Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-07-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
460 head
415 vs last sale 875 355 vs year ago 815 · 43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
364 head
63 vs last sale 427 201 vs year ago 565 · 35.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Rain across the area has improved pasture conditions as well as demand for replacement cattle. The top bred cow brought 1850.00 and top pairs brought 2600.00.

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
BullsAverage1,626117.601,91241
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429106.391,52073
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190101.781,211139
CowsLean 85-90%Average98988.29873205

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)1,083$1,39244
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$1,19126
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)949$1,03613
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)953$1,1546
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,585$2,5583thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,42425
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,70855

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 1-21,5852,558.46/head1,925.00–3,500.002,5583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29621,602.63/head1,500.00–1,800.001,60319
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,887.50/head1,850.00–2,000.001,88816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 19142,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27921,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2003
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3763641.67/head475.00–750.006423
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998153.64/cwt130.00–175.001,5336
Bred CowsMedium 1-29961,400.33/head1,150.00–1,625.001,40012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29751,055.71/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0568
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29531,154.44/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1546
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,106117.40/cwt101.00–126.001,29818
Stock CowsMedium 1-2883111.78/cwt98.00–125.0098713
Stock CowsMedium 1-2878146.28/cwt117.50–170.001,2844
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 19782,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2882,546.67/head2,400.00–2,600.002,54715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,388.40/head1,200.00–1,850.001,38832
Bred CowsMedium 1-28551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium 29071,004.53/head775.00–1,050.001,0055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,226.05/head1,150.00–1,650.001,22622
Bulls1,668120.75/cwt115.00–128.002,01425
Bulls1,815134.46/cwt132.00–138.002,4404
Bulls1,475105.43/cwt88.00–115.001,55512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253110.89/cwt108.00–116.001,38916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485112.47/cwt109.00–116.001,67022
CowsLean 85-90%1,02692.77/cwt84.00–97.00952137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192102.50/cwt97.00–107.001,222101
CowsLean 85-90%989102.27/cwt98.00–112.501,01118
CowsLean 85-90%91075.51/cwt60.00–85.0068740
CowsLean 85-90%79652.92/cwt41.00–59.0042110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37194.25/cwt92.00–95.001,2924
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407104.58/cwt99.00–109.001,47147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13391.87/cwt80.00–96.001,04122

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.