Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-07-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
875 head
368 vs last sale 507 834 vs year ago 1,709 · 48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
427 head
19 vs last sale 408 214 vs year ago 641 · 33.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Bred cows were steady and pairs were 100.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Slaughter animals continue to be in good demand with prices setting new records for the year. The top slaughter bull sold for 146.00/cwt and the top slaughter cow brought 121.00/cwt. Buyers and sellers in the replacement market are determined by who has received rain and who hasn't. A large crowd was ringside as the Ozarks Regional Stockyard celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a customer appreciation Bar-B-Que.

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
BullsAverage1,710125.662,14980
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,412106.781,507137
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202102.681,234304
CowsLean 85-90%High95285.04809349

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$1,53618
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$1,32971
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)861$86148
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,705$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$1,40533

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 1-21,7052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29781,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2221,750.00/head1,650.00–1,950.001,7508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0911,241.67/head1,000.00–1,400.001,24215
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29791,289.29/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2897
Bred CowsMedium 1-29551,187.48/head1,125.00–1,300.001,1879
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140109.20/cwt97.00–140.001,24550
Bred CowsMedium 2859882.67/head625.00–1,025.0088340
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3714451.31/head300.00–500.004514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,349.59/head1,200.00–1,700.001,35062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0291,051.91/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,535.91/head1,300.00–1,575.001,53618
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010157.32/cwt128.00–185.001,58916
Stock CowsMedium 292986.89/cwt72.00–91.008078
Stock CowsMedium 1-2945108.10/cwt95.00–133.001,02234
Bulls1,639122.23/cwt116.00–128.002,00336
Bulls1,859135.04/cwt128.00–146.002,51032
Bulls1,525110.93/cwt96.00–117.001,69212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16489.22/cwt83.00–93.001,03930
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380104.31/cwt97.00–108.001,43977
CowsLean 85-90%1,036101.75/cwt97.00–108.001,05439
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206110.53/cwt106.00–119.001,33385
CowsLean 85-90%83949.63/cwt40.00–60.0041610
CowsLean 85-90%92178.66/cwt65.00–83.00724109
CowsLean 85-90%95887.12/cwt82.50–96.00835191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,459113.25/cwt109.00–121.001,65252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40888.52/cwt81.00–96.001,2468
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206101.28/cwt94.00–106.001,221189

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.