Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-16

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
395 head
16 vs last sale 379 61 vs year ago 456 · 13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
260 head
37 vs last sale 297 68 vs year ago 192 · +35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. Replacement numbers were light as better quality bred cows and pairs were being held back for the special replacement sale this Friday afternoon.

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
BullsLow1,619124.232,01139
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,411111.101,567100
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171105.251,233107
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96490.78875149

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)1,115$1,51440
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,144$1,5006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,36520
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,1504thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)917$1,03914
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,2605
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,508$2,3052thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,7673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)951$1,61521

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsLean 85-90%87865.69/cwt50.00–76.0057719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39896.38/cwt85.00–103.001,34711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,406116.25/cwt114.00–125.001,63439
CowsLean 85-90%1,00196.97/cwt90.00–105.0097170
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165107.77/cwt103.00–112.001,25662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17197.00/cwt85.00–102.001,13633
CowsLean 85-90%979108.38/cwt105.00–113.001,06118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417110.33/cwt105.00–114.001,56350
CowsLean 85-90%93584.28/cwt75.00–90.0078842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203114.96/cwt112.00–121.001,38312
Bulls1,358109.98/cwt100.00–120.001,49413
Bulls1,882139.24/cwt132.00–149.002,62011
Bulls1,652125.57/cwt120.00–130.002,07415
Bred CowsMedium 1-29381,315.71/head1,100.00–1,420.001,31616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0731,114.91/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1153
Bred CowsMedium 28751,017.73/head850.00–1,150.001,01811
Bred CowsMedium 21,0451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,559.79/head1,175.00–1,750.001,5604
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885162.94/cwt127.50–177.501,4427
Stock CowsMedium 1-2832164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,36412
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,112112.92/cwt100.00–131.001,25612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,259.89/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2605
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0241,387.96/head1,150.00–1,575.001,38816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,597.54/head1,200.00–1,900.001,59824
Stock CowsMedium 1-2901115.82/cwt108.00–145.001,04420
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28991,350.00/head1,100.00–1,550.001,3505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29351,766.67/head1,650.00–2,000.001,7673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29191,732.69/head1,600.00–1,850.001,73313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5082,304.98/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3052

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.