Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-01

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
383 head
71 vs last sale 454 240 vs year ago 623 · 38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
232 head
42 vs last sale 274 75 vs year ago 307 · 24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of bred cows and pairs. The first heavy frost of the year has stopped pasture growth. Weekend rain amounts varied and as a result pond levels range from low to adequate. Many who haven't culled herds all ready will be looking to do so before Winter.

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
BullsLow1,651114.071,88456
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47193.521,375114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24793.401,16442
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97776.08744164

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)1,158$1,38338
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,3753thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,08539
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,0973thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,0983thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,048$1,72412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,40919

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 1-21,0481,724.47/head1,550.00–1,850.001,72412
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4852,097.64/head1,800.00–2,400.002,0983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29201,371.15/head1,200.00–1,550.001,37113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28831,683.33/head1,600.00–1,850.001,6833
Bred CowsMedium 29831,070.13/head625.00–1,200.001,07032
Stock CowsMedium 1-2706154.13/cwt150.00–155.001,0886
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2889159.28/cwt147.50–177.501,4166
Stock CowsMedium 1-2900117.39/cwt102.50–137.501,05722
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,171118.91/cwt105.00–142.501,39216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,18193.53/cwt90.00–100.001,10511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1981,150.26/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1571,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,318.20/head1,200.00–1,400.001,31811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2221,409.27/head1,200.00–1,725.001,40927
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29251,097.30/head1,050.00–1,200.001,0973
Stock CowsMedium 286985.11/cwt78.00–97.007409
Bulls1,519104.41/cwt95.00–110.001,58631
Bulls1,788121.04/cwt115.00–125.002,16412
Bulls1,840130.69/cwt127.00–136.002,40513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24993.55/cwt89.00–98.001,16830
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273103.62/cwt101.00–109.001,3196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20882.42/cwt74.00–87.009966
CowsLean 85-90%86256.60/cwt50.00–65.0048815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40582.45/cwt70.00–88.001,15834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49596.01/cwt89.00–100.001,43558
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508104.06/cwt101.00–110.001,56922
CowsLean 85-90%1,00071.17/cwt65.00–75.0071253
CowsLean 85-90%97680.92/cwt75.00–90.0079090
CowsLean 85-90%1,08795.56/cwt91.00–99.001,0396

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.