Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-24

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 24
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
453 head
135 vs last sale 318 80 vs year ago 533 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
586 head
247 vs last sale 339 254 vs year ago 332 · +76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. Replacement animals out-numbered slaughter animals with several herd sellouts in the offering. Replacement cattle had no problem finding a new home with a large crowd of active buyers in attendance. Top bred cows sold for 2725.00/head while top pairs brought 3150.00/pair. The top slaughter bull brought 198.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cows sold for 154.00/cwt.

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
BullsHigh1,583165.442,61943
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,422138.381,96877
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,135136.661,552150
CowsLean 85-90%Low969122.861,190183

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)1,158$2,204172
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$1,80128
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,122$1,6673thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,57443
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)921$1,8998
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,735$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$2,89614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$2,60390
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,16116

Every lot, as filed

39 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 PairsLarge 1-21,3122,829.41/head2,550.00–2,950.002,82917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0802,700.00/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29072,064.29/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0647
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29112,575.00/head2,400.00–2,900.002,57510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1432,245.00/head2,200.00–2,250.002,24510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2062,950.00/head2,750.00–3,000.002,95011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1562,750.00/head2,300.00–3,150.002,75040
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1622,273.08/head1,950.00–2,750.002,27313
Bulls1,835186.24/cwt178.00–198.003,4187
Bulls1,433147.39/cwt129.00–158.002,11210
Bulls1,573166.78/cwt159.00–176.002,62326
CowsLean 85-90%864112.37/cwt101.00–119.0097158
CowsLean 85-90%1,048126.79/cwt122.00–132.001,32981
CowsLean 85-90%77086.05/cwt68.00–95.006638
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,834.47/head1,675.00–2,000.001,83417
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29211,899.49/head1,650.00–2,500.001,8998
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,067184.83/cwt180.00–194.001,9726
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085149.39/cwt117.50–171.001,62120
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3765889.00/head800.00–950.008893
Stock CowsMedium 1-2944142.79/cwt125.00–175.001,34819
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0121,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75011
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0332,085.78/head1,750.00–2,500.002,08637
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1221,666.57/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,216.65/head1,800.00–2,725.002,217111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1861,659.76/head1,500.00–1,725.001,66016
CowsLean 85-90%1,003139.09/cwt132.00–148.001,39536
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3301,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
BullsLarge 11,7354,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3742,324.73/head1,950.00–2,550.002,32524
Bred CowsMedium 29891,602.63/head1,250.00–1,800.001,60324
Stock CowsMedium 1-2892206.21/cwt192.50–209.001,8395
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166147.08/cwt144.00–153.001,71522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171125.33/cwt116.00–129.001,46814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,414138.07/cwt132.00–144.001,95261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125136.04/cwt130.00–143.001,530114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457149.14/cwt145.00–154.002,1739
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,446127.22/cwt118.00–131.001,8407

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.