Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 12
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
348 head
135 vs last sale 483 423 vs year ago 771 · 54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
252 head
17 vs last sale 269 193 vs year ago 445 · 43.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 lower except for high dressing lean cows which were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. Receipts were lighter than usual with many producers cutting and baling hay.

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
BullsLow1,583167.052,64434
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202134.331,614108
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390132.391,84171
CowsLean 85-90%High982117.761,157135

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)1,189$1,93150
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$1,7153thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$1,29860
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,428$2,9512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)857$1,51622
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)700$1,6003thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Heifer PairsMedium 27001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28981,358.33/head1,075.00–1,550.001,3583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1401,925.00/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,566.67/head2,400.00–2,900.002,5673
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37391,266.07/head950.00–1,350.001,26614
Bulls1,424144.57/cwt141.00–148.002,0595
Bulls1,572164.10/cwt154.00–174.002,58018
Bulls1,672182.11/cwt176.00–187.003,04511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,394123.81/cwt115.00–128.001,72612
CowsLean 85-90%1,011139.42/cwt132.00–153.001,41018
CowsLean 85-90%945107.79/cwt98.00–116.001,01938
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,042178.02/cwt164.00–187.501,8553
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4282,950.88/head2,550.00–3,250.002,9512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1661,484.44/head1,250.00–1,700.001,48415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128128.54/cwt119.00–150.001,4506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2311,938.26/head1,750.00–2,275.001,93841
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3745936.02/head650.00–1,025.0093620
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395143.50/cwt140.00–149.002,0026
Stock CowsMedium 1-2824180.52/cwt160.00–200.001,48711
Bred CowsMedium 21,0051,474.75/head1,200.00–1,700.001,47525
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0121,714.58/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7153
Stock CowsMedium 1-2949139.81/cwt118.00–155.001,32711
Bred CowsMedium 1-29971,896.37/head1,775.00–1,925.001,8969
CowsLean 85-90%82485.08/cwt68.00–96.0070111
CowsLean 85-90%1,021122.89/cwt117.00–129.001,25568
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201133.87/cwt128.00–139.001,60878
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209144.01/cwt140.00–155.001,74117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196124.43/cwt120.00–127.001,48813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389133.08/cwt128.00–139.001,84853

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.