Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-27

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
362 head
49 vs last sale 313 91 vs year ago 453 · 20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
311 head
60 vs last sale 251 9 vs year ago 320 · 2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was very good on moderate supply. Slaughter animals continue to set new records with two bulls topping the market at 180/cwt. and the top cow bringing 141/cwt. Also included in the offering was over 90 head of Red Angus bred cows and pairs from a herd dispersal. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released Monday, reported beef in cold storage was down 6 percent from the previous month and down 12 percent from last year.

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
BullsAverage1,650148.852,45653
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,453124.901,81574
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198123.251,476106
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032106.611,100127

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)1,160$1,75518
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,114$1,7524thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,26421
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)988$1,6004thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)953$2,6244thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$3,01730
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$2,65617
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,11520

Every lot, as filed

31 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 28831,500.00/head1,300.00–1,900.001,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29482,116.67/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1212,050.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1812,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2662,442.86/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4437
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,075.00/head3,050.00–3,100.003,07520
Bulls1,500140.93/cwt136.00–150.002,11421
Bulls1,872163.49/cwt153.00–180.003,06123
Bulls1,431129.92/cwt124.00–133.001,8599
CowsLean 85-90%1,082112.03/cwt107.00–122.001,21268
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407134.78/cwt132.00–141.001,89610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466126.16/cwt119.00–132.001,85050
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1581,393.88/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2441,820.23/head1,600.00–2,000.001,82011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1141,752.15/head1,450.00–1,850.001,7524
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29881,600.25/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,257132.09/cwt127.00–137.001,6603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191122.15/cwt116.00–129.001,45571
Bred CowsMedium 29561,242.16/head1,000.00–1,500.001,24218
Stock CowsMedium 1-2845128.37/cwt112.50–147.501,0855
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0281,651.46/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6517
BullsMedium and Large 1-29532,623.62/head2,100.00–2,800.002,6244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052157.69/cwt150.00–177.501,6595
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442113.32/cwt110.00–118.001,63414
CowsLean 85-90%1,026125.18/cwt122.00–132.001,28412
CowsLean 85-90%99799.50/cwt87.00–107.0099239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211132.40/cwt129.00–140.001,60325
CowsLean 85-90%78067.42/cwt50.00–81.005268
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213108.20/cwt91.00–114.001,31210

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.