Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-20

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 20
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
45 vs last sale 268 4 vs year ago 317 · 1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
251 head
238 vs last sale 489 109 vs year ago 360 · 30.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher with high dressing bulls 8.00 higher. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. The top slaughter cow brought 138.00/cwt. while the top slaughter bull brought 170.00/cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,614140.462,26755
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,416121.051,71458
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,179119.381,40783
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999103.591,035116

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)1,077$1,79673
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,7384thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$1,26530
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)891$1,4678
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,125$3,1242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,76718

Every lot, as filed

28 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 29451,677.78/head1,300.00–2,000.001,6789
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29741,790.00/head1,350.00–1,900.001,7905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2191,937.50/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9384
Bulls1,521137.07/cwt131.00–145.002,08534
Bulls1,852156.19/cwt146.00–170.002,89316
Bulls1,487113.22/cwt105.00–120.001,6845
CowsLean 85-90%82075.55/cwt71.00–81.0062011
CowsLean 85-90%1,036110.90/cwt104.00–117.001,14962
CowsLean 85-90%1,039120.16/cwt118.00–125.001,24810
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3896932.22/head700.00–1,035.009323
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28911,466.67/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4678
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,124.44/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1181,416.70/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4179
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,071130.19/cwt117.00–139.001,3946
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,858.65/head1,700.00–1,975.001,85934
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2969156.80/cwt150.00–167.501,5194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444132.20/cwt130.00–138.001,9097
Bred CowsMedium 29611,244.28/head900.00–1,500.001,24418
Stock CowsMedium 2757103.08/cwt102.00–105.007803
Stock CowsMedium 1-2889120.54/cwt112.00–140.001,0728
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0091,742.22/head1,500.00–1,850.001,74239
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,737.82/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7384
CowsLean 85-90%97694.18/cwt85.00–103.0091933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,154108.05/cwt102.00–111.001,24710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173118.77/cwt112.00–126.001,39356
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213128.04/cwt126.00–136.001,55317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410109.21/cwt104.00–114.001,5409
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413121.73/cwt115.00–129.001,72042

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.