Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 4
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
389 head
181 vs last sale 570 192 vs year ago 581 · 33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
213 head
130 vs last sale 343 141 vs year ago 354 · 39.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to weak. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of bred cows and pairs. Receipts were lighter than expected due to rain across the area. Some areas received more rain today than they had for the month of September. Boxed Beef Cutouts dropped 3.31 to 296.76/cwt. while Cutter Cow Cutouts rose 2.79 to close at 242.06/cwt

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
BullsLow1,704119.762,04064
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43398.221,40895
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21894.841,15593
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00185.11852134

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$1,37410
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,36323
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,20123
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$96415
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)824$1,1229

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,200.96/head1,200.00–1,225.001,20123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2391,441.70/head1,175.00–1,750.001,44212
Bred CowsMedium 2844923.57/head600.00–1,050.009249
Stock CowsMedium 1-2789203.63/cwt160.00–215.001,60712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28171,333.33/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3333
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3769890.00/head875.00–900.008905
Bred CowsMedium 1-29861,277.46/head1,100.00–1,725.001,27711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155111.41/cwt104.00–123.001,2875
Stock CowsMedium 1-2821116.82/cwt100.00–135.0095919
Bred CowsMedium 1-29691,362.08/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0421,025.68/head750.00–1,100.001,0266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,401.40/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4013
Bulls1,526107.00/cwt95.00–116.001,63322
Bulls1,794124.74/cwt119.00–129.002,23834
Bulls1,808133.69/cwt130.00–141.002,4178
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23297.13/cwt93.00–103.001,19755
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188107.37/cwt105.00–109.001,2768
CowsLean 85-90%984100.69/cwt96.00–105.0099116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40689.74/cwt83.00–94.001,26224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43799.86/cwt94.00–106.001,43560
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471107.78/cwt106.00–110.001,58511
CowsLean 85-90%99677.31/cwt70.00–83.0077034
CowsLean 85-90%87561.08/cwt50.00–68.0053411
CowsLean 85-90%1,02688.95/cwt82.50–95.0091373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20187.31/cwt78.00–92.001,04930

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.