Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-23

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 23
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
314 vs last sale 395 411 vs year ago 492 · 83.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
192 vs last sale 260 241 vs year ago 309 · 78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a very light supply. Excessive Heat Warnings with heat index values up to 120 degrees kept receipts limited. Many producers are taking advantage of the hot and dry conditions to hit the hay fields for a late or second harvest.

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
BullsAverage1,628124.082,02011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,458109.121,59012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179104.191,22819
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01790.6892238

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)1,141$1,50515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,2944thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)871$8539
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$1,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,595$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8252thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,172107.45/cwt103.00–112.001,2599
CowsLean 85-90%98556.06/cwt50.00–61.005522
CowsLean 85-90%1,02680.33/cwt70.00–87.008249
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563101.14/cwt100.00–102.501,5812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223114.38/cwt113.00–115.001,3993
CowsLean 85-90%956108.32/cwt105.00–112.001,0364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405108.31/cwt105.00–111.001,5227
CowsLean 85-90%1,02794.68/cwt87.50–104.0097223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510116.32/cwt115.00–118.001,7563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16995.62/cwt87.50–100.001,1187
Bulls1,455123.78/cwt120.00–125.001,8014
Bulls1,653115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9013
Bulls1,783131.20/cwt130.00–132.502,3394
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3743534.75/head500.00–550.005353
Stock CowsMedium 280090.94/cwt90.00–92.007282
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,391117.28/cwt114.00–125.001,6317
Stock CowsMedium 1-2868120.88/cwt111.00–130.001,0494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Stock CowsMedium 1-2778163.60/cwt133.00–180.001,2733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,510.81/head1,250.00–1,900.001,51112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29001,274.77/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1031,080.27/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0802
Bred CowsMedium 2851978.85/head775.00–1,100.009794
Bred CowsMedium 1-29671,481.08/head1,250.00–1,775.001,4813
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.