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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 15
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
307 head
36 vs last sale 343 307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
266 head
49 vs last sale 315 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Top slaughter bulls brought 185.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cows brought 141.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2800.00/head and top pairs brought 3600.00/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
BullsAverage1,687154.732,61142
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478122.711,814110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180120.701,42569
CowsLean 85-90%Average969105.721,02486

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)1,290$2,47052
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,7006
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,004$1,48545
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)995$1,7385
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,588$3,7482thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,294$2,5893thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$3,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$2,50315

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-21,0122,694.44/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6949
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29331,766.67/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2282,666.67/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Bulls1,686154.17/cwt146.00–165.002,59929
Bulls1,722175.70/cwt168.00–185.003,0267
Bulls1,654132.97/cwt125.00–142.002,1996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468122.14/cwt115.00–126.001,79378
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490130.30/cwt126.00–140.001,94123
CowsLean 85-90%918110.02/cwt105.00–116.001,01039
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2942,588.91/head2,150.00–2,900.002,5893
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3758938.69/head375.00–1,250.009399
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,002185.56/cwt177.50–201.001,8593
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5883,747.95/head3,450.00–4,000.003,7482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,181137.59/cwt114.00–170.001,62516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,474.03/head2,050.00–2,800.002,47448
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29951,737.69/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539108.24/cwt96.00–113.001,6669
Bred CowsMedium 29641,632.07/head1,100.00–1,900.001,63221
Stock CowsMedium 1-2912192.27/cwt175.00–230.001,7545
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0242,419.37/head2,000.00–2,600.002,4194
Stock CowsMedium 1-2950139.02/cwt120.00–172.501,32123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2071,608.18/head1,225.00–1,850.001,60815
CowsLean 85-90%1,00095.76/cwt80.00–103.0095829
CowsLean 85-90%83068.55/cwt61.00–74.005693
CowsLean 85-90%1,068121.23/cwt118.00–128.001,29515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166120.20/cwt113.00–125.001,40245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238130.11/cwt126.00–141.001,61115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157107.48/cwt101.00–112.001,2449

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.