Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-28

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
48 vs last sale 245 42 vs year ago 335 · 12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
457 head
86 vs last sale 371 274 vs year ago 183 · +149.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower while slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Bred cows were 150.00-250.00 lower with pairs not well tested. Demand was moderate on a light supply of slaughter animals and pairs and a moderate supply of bred cows. Higher temperatures returned to the area this week making it more difficult for replacement animals to find a new home.

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
BullsHigh1,624165.902,69527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480135.152,00133
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174132.761,55888
CowsLean 85-90%Low966118.021,140144

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)1,143$2,09893
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,88426
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,51463
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,049$2,21128
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,221$3,3114thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,9943thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$2,29244

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 21,0232,034.38/head1,450.00–2,200.002,03416
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1282,140.00/head1,700.00–2,300.002,14015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,818.18/head2,500.00–2,850.002,81811
Bulls1,986182.29/cwt178.00–188.003,6205
Bulls1,425149.90/cwt138.00–157.002,1368
Bulls1,609169.19/cwt160.00–177.002,72214
CowsLean 85-90%954111.59/cwt102.50–117.001,06556
CowsLean 85-90%954135.35/cwt133.00–140.001,2919
CowsLean 85-90%991124.13/cwt117.00–132.501,23069
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0582,079.34/head1,800.00–2,500.002,07934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1001,569.49/head1,500.00–1,750.001,56916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1371,955.10/head1,800.00–2,050.001,95516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185159.53/cwt125.00–175.001,89011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1922,108.35/head1,850.00–2,700.002,10859
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2213,310.64/head2,500.00–3,750.003,3114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410120.23/cwt118.00–123.001,6954
Bred CowsMedium 29991,494.56/head1,100.00–1,700.001,49547
BullsMedium 1-21,1601,994.47/head1,700.00–2,150.001,9943
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0291,769.37/head1,750.00–1,800.001,76910
Bred HeifersMedium 1-21,0492,210.96/head1,900.00–2,400.002,21128
Stock CowsMedium 1-2918142.38/cwt122.50–164.001,30730
CowsLean 85-90%87296.25/cwt91.00–99.0083910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176143.75/cwt141.00–147.001,6917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145123.25/cwt115.00–128.001,41120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183134.62/cwt128.00–140.001,59361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495134.51/cwt129.00–140.002,01122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475145.68/cwt141.00–150.502,1497

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.