Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-09-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 18
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
38 vs last sale 233 189 vs year ago 460 · 41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
321 head
18 vs last sale 303 7 vs year ago 314 · +2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. There was a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. Demand was good on replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. Boxed Beef Cutout Values continued their downward trend with Choice Cuts down 6.00 from a week ago. Cutter 90% Cutout Values dropped over 4.00 on Wednesday to 285.23. Pasture conditions have greatly improved over last week with much of the southern region receiving good soaking rains over the weekend.

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
BullsLow1,679153.152,57154
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466123.491,81158
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206119.561,44252
CowsLean 85-90%High1,048102.581,075107

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)1,238$2,00955
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$1,7503thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,43738
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)827$1,65214
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$2,4506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$2,09620

Every lot, as filed

27 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 21,0111,892.86/head1,500.00–2,225.001,8937
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1182,068.75/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0698
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4506
Bulls1,534135.20/cwt115.00–144.002,07417
Bulls1,752157.33/cwt149.00–164.002,75626
Bulls1,729171.03/cwt165.00–180.002,95711
CowsLean 85-90%1,115124.14/cwt121.00–130.001,3844
CowsLean 85-90%1,02197.91/cwt89.00–106.001,00047
CowsLean 85-90%92278.73/cwt60.00–87.0072613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2571,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,226134.75/cwt114.00–165.001,65212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,017.92/head1,750.00–2,450.002,01849
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29541,655.66/head1,400.00–1,750.001,6564
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2996173.36/cwt165.00–180.001,7274
CowsLean 85-90%1,109112.90/cwt107.00–120.001,25243
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27761,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65010
Bred CowsMedium 29751,353.07/head1,050.00–1,725.001,35321
Stock CowsMedium 1-2945136.27/cwt107.00–163.001,28813
Bred CowsMedium 1-29931,933.62/head1,800.00–2,225.001,9346
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2141,541.66/head1,250.00–1,750.001,54217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297131.36/cwt129.00–133.001,7046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201122.82/cwt118.00–128.001,47526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467124.15/cwt120.00–129.001,82137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186111.78/cwt101.00–117.001,32620
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480133.49/cwt130.00–139.001,9769
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453113.96/cwt105.00–119.001,65612

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.