Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-17

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 17
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
398 head
75 vs last sale 323 63 vs year ago 461 · 13.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
25 vs last sale 223 33 vs year ago 281 · 11.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull brought 181/cwt. while the top bred cows sold for 2400.00/head. Pasture conditions continue to improve with warmer temperatures and showers across the area.

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
BullsHigh1,677153.722,57948
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,414127.011,79667
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198124.021,486110
CowsLean 85-90%Average932109.571,021169

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)1,167$1,86285
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$1,77611
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)984$1,33323
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,067$1,3383thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,402$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,7173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)941$1,60911

Every lot, as filed

27 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440110.45/cwt106.00–117.001,5905
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487132.13/cwt131.00–136.001,96519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140112.56/cwt109.00–115.001,2837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379126.67/cwt118.00–130.001,74743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182130.67/cwt128.00–138.001,54522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208123.20/cwt116.00–128.001,48881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,776.06/head1,550.00–1,800.001,77611
Stock CowsMedium 1-2781155.90/cwt150.00–170.001,2184
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0371,766.67/head1,600.00–1,950.001,76736
Stock CowsMedium 1-2878128.48/cwt115.00–142.001,12816
Bred CowsMedium 29421,313.58/head775.00–1,550.001,31419
CowsLean 85-90%950113.18/cwt107.00–120.001,075107
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4022,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,931.87/head1,550.00–2,400.001,93249
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1831,428.00/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4284
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132152.74/cwt145.00–156.001,7295
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0671,337.50/head1,200.00–1,600.001,3383
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198135.20/cwt129.00–139.001,6205
CowsLean 85-90%87798.79/cwt86.00–106.0086636
CowsLean 85-90%74376.53/cwt70.00–83.005698
CowsLean 85-90%1,018124.37/cwt120.00–131.001,26618
Bulls1,975168.88/cwt161.00–181.003,33514
Bulls1,598150.50/cwt140.00–160.002,40527
Bulls1,389135.82/cwt130.00–139.001,8877
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0561,871.43/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29151,716.67/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504

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.