Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 8
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
542 head
159 vs last sale 383 45 vs year ago 587 · 7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
334 head
102 vs last sale 232 179 vs year ago 513 · 34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Traditionally, receipts are higher than average this week as producers prepare to take a break to enjoy deer season and the Thanksgiving holiday.

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
BullsHigh1,591109.611,74453
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40892.771,306106
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20990.451,093139
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11873.35820237

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)1,175$1,37176
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$92054
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,413$2,3164thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,68025

Every lot, as filed

29 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 11,6403,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3371,979.74/head1,550.00–2,500.001,9803
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,700.00/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29831,500.00/head1,350.00–1,600.001,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0271,735.71/head1,725.00–1,750.001,73614
Bred CowsMedium 1-29951,291.83/head1,200.00–1,500.001,29227
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,001152.72/cwt140.00–172.501,5296
Stock CowsMedium 1-2918111.29/cwt97.50–125.001,02224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100111.30/cwt101.00–132.501,22419
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3754422.75/head325.00–600.004239
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2741,414.97/head1,275.00–1,600.001,41549
Bred CowsMedium 2926961.71/head625.00–1,125.0096229
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1661,122.49/head1,000.00–1,250.001,12216
Stock CowsMedium 1-2851147.10/cwt139.00–165.001,25217
Stock CowsMedium 290286.81/cwt77.00–93.007836
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,20893.75/cwt91.00–96.001,1334
Bulls1,835126.14/cwt120.00–133.002,31515
Bulls1,40994.50/cwt80.00–103.001,33218
Bulls1,571110.81/cwt104.00–120.001,74120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24183.04/cwt80.00–85.001,03129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19290.08/cwt86.00–95.001,07483
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38193.00/cwt87.00–98.001,28464
CowsLean 85-90%1,03067.05/cwt61.00–71.0069144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483101.52/cwt99.00–108.001,50623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40781.39/cwt75.00–86.001,14519
CowsLean 85-90%1,16078.75/cwt72.50–87.00914156
CowsLean 85-90%1,06048.93/cwt40.00–60.0051929
CowsLean 85-90%1,00291.20/cwt89.00–94.009148
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22599.55/cwt96.00–106.001,21927

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.