Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 22
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
82 vs last sale 474 3 vs year ago 389 · +0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
240 vs last sale 347 167 vs year ago 274 · 60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

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
BullsHigh1,534113.261,73818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51095.401,44016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22390.271,10468
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07773.5179246

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)1,171$1,45941
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,202$1,3765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$1,26439
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$8002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,08219

Every lot, as filed

19 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 21,2401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1842,094.44/head1,450.00–2,250.002,09418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1321,341.02/head1,100.00–1,575.001,34124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1711,458.99/head1,185.00–1,750.001,45941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3001,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,075800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred CowsMedium 29551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2641,470.13/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4704
Bred CowsMedium 28501,140.00/head900.00–1,200.001,14015
Bulls1,746119.46/cwt110.00–127.002,08610
Bulls1,270105.51/cwt98.00–111.001,3408
CowsLean 85-90%1,08973.78/cwt65.00–82.0080342
CowsLean 85-90%84559.50/cwt59.00–60.005032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27496.15/cwt93.00–104.001,22530
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17576.00/cwt76.00–76.008931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41889.44/cwt85.00–93.001,2684
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54097.38/cwt94.00–105.001,50012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18385.88/cwt78.00–93.501,01637
CowsLean 85-90%1,05881.96/cwt81.00–83.008672

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.