Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
143 vs last sale 348 598 vs year ago 803 · 74.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
106 vs last sale 252 34 vs year ago 180 · 18.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. The bulk of the slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with high dressing bulls selling 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. ORS set another slaughter bull record high with three bulls bringing 200.00/cwt. The top slaughter cow sold for 155.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2350.00/head while cow/calf pairs were scarce.

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
BullsHigh1,651168.502,78143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442139.002,00452
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191136.951,63246
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low966117.041,13163

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)1,184$2,06016
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$1,49724

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Stock CowsMedium 1-2887145.58/cwt129.00–167.501,29119
Bred CowsMedium 29571,410.57/head1,075.00–1,650.001,41113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1621,600.12/head1,500.00–1,700.001,60011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,321135.30/cwt120.00–160.001,78712
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0381,955.84/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,095.28/head1,800.00–2,350.002,09512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189123.83/cwt116.00–128.001,4729
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,371126.93/cwt123.00–129.001,7404
CowsLean 85-90%81885.59/cwt77.00–90.007007
Bulls1,850189.70/cwt180.00–200.003,50910
CowsLean 85-90%982139.29/cwt133.00–148.001,36811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170146.67/cwt143.00–151.001,71615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443148.41/cwt145.00–155.002,14212
Bulls1,376147.03/cwt135.00–154.002,0237
CowsLean 85-90%954107.59/cwt93.00–115.001,02619
Stock CowsMedium 1-2743194.37/cwt177.50–207.501,4444
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018182.44/cwt180.00–187.501,8573
Bulls1,648166.13/cwt158.00–177.002,73826
CowsLean 85-90%1,009123.01/cwt117.50–133.001,24126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449137.20/cwt130.00–145.001,98836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207135.69/cwt130.00–143.001,63822

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.