Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 7
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
37 vs last sale 212 204 vs year ago 379 · 53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
148 head
282 vs last sale 430 149 vs year ago 297 · 50.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The Ozarks experienced cooler temperatures today as a dry cool front moved into the area. Pasture conditions continue to decline due to the lack of moisture but are still better than usual for this time of the year.

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
BullsAverage1,643170.872,80825
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428140.452,00644
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197139.861,67442
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,010122.671,23963

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)1,152$2,02142
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,9067
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,58011
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,6782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$2,33510

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-29762,337.50/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,333.33/head2,200.00–2,475.002,3336
Bulls1,655168.64/cwt158.00–175.002,79116
Bulls1,705180.92/cwt176.00–189.003,0857
Bulls1,333153.49/cwt153.00–154.002,0462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,399150.98/cwt149.00–155.002,1129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,409128.74/cwt120.00–133.001,8147
CowsLean 85-90%83294.82/cwt81.00–100.007896
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,678.34/head2,350.00–3,000.002,6782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1221,659.44/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6593
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,191142.69/cwt136.00–147.001,6994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,063.22/head1,800.00–2,550.002,06326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442139.99/cwt134.00–147.002,01928
Stock CowsMedium 1-2795182.17/cwt175.00–190.001,4482
Bred CowsMedium 21,0031,550.89/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5518
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0081,905.87/head1,600.00–1,950.001,9067
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,035146.10/cwt141.00–154.001,5123
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0361,952.52/head1,750.00–2,100.001,95316
CowsLean 85-90%1,053127.57/cwt122.00–134.001,34320
CowsLean 85-90%1,063143.58/cwt137.00–156.001,52615
CowsLean 85-90%984111.55/cwt102.00–120.001,09822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198138.99/cwt133.00–146.001,66528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191149.20/cwt148.00–151.001,7779
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203127.92/cwt123.00–131.001,5395

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.