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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 29
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
292 head
122 vs last sale 170 128 vs year ago 420 · 30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
319 head
75 vs last sale 244 97 vs year ago 222 · +43.7%
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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 good on a moderate supply. Top slaughter bulls brought 188.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cows brought 148.00cwt. The offering of bred cows and pairs were good considering there will be a special replacement sale this Saturday. The top pairs brought 3100.00/pair, and the top bred cows brought 2950.00/head. The USDA Cold Storage Report, released Friday, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were up 4 percent from the previous month but down 5 percent from last year.

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
BullsAverage1,721159.002,73743
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,485128.541,90882
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188124.601,48073
CowsLean 85-90%High1,010111.251,12394

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)1,185$2,50665
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$2,20210
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$1,59157
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,5005
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)929$2,19422
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,8072thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,338$2,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,57112

Every lot, as filed

32 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 28752,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0632,308.33/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3086
Bulls1,784160.50/cwt153.00–169.002,86324
Bulls1,891178.25/cwt171.00–188.003,3718
Bulls1,461141.71/cwt127.00–151.002,07011
CowsLean 85-90%1,014135.10/cwt130.00–143.001,3708
CowsLean 85-90%91478.88/cwt77.00–80.007215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213137.39/cwt135.00–148.001,66710
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213140.30/cwt114.00–180.001,70216
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2322,302.49/head1,800.00–2,400.002,3028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,588.84/head2,000.00–2,950.002,58950
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3808692.73/head350.00–875.006933
Bred CowsMedium 1-29942,232.03/head1,900.00–2,800.002,23215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2091,779.90/head1,550.00–1,950.001,78022
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,806.81/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8072
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3382,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2989192.72/cwt182.50–212.501,9065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177127.97/cwt122.00–134.001,50638
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28281,939.84/head1,900.00–2,000.001,94012
Bred CowsMedium 29961,544.78/head1,000.00–1,900.001,54532
Stock CowsMedium 1-2744218.46/cwt187.50–232.501,6257
Stock CowsMedium 1-2925148.94/cwt123.00–175.001,37821
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0881,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457117.93/cwt101.00–124.001,71819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,476129.73/cwt124.00–135.001,91547
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543137.63/cwt135.00–146.002,12416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194114.37/cwt101.00–121.001,36625
CowsLean 85-90%1,006102.62/cwt83.00–113.001,03245
CowsLean 85-90%1,027121.23/cwt115.00–129.001,24536

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.