Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-06

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
149 vs last sale 465 226 vs year ago 542 · 41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
200 vs last sale 391 143 vs year ago 334 · 42.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. Much of the area started drying out following the heavy rains earlier in the week, which resulted in ponds overflowing and watergates washing out. Most of the streams and rivers water levels are starting to fall with areas down stream expecting to crest soon.

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
BullsLow1,682148.662,50031
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455116.531,69572
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200115.621,387100
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02499.351,017113

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)1,205$2,02127
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,72510
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$1,32258
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)992$1,7099
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,433$2,5243thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$2,2634thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 and Large 1-21,1882,262.50/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2634
Bulls1,616136.43/cwt129.00–142.002,20512
Bulls1,682151.64/cwt142.00–161.002,55114
Bulls1,840169.66/cwt166.00–174.003,1225
CowsLean 85-90%1,047120.18/cwt117.00–126.001,2587
CowsLean 85-90%1,07194.16/cwt85.00–101.001,00837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192106.04/cwt97.00–112.001,26428
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3725612.64/head450.00–800.006139
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29921,708.61/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7099
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2968190.61/cwt175.00–205.001,8456
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4332,524.48/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1721,576.31/head1,150.00–1,750.001,57615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2292,011.63/head1,800.00–2,350.002,01224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115134.12/cwt111.00–167.501,49514
CowsLean 85-90%85073.68/cwt65.00–81.0062617
Bred CowsMedium 29761,397.45/head1,050.00–1,700.001,39734
Stock CowsMedium 1-2860165.83/cwt165.00–167.501,4263
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0132,100.33/head1,750.00–2,250.002,1003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,72510
Stock CowsMedium 1-2919138.21/cwt110.00–157.501,27014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,388128.21/cwt124.00–135.001,7809
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197117.92/cwt114.00–123.001,41260
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232126.51/cwt123.00–132.001,55912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467108.72/cwt100.00–114.001,59523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463118.39/cwt114.00–124.001,73240
CowsLean 85-90%1,044108.64/cwt103.00–117.501,13452

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.