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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 20
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
70 vs last sale 164 11 vs year ago 245 · 4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
414 head
119 vs last sale 295 43 vs year ago 371 · +11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a light supply of slaughter animals. The top slaughter bull sold for 227.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 186.00/cwt. Replacement animals outnumbered the slaughter offering with the top pair selling for 4450.00 and the top bred cows selling for 3675.00. Cooler temperatures and lower humidity were welcomed by man and beast with some areas receiving substantial rainfall overnight.

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
BullsLow1,657187.123,10152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425167.432,38631
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216161.411,96352
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,033134.191,38694

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)1,247$2,81886
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,7208
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,97680
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,53919
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,170$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$3,83447

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-21,1133,825.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,8258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0832,775.00/head2,350.00–2,900.002,7758
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3204,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2273,412.50/head2,800.00–3,500.003,4138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2304,396.88/head4,000.00–4,450.004,39716
Bulls1,444173.55/cwt164.00–178.002,50615
Bulls1,699188.85/cwt178.00–199.003,20931
Bulls1,972212.14/cwt202.00–227.004,1836
CowsLean 85-90%1,058143.73/cwt137.00–155.001,52146
CowsLean 85-90%1,039159.59/cwt157.00–167.001,6588
CowsLean 85-90%90694.83/cwt71.00–109.008597
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7342
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3623,587.18/head3,500.00–3,675.003,5873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3132,772.23/head2,450.00–3,300.002,77248
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38091,254.26/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2545
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0482,752.10/head2,400.00–3,200.002,75229
Stock CowsMedium 1-2975196.65/cwt160.00–227.501,91710
Stock CowsMedium 1-2819277.69/cwt235.00–332.502,27417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4222,603.17/head2,450.00–2,850.002,6033
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,228169.23/cwt159.00–184.002,0783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2382,217.81/head1,700.00–2,400.002,21821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425165.96/cwt161.00–173.002,36518
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,6183,118.38/head2,700.00–3,200.003,1186
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1142,789.54/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7905
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28752,539.27/head2,300.00–2,800.002,53919
BullsMedium 1-21,1702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium 21,0491,948.12/head1,300.00–2,400.001,94854
CowsLean 85-90%1,023123.09/cwt111.00–135.001,25933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221148.79/cwt138.00–157.001,81716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228177.85/cwt170.00–186.002,1848
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210163.92/cwt158.00–170.001,98328
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452175.65/cwt173.00–182.002,5509
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364155.56/cwt153.00–159.002,1224

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
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