Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-14

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 14
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
126 vs last sale 175 94 vs year ago 395 · 23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
206 head
58 vs last sale 148 54 vs year ago 260 · 20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. One stick-out draft was 13 head of 5-6 year old black/bwf cows that will start calving in two weeks, which sold for 2675.00/head. Rain fell across the area overnight into the morning with some areas receiving pond filling amounts of up to 5 inches. It was the first significant amount in several weeks and will help to improve abnormally dry pasture conditions.

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
BullsHigh1,629171.062,78749
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492139.512,08161
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169136.551,59685
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,001120.891,210106

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,567$2,67513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,523$2,2755
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$2,07328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,9667
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,51615
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$1,3003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$2,6763thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$2,25812

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0221,850.00/head1,650.00–2,050.001,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0202,310.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3105
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bulls1,658183.70/cwt177.00–196.003,04616
Bulls1,460149.95/cwt136.00–157.002,1894
Bulls1,637167.00/cwt157.50–173.002,73429
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513139.70/cwt132.50–146.002,11441
CowsLean 85-90%1,039126.88/cwt121.00–134.001,31840
CowsLean 85-90%1,052138.46/cwt134.00–150.001,45718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5672,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,67513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,111148.77/cwt135.00–167.501,6537
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5232,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1581,612.99/head1,300.00–1,750.001,6136
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,142181.84/cwt180.00–186.002,0775
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4702,675.74/head2,150.00–3,100.002,6763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,081.24/head1,850.00–2,525.002,08119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461127.87/cwt120.00–133.001,8689
Bred CowsMedium 21,0061,450.83/head1,000.00–1,600.001,4519
Stock CowsMedium 1-2857181.56/cwt177.50–185.001,5563
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0291,965.90/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9667
Stock CowsMedium 1-2941153.13/cwt145.00–160.001,4417
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0462,055.59/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0569
CowsLean 85-90%988111.96/cwt102.00–119.001,10641
CowsLean 85-90%73293.77/cwt93.00–96.006867
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168138.25/cwt132.00–145.001,61552
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204148.96/cwt146.00–155.001,79314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146122.76/cwt107.00–129.001,40719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438148.35/cwt146.00–153.002,13311

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.