Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-02-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 7
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
32 vs last sale 420 55 vs year ago 333 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
324 head
102 vs last sale 222 61 vs year ago 263 · +23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was very good for replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. There was a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs and a moderate supply of slaughter animals. The top slaughter cow brought 131.00/cwt while the top slaughter bull brought 144.00/cwt. There was an above average offering of replacement cattle with the top bred cows selling for 2100.00/head and the top pairs selling for 2900.00/pair.

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
BullsAverage1,695120.662,04668
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463101.411,484106
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19999.371,19294
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04186.89905120

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)1,152$1,67075
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,4268
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,3754thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$92839
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,063$1,4224thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,385$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$2,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$2,00441
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,7753thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,06992.95/cwt87.00–98.0099462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29251,066.67/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29852,119.23/head2,000.00–2,350.002,11913
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,472.28/head1,350.00–1,675.001,4725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,789.04/head1,350.00–2,100.001,78949
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3705625.09/head450.00–750.006258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1281,223.95/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,7933
Stock CowsMedium 1-2928140.05/cwt134.00–147.001,3003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,193111.41/cwt96.00–137.501,3293
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0111,447.03/head1,250.00–1,650.001,44726
Bred CowsMedium 2927973.94/head800.00–1,250.0097427
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1842,021.74/head1,750.00–2,250.002,02223
Bred CowsMedium 1-29671,348.62/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3493
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0631,421.76/head1,150.00–1,500.001,4224
Stock CowsMedium 1-2878113.57/cwt95.00–127.5099712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0751,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Bulls1,630118.79/cwt112.00–128.001,93633
Bulls1,866134.38/cwt129.00–144.002,50821
Bulls1,593104.51/cwt91.00–110.001,66514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221106.60/cwt105.00–112.001,30217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23491.42/cwt85.00–94.001,12821
CowsLean 85-90%89456.77/cwt45.00–69.005087
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180100.15/cwt95.00–105.001,18256
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498110.17/cwt106.00–131.001,65019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44390.11/cwt85.00–95.001,30014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458101.29/cwt96.00–106.001,47773
CowsLean 85-90%1,132101.40/cwt99.00–105.001,14811
CowsLean 85-90%99978.78/cwt70.00–86.0078740

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.