Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
108 vs last sale 531 246 vs year ago 669 · 36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
115 vs last sale 293 136 vs year ago 314 · 43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of bred cows and pairs. The top slaughter bull brought 154.00/cwt. The offering of replacement cattle was not as impressive as last week with the top bred cow bringing 1900.00.

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
BullsAverage1,593112.551,79339
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403100.201,406132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15694.711,09593
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01181.16821154

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)1,130$1,43251
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,2593thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,07021
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$1,1015
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$2,0002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,7293thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$1,34510

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 1-21,1481,728.77/head1,685.00–1,750.001,7293
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28521,225.00/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1121,091.73/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0925
Stock CowsMedium 1-2899142.78/cwt132.50–160.001,2844
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032151.43/cwt135.00–175.001,5633
Stock CowsMedium 1-2961114.57/cwt100.00–130.001,10121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180113.95/cwt100.00–131.001,3457
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0571,258.64/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2593
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0401,379.67/head1,200.00–1,700.001,38029
Bred CowsMedium 29451,063.84/head900.00–1,175.001,06416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,501.68/head1,250.00–1,900.001,50222
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,100.80/head1,025.00–1,150.001,1015
Stock CowsMedium 279087.24/cwt61.00–100.006895
BullsReturn to Feed1,106104.56/cwt100.00–118.001,1564
Bulls1,548104.22/cwt86.00–116.001,61319
Bulls1,748119.72/cwt115.00–126.002,09311
Bulls1,811134.86/cwt130.00–154.002,4425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12796.31/cwt92.00–103.001,08548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177109.99/cwt105.00–116.001,29511
CowsLean 85-90%1,09587.27/cwt82.00–94.0095661
CowsLean 85-90%96776.84/cwt71.00–82.5074365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19187.51/cwt80.00–91.001,04234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464107.71/cwt105.00–114.001,57746
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42389.07/cwt84.00–94.001,26723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35298.77/cwt94.00–104.001,33563
CowsLean 85-90%1,05398.21/cwt95.00–101.001,03411
CowsLean 85-90%85564.70/cwt50.00–70.0055317

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.