Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-03

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
437 head
75 vs last sale 362 121 vs year ago 316 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
371 head
60 vs last sale 311 100 vs year ago 271 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The slaughter cattle prices paid no attention to the Cattle Futures market and continued sell higher this week. The top slaughter bull sold for 188/cwt. and the top slaughter cow brought 144/cwt. A couple of herd sellouts, of good quality bred cows and pairs, were in the offering. The top bred cows brought 2250/head and the top pairs were short-bred cows with a 400 lb. calf on their side that brought 3100/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
BullsAverage1,580155.082,45054
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,464126.321,84979
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216123.671,504130
CowsLean 85-90%High972108.311,053174

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)1,186$1,91331
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,71921
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,26820
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,359$2,7615
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,153$1,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$2,9147
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,67650
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,3405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,137$2,29917

Every lot, as filed

32 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 PairsLarge 1-21,3502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29912,645.83/head2,300.00–2,900.002,64624
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29402,340.00/head1,850.00–2,500.002,3405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,914.29/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9147
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1372,298.53/head1,900.00–2,550.002,29917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,794.74/head2,350.00–3,100.002,79519
Bulls1,524147.53/cwt137.00–155.002,24821
Bulls1,723171.35/cwt160.00–188.002,95223
Bulls1,366133.52/cwt129.00–136.001,82410
CowsLean 85-90%1,015129.22/cwt123.00–142.001,31220
CowsLean 85-90%82364.89/cwt51.00–76.005349
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203133.63/cwt130.00–140.001,60819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2461,989.38/head1,650.00–2,250.001,98924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2281,467.85/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4685
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,261160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0185
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3592,760.71/head2,450.00–3,200.002,7615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,201135.25/cwt121.00–150.001,6248
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1541,735.41/head1,600.00–1,925.001,73518
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237125.13/cwt119.00–130.001,54888
Stock CowsMedium 1-2800178.90/cwt157.50–193.001,43110
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0171,623.77/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6243
Bred CowsMedium 29041,201.63/head950.00–1,425.001,20215
Stock CowsMedium 1-2934136.62/cwt120.00–152.501,27615
Bred CowsMedium 1-29821,650.73/head1,450.00–1,850.001,6517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407115.85/cwt103.00–120.001,63016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483126.29/cwt121.00–131.001,87347
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466136.86/cwt131.00–144.002,00616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149109.88/cwt95.00–117.001,26323
CowsLean 85-90%91799.54/cwt82.50–108.0091369
CowsLean 85-90%1,029115.91/cwt109.00–123.001,19376

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.