Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-11

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 11
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
531 head
142 vs last sale 389 41 vs year ago 572 · 7.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
293 head
80 vs last sale 213 198 vs year ago 491 · 40.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a heavy suppy of slaughter animals. Top slaughter bulls brought 146.00/cwt while the top slaughter cow brought 120.00/cwt. The offering of bred cows was above average with the top bred cows bringing 2375.00/head.

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
BullsAverage1,656121.082,00575
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,476102.001,505113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15998.881,146146
CowsLean 85-90%Low96586.52835184

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)1,129$1,76158
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$1,29813
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$98935
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$1,1242thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,605$2,2626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,71522

Every lot, as filed

34 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
BullsLarge 1-21,6472,342.38/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3424
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5222,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,234.38/head1,950.00–2,275.002,2348
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0571,481.25/head1,250.00–1,750.001,4818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,773.15/head1,300.00–1,975.001,77321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1222,225.88/head2,050.00–2,375.002,22615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1571,155.61/head1,100.00–1,250.001,15613
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0241,294.90/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2959
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29011,333.33/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3336
Bred CowsMedium 1-29931,431.24/head1,200.00–1,750.001,43122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,239107.94/cwt106.00–111.001,3378
Stock CowsMedium 1-2828154.30/cwt132.50–180.001,2786
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055163.48/cwt160.00–172.501,7256
Stock CowsMedium 1-2947112.65/cwt100.00–127.501,06729
Bred CowsMedium 2928988.85/head725.00–1,150.0098917
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3747556.22/head275.00–675.005565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,305.27/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3054
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,124.40/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1242
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,11791.69/cwt85.00–96.001,0243
Stock CowsMedium 297191.16/cwt88.00–96.008854
BullsReturn to Feed1,083119.19/cwt111.00–121.001,2916
Bulls1,921136.59/cwt130.00–146.002,62413
Bulls1,507109.19/cwt90.00–118.001,64525
Bulls1,776124.53/cwt119.00–130.002,21231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39490.39/cwt82.50–95.001,26024
CowsLean 85-90%94675.90/cwt70.00–82.0071839
CowsLean 85-90%1,00598.72/cwt96.00–107.0099218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177107.92/cwt104.00–114.001,27025
CowsLean 85-90%92956.30/cwt52.00–66.005237
CowsLean 85-90%96889.91/cwt83.00–95.00870120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15099.24/cwt93.00–104.001,14194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,501102.87/cwt96.00–106.001,54464
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17389.26/cwt82.50–93.001,04727
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490110.93/cwt106.00–120.001,65325

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.