Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-12-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 13
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
468 head
345 vs last sale 813 177 vs year ago 291 · +60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
174 head
71 vs last sale 245 98 vs year ago 272 · 36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower. Supply and demand was 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
BullsHigh1,662106.691,77340
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39989.711,25591
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21186.621,04984
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01871.7773176

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)1,226$1,41832
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$1,11314
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,5506
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$1,23616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,6676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,064$1,4577

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1781,666.67/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6676
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0641,457.14/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,397.48/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,048900.00/head900.00–900.009008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2861,541.33/head1,275.00–1,800.001,54124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,047.39/head900.00–1,300.001,0478
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28271,198.44/head1,000.00–1,300.001,19815
Bred HeifersMedium 1-21,0211,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2968151.04/cwt135.00–175.001,46211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,015106.08/cwt100.00–112.501,0775
Bulls1,910120.83/cwt116.00–127.002,3085
Bulls1,37094.64/cwt84.00–100.001,2977
Bulls1,691107.18/cwt102.00–114.001,81228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39296.07/cwt92.00–100.001,33719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23977.32/cwt74.00–80.009586
CowsLean 85-90%1,11478.76/cwt72.00–85.0087731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41589.01/cwt82.50–95.001,25966
CowsLean 85-90%1,03786.40/cwt85.00–89.008965
CowsLean 85-90%97368.17/cwt61.00–73.0066329
CowsLean 85-90%85954.91/cwt40.00–62.5047211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21286.60/cwt81.00–92.001,05058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18995.00/cwt93.00–98.001,13015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23575.31/cwt70.00–80.0093011

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.