Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-09-04

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 4
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
8 vs last sale 293 9 vs year ago 294 · 3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
338 head
119 vs last sale 457 87 vs year ago 251 · +34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to weak and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The offering included several herd sellouts with the top bred cows bringing 2600.00/head while the top pairs brought 3450.00/pair.

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
BullsLow1,666163.452,72345
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447133.551,93242
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204133.171,60372
CowsLean 85-90%Average987113.081,116126

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)1,207$2,14686
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,9496
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$1,47551
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)938$1,9186
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,475$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,5503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,88323
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)767$2,00022

Every lot, as filed

32 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 21,0141,946.43/head1,250.00–2,200.001,94614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,550.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2012,475.00/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4755
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered1,1753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3700918.75/head450.00–1,075.009194
Bulls1,423139.70/cwt120.00–153.001,9889
Bulls1,732165.88/cwt155.00–173.002,87327
Bulls1,711179.90/cwt177.00–184.003,0789
CowsLean 85-90%1,041122.88/cwt115.00–129.001,27946
CowsLean 85-90%83788.61/cwt71.00–96.0074217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182143.43/cwt139.00–149.001,69512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145138.69/cwt119.00–172.501,58813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3758792.86/head625.00–925.007933
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0322,003.88/head1,750.00–2,275.002,00430
Bred CowsMedium 1-29711,923.51/head1,700.00–2,025.001,9243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1421,689.28/head1,600.00–1,750.001,68922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,221.92/head1,800.00–2,600.002,22256
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29381,917.63/head1,675.00–2,150.001,9186
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073182.03/cwt175.00–194.001,9536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210121.08/cwt114.00–125.001,46512
BullsLarge 1-21,4752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Stock CowsMedium 1-2936138.63/cwt117.50–162.501,29830
Bred CowsMedium 29921,371.55/head950.00–1,750.001,37226
Stock CowsMedium 1-2779188.55/cwt162.50–212.501,4696
Stock CowsMedium 1-27672,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539142.37/cwt139.00–148.002,1914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416123.10/cwt119.00–126.001,7436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441134.41/cwt128.00–139.001,93732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208133.62/cwt126.00–139.001,61448
CowsLean 85-90%1,006136.46/cwt131.00–145.001,37311
CowsLean 85-90%985107.46/cwt97.50–114.001,05852

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.