Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-01-03

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 3
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
462 head
92 vs last sale 370 29 vs year ago 433 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
249 head
52 vs last sale 197 12 vs year ago 261 · 4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows were steady while slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs.

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
BullsHigh1,733111.571,93343
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46390.761,328112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24387.471,088112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03276.56790189

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)1,204$1,43748
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$97538
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)937$1,11515
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,472$1,7993thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,3005

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 1-21,4721,799.07/head1,675.00–1,950.001,7993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1401,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28591,266.67/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2673
Bred CowsMedium 29181,004.46/head650.00–1,150.001,00426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1081,119.21/head1,000.00–1,175.001,1198
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160147.39/cwt145.00–155.001,7104
Stock CowsMedium 1-2745132.95/cwt127.50–140.009903
Stock CowsMedium 1-2934109.54/cwt97.00–125.001,02316
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198111.54/cwt90.00–130.001,33617
Stock CowsMedium 283890.93/cwt85.00–96.007627
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3775498.99/head400.00–650.004994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,470.54/head1,250.00–1,800.001,47135
Bred CowsMedium 1-29711,347.17/head1,200.00–1,525.001,34713
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28801,110.85/head900.00–1,200.001,11111
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0941,125.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,06585.37/cwt79.00–96.009097
Bulls1,805120.39/cwt116.00–129.002,17316
Bulls1,54795.45/cwt84.00–104.001,4778
Bulls1,750110.92/cwt105.00–115.001,94119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380109.05/cwt95.00–114.001,50510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49580.28/cwt73.00–85.001,20012
CowsLean 85-90%1,05778.81/cwt72.50–86.00833129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46890.13/cwt85.00–95.001,32390
CowsLean 85-90%1,04488.59/cwt86.00–93.0092519
CowsLean 85-90%96268.38/cwt63.00–73.0065828
CowsLean 85-90%92454.24/cwt50.00–62.0050113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25888.37/cwt83.00–93.001,11276
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22498.29/cwt93.00–115.001,20312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20779.20/cwt70.00–83.0095624

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.