-90%91566.02/cwt61.00–70.0060436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16581.51/cwt75.00–85.0095036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42991.23/cwt87.50–95.001,30453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40696.60/cwt96.00–97.001,3585
CowsLean 85-90%89751.85/cwt50.00–54.0046510

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.