Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 13
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
72 vs last sale 294 32 vs year ago 398 · 8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
350 head
99 vs last sale 251 75 vs year ago 275 · +27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Bred Cows and Pairs sold 50.00-100.00 higher. Demand was good on replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. The supply was moderate and almost evenly split between slaughter and replacement animals.

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
BullsAverage1,631122.541,99953
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,458109.731,59976
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,192102.821,22599
CowsLean 85-90%High97387.32850131

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)1,064$1,58450
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,34225
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)903$1,2003thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,06016
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,455$2,4862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,58528

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-21,4552,486.08/head1,950.00–2,950.002,4862
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3750725.00/head725.00–725.007253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28651,400.00/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29001,775.00/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,780.77/head1,700.00–1,900.001,78113
Bred CowsMedium 19391,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8757
Bred CowsMedium 1-29731,376.52/head1,175.00–1,525.001,37711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,314.08/head1,225.00–1,700.001,31414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088158.04/cwt125.00–172.501,7199
Stock CowsMedium 1-2880123.69/cwt102.00–142.001,08823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,149111.52/cwt99.00–127.501,28128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1671,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred CowsMedium 1-28651,390.99/head1,300.00–1,475.001,39114
Bred CowsMedium 1-29031,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0901,110.97/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1115
Bred CowsMedium 29011,036.41/head725.00–1,150.001,03611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,566.40/head1,300.00–1,750.001,56626
Bulls1,692125.26/cwt120.00–132.002,11921
Bulls1,792137.92/cwt134.00–147.002,47213
Bulls1,454109.02/cwt93.00–118.001,58519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177106.76/cwt103.00–112.001,25728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200115.10/cwt113.00–119.001,38114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19797.86/cwt82.50–103.001,17157
CowsLean 85-90%955106.93/cwt105.00–110.001,0219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432116.90/cwt116.00–122.001,67425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47298.56/cwt90.00–104.001,45119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469110.76/cwt105.00–115.001,62732
CowsLean 85-90%97782.33/cwt70.00–88.0080444
CowsLean 85-90%76056.52/cwt38.00–68.0043015
CowsLean 85-90%1,02495.34/cwt89.00–104.0097663

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.