Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-06

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
377 head
112 vs last sale 489 70 vs year ago 447 · 15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
396 head
58 vs last sale 338 6 vs year ago 390 · +1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. Three herd sellouts along with the demand for stocker/feeder cows resulted in replacement cattle once again outnumbering the slaughter animals. Signs of Spring are popping out all over the Ozarks with Bradford Pears and Redbuds blooming and pastures starting to turn green. The parking lot was full of trailers, that had arrived empty, looking for bred cows and pairs to take back home.

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
BullsLow1,774128.652,28246
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,908117.002,2323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,448114.261,65453
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166110.871,29297
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05994.421,000178

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)1,166$1,929101
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$1,4987
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,1257
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)886$1,05228
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,2143thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,875$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$3,18118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,32942
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$1,8004thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 29431,633.33/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,20010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0302,372.92/head2,125.00–2,650.002,37312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3133,156.25/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1568
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,571.05/head2,300.00–2,650.002,57119
Bulls1,434112.41/cwt109.00–115.001,6127
Bulls1,826128.77/cwt121.00–135.002,35131
Bulls1,869142.41/cwt136.00–152.002,6628
CowsLean 85-90%1,204100.07/cwt96.00–106.001,20581
CowsLean 85-90%1,021110.37/cwt107.00–119.001,12722
CowsLean 85-90%92485.36/cwt71.00–95.0078969
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,893.09/head1,500.00–2,250.001,89359
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040126.14/cwt115.00–140.001,3123
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3717627.48/head400.00–800.006275
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2929158.75/cwt140.00–175.001,4755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1381,291.07/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2913
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1821,497.77/head1,450.00–1,650.001,4987
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,213.67/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1932,428.79/head2,350.00–2,700.002,42915
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,908117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,2323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22196.51/cwt90.00–102.001,1788
Bred CowsMedium 21,0501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1257
Bred CowsMedium 28911,121.74/head800.00–1,400.001,12220
Stock CowsMedium 1-2834122.07/cwt107.00–142.501,01823
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0171,730.28/head1,450.00–2,000.001,73027
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203118.61/cwt116.00–125.001,42719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149110.41/cwt104.00–116.001,26970
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488120.78/cwt118.00–125.001,79720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43399.72/cwt97.00–105.001,4295
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,422112.20/cwt106.00–117.001,59528
CowsLean 85-90%78563.76/cwt60.00–67.005016

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.