Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 8
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
659 head
452 vs last sale 207 259 vs year ago 400 · +64.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
422 head
226 vs last sale 196 128 vs year ago 294 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Multiple full herd dispersals with quality bred cows and some pairs were included in the replacement portion of the offering today. Demand was good for all classes on a heavy supply.

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
BullsHigh1,672158.062,64350
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,430126.991,81679
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210124.831,510191
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018111.091,131205

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)1,119$1,756129
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,5008
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$1,47231
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$1,46841
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)916$1,5565
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,62571
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,466$2,3255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,23611

Every lot, as filed

34 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%1,352115.01/cwt111.00–119.001,55510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3422,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19492,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2402,880.32/head2,425.00–3,025.002,88047
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2012,118.18/head1,900.00–2,350.002,11811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28741,089.13/head725.00–1,200.001,0899
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030129.66/cwt123.00–137.001,33518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0911,696.52/head1,350.00–1,950.001,69785
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2232,011.63/head1,950.00–2,150.002,01237
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0681,765.37/head1,750.00–2,000.001,76515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29981,558.33/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5586
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29161,556.33/head1,450.00–1,850.001,5565
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2760202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5394
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998147.89/cwt126.00–175.001,47619
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0961,405.75/head1,300.00–1,550.001,40617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2201,765.78/head1,750.00–1,850.001,7666
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4662,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29131,127.15/head975.00–1,350.001,1277
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,401.35/head1,350.00–1,650.001,40125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0471,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5008
Bulls1,873173.95/cwt170.00–180.003,2586
Bulls1,512139.82/cwt133.00–148.002,1147
Bulls1,670158.93/cwt148.00–168.002,65437
CowsLean 85-90%92198.46/cwt88.00–108.0090742
CowsLean 85-90%80581.84/cwt73.00–88.0065911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219124.58/cwt118.00–132.001,519128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408126.84/cwt120.00–131.001,78652
CowsLean 85-90%1,063115.98/cwt108.00–123.001,233142
CowsLean 85-90%1,017126.95/cwt123.00–130.001,29110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156113.81/cwt109.00–118.001,31629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221135.17/cwt132.00–145.001,65034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544134.48/cwt132.00–140.002,07617

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.