Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-10-09

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 9
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
0 vs last sale 318 213 vs year ago 531 · 40.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
322 head
62 vs last sale 260 29 vs year ago 293 · +9.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. The top slaughter bull sold for 189.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 151.00/cwt. Bred cows were mostly steady with the quality lower than last week's offering.

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
BullsAverage1,642160.692,63943
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,419126.421,79475
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,195120.711,44262
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040105.241,094138

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)1,151$1,97459
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,7005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,49265
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$1,3007
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,6532thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,660$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,85511

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 28641,671.43/head1,450.00–2,000.001,6717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1502,000.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bulls1,679162.72/cwt152.50–169.002,73225
Bulls1,746178.05/cwt172.00–189.003,1098
Bulls1,468141.71/cwt120.00–150.002,08010
CowsLean 85-90%90699.76/cwt91.00–106.0090458
CowsLean 85-90%81079.93/cwt70.00–87.0064713
CowsLean 85-90%1,003125.43/cwt122.00–130.001,25811
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3780918.91/head750.00–1,050.009195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29801,652.55/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1471,640.60/head1,150.00–1,750.001,64128
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,061138.92/cwt117.00–160.001,4746
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2162,068.59/head1,850.00–2,375.002,06938
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2845180.83/cwt172.50–185.001,5283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,424114.31/cwt109.00–117.501,6284
Bred CowsMedium 21,0761,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3007
Bred CowsMedium 29831,451.14/head1,150.00–1,675.001,45132
Stock CowsMedium 1-2815141.72/cwt110.00–160.001,15512
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0321,802.10/head1,700.00–1,900.001,80221
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6603,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
CowsLean 85-90%1,239112.82/cwt107.00–120.001,39856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223137.23/cwt133.00–150.001,6785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188109.53/cwt96.00–117.001,3019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193121.08/cwt117.00–128.001,44448
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,424124.93/cwt118.00–130.001,77956
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,401135.20/cwt130.00–151.001,89415

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.