Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-02

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
378 head
155 vs last sale 533 76 vs year ago 454 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
318 head
14 vs last sale 332 60 vs year ago 258 · +23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Bred Cows and Pairs sold 200.00-400.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply. Some timely rain has improved pasture conditions, across most of the area, which has helped with demand for stocker and replacement cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,541125.821,93944
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,402114.571,606105
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167110.421,289130
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99194.6693894

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)1,178$1,70761
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,40714
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$1,05516
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,545$3,0013thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,72527
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$2,02638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,8509

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-21,3902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 11,6233,477.20/head3,000.00–3,950.003,4772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,0172,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,35012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,457.14/head2,200.00–2,500.002,4577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,619.75/head1,250.00–1,800.001,62041
Bred CowsMedium 29431,055.39/head850.00–1,150.001,05516
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29981,416.67/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4173
Stock CowsMedium 1-2904111.25/cwt102.00–129.001,00615
Stock CowsMedium 1-2878157.19/cwt135.00–177.501,3805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2352,277.01/head2,050.00–2,300.002,27711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,403.19/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4035
Bred CowsMedium 1-29691,408.68/head1,200.00–1,575.001,4099
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,860.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8605
Bred CowsMedium 1-29871,409.16/head1,300.00–1,675.001,4099
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,192123.85/cwt116.00–135.001,4768
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1642,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1342,818.25/head2,500.00–2,835.002,81820
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29621,916.67/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9179
Bulls1,707137.16/cwt130.00–146.002,34115
Bulls1,320111.31/cwt106.00–117.501,46910
Bulls1,526124.51/cwt118.00–129.001,90019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155108.00/cwt102.00–113.001,24763
CowsLean 85-90%78856.79/cwt51.00–67.004489
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16197.92/cwt91.00–101.001,13714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360101.49/cwt98.00–104.001,3804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184116.59/cwt113.00–128.001,38053
CowsLean 85-90%1,13199.01/cwt91.00–103.001,12035
CowsLean 85-90%974108.96/cwt103.00–118.001,06129
CowsLean 85-90%86783.91/cwt70.00–91.0072721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,312111.93/cwt104.00–114.001,46952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,501118.44/cwt114.00–125.001,77849

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.