Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
473 head
157 vs last sale 316 1 vs year ago 474 · 0.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
302 head
111 vs last sale 191 45 vs year ago 347 · 13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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
BullsAverage1,538146.992,26150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,393115.291,606103
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,171113.241,326120
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06795.581,020200

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)1,173$2,02445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,8005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,43351
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,8185
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,273$2,1492thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$1,95418

Every lot, as filed

31 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 28631,550.00/head1,300.00–1,950.001,5504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1922,337.50/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3388
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2261,968.75/head1,750.00–2,225.001,9694
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-39251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bulls1,578145.81/cwt137.00–155.002,30122
Bulls1,806169.72/cwt158.00–185.003,06512
Bulls1,373126.98/cwt111.00–135.001,74311
BullsReturn to Feed1,086141.70/cwt134.00–160.001,5395
CowsLean 85-90%84664.16/cwt60.00–71.0054316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415115.75/cwt109.00–120.001,63863
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183138.29/cwt121.00–155.001,63615
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3787992.92/head900.00–1,050.009937
Stock CowsMedium 1-2882144.82/cwt117.50–170.001,27725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1691,587.27/head1,250.00–1,775.001,58724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,069.54/head1,800.00–2,375.002,07035
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,818.38/head1,675.00–2,100.001,8185
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,014172.25/cwt165.00–185.001,74710
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2732,148.72/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1492
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412125.73/cwt120.00–134.001,77518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,314105.41/cwt98.00–108.001,38522
Bred CowsMedium 29591,402.59/head1,100.00–1,700.001,40320
Stock CowsMedium 1-2816197.65/cwt185.00–215.001,6134
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0261,862.59/head1,800.00–1,950.001,86310
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0571,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
CowsLean 85-90%94285.43/cwt75.00–97.0080574
CowsLean 85-90%1,199105.05/cwt99.00–113.001,26093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187103.70/cwt96.00–107.001,23122
CowsLean 85-90%1,098117.52/cwt115.00–119.001,29017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146113.38/cwt107.00–119.001,29976
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240122.27/cwt119.00–127.001,51622

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.