Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-10

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 10
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
323 head
114 vs last sale 437 162 vs year ago 485 · 33.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
148 vs last sale 371 43 vs year ago 266 · 16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pair. Much welcomed rain across the area and warmer temperatures have improved pasture conditions with grass starting to be more plentiful. The market was active and saw several online buyers purchasing livestock.

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
BullsLow1,708152.922,61145
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,422127.751,81757
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134123.871,404104
CowsLean 85-90%High915106.54974117

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)1,142$1,96583
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,72012
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)934$1,13120
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,6003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,665$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$2,01017

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 29761,933.33/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9333
Bred CowsMedium 29701,210.45/head850.00–1,375.001,21017
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0501,719.98/head1,500.00–1,925.001,72012
Stock CowsMedium 1-2867160.62/cwt152.50–165.001,3935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,338116.00/cwt111.00–118.001,5526
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3732683.20/head300.00–900.006833
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,111160.28/cwt150.00–165.001,7813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1941,871.17/head1,550.00–2,250.001,87142
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132128.02/cwt125.00–130.001,4493
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0882,061.69/head1,550.00–2,275.002,06241
CowsLean 85-90%995126.45/cwt121.00–133.001,25817
CowsLean 85-90%82371.55/cwt54.00–82.5058911
CowsLean 85-90%89598.06/cwt84.00–106.0087836
Bulls1,417132.50/cwt130.00–136.001,8785
Bulls1,888163.93/cwt157.00–171.003,09521
Bulls1,585146.12/cwt137.00–155.002,31619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2672,416.67/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1171,841.67/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29311,950.00/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9508
Stock CowsMedium 1-2884132.40/cwt115.00–140.001,17012
CowsLean 85-90%921113.18/cwt107.00–121.001,04253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185131.85/cwt129.00–137.001,56225
CowsBoner 80-85%1,134112.77/cwt103.00–116.001,27916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,113123.53/cwt117.00–129.001,37563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475126.13/cwt119.00–131.001,86032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360134.20/cwt131.00–140.001,82519

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.