Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-01

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 1
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
173 vs last sale 380 98 vs year ago 305 · 32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
164 vs last sale 360 203 vs year ago 399 · 50.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a light supply. Rain over the weekend, and continuing throughout the week, have helped the drought condition in the Acorn Belt. Producers are getting equipment ready to start haying when the ground dries out.

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
BullsAverage1,657149.962,48535
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403120.181,68642
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198117.571,40951
CowsLean 85-90%High1,000106.011,06077

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)1,245$1,92354
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,74511
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,27432
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,3503thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,528$3,4482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$2,22710

Every lot, as filed

26 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 29131,975.00/head1,500.00–2,250.001,9754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29362,395.83/head2,250.00–2,575.002,3966
Bulls1,653152.55/cwt143.00–165.002,52220
Bulls1,885172.30/cwt170.00–180.003,2486
Bulls1,514129.32/cwt115.00–139.001,9589
CowsLean 85-90%1,106119.26/cwt116.00–125.001,3199
CowsLean 85-90%96296.80/cwt90.00–104.0093126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204108.13/cwt90.00–113.001,30211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5283,448.45/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1271,371.91/head900.00–1,550.001,37214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,982.41/head1,600.00–2,300.001,98242
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,069138.37/cwt112.00–168.001,4795
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3742589.61/head300.00–975.005903
CowsLean 85-90%1,015110.90/cwt105.00–116.001,12639
Stock CowsMedium 1-2778189.50/cwt165.00–205.001,4743
CowsLean 85-90%81082.62/cwt81.00–85.006693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,403127.17/cwt125.00–130.001,78410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247127.39/cwt123.00–134.001,5899
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182118.07/cwt114.00–123.001,39631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412120.49/cwt115.00–125.001,70125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,371109.07/cwt104.00–115.001,4957
Stock CowsMedium 1-2957141.13/cwt121.00–170.001,3515
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0291,745.32/head1,550.00–1,810.001,74511
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0421,714.09/head1,650.00–1,900.001,71412
Bred CowsMedium 29401,319.86/head1,000.00–1,550.001,32015

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.