Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-21

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 21
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
56 vs last sale 301 164 vs year ago 81 · +202.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
371 head
165 vs last sale 206 303 vs year ago 68 · +445.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and pairs and a light supply of slaughter animals. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals with several herd dispersals in the offering. One sellout included 19 head of 2nd and 3rd stage Hereford Cows, from a reputation herd, that averaged 3030.00/head. Other top prices were 205.00/cwt. for a slaughter bull, 4300.00/head for a replacement bull and Cow/Calf pairs for 3150.00.

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
BullsHigh1,687171.112,88649
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450136.371,97844
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189135.181,60761
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,004119.641,20290

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)1,306$2,50579
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,00626
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,44531
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,265$3,0235
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$2,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,57444

Every lot, as filed

28 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 28692,015.63/head1,650.00–2,200.002,0168
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29562,781.25/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7818
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29952,066.67/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0676
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,840.91/head2,400.00–3,150.002,84122
Bulls1,884188.07/cwt178.00–205.003,54312
Bulls1,395149.50/cwt135.00–160.002,0869
Bulls1,696170.78/cwt162.00–177.002,89628
CowsLean 85-90%1,069126.86/cwt120.00–134.001,35636
CowsLean 85-90%75392.93/cwt90.00–97.507006
CowsLean 85-90%1,018138.53/cwt135.00–143.001,4108
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,006.41/head1,950.00–2,175.002,00626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,379.82/head1,800.00–2,800.002,38052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212155.09/cwt138.00–170.001,8809
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,023.40/head2,600.00–4,300.003,0235
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3755785.35/head650.00–875.007854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479137.94/cwt133.00–143.002,04028
Stock CowsMedium 1-2934142.87/cwt109.00–172.501,33424
Bred CowsMedium 29241,433.49/head1,000.00–1,750.001,43314
Bred CowsMedium 11,4683,030.82/head2,900.00–3,100.003,03119
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0042,067.02/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0678
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1961,660.55/head1,500.00–1,775.001,66113
CowsLean 85-90%981113.38/cwt101.00–120.001,11240
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187136.64/cwt131.00–143.001,62233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193146.53/cwt143.00–152.001,74810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189126.21/cwt119.00–130.001,50118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393146.39/cwt145.00–149.002,0395
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404127.82/cwt123.00–131.001,79511

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.