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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 15
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
30 vs last sale 261 278 vs year ago 569 · 48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
379 head
44 vs last sale 335 184 vs year ago 195 · +94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 212.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 175.00/cwt. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals with the top bred cow selling for 3700.00/head and the top pair also selling for 3700.00/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
BullsAverage1,559184.272,87323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436160.522,30548
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,150158.231,81987
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020131.681,344132

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)1,210$2,67960
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,3363thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$2,3333thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,89562
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$1,72814
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)921$2,5225
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,502$3,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,89715

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 1-21,0863,180.00/head3,100.00–3,300.003,1805
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0282,518.75/head2,200.00–2,850.002,5198
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Bulls1,633188.55/cwt180.00–198.003,07912
Bulls1,713206.30/cwt200.00–212.003,5344
Bulls1,345164.34/cwt152.00–175.002,2107
CowsLean 85-90%90197.74/cwt90.00–101.008818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385148.85/cwt142.00–154.002,0628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,459160.82/cwt156.00–165.002,34631
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,266186.19/cwt160.00–220.002,3574
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1982,333.31/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,827.56/head2,400.00–3,600.002,82827
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38891,181.93/head1,000.00–1,600.001,1827
Stock CowsMedium 2965148.75/cwt131.00–160.001,43522
Bred CowsMedium 21,0331,727.66/head1,300.00–1,900.001,72814
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0952,542.32/head2,300.00–3,700.002,54228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,335.89/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3363
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5023,375.03/head2,900.00–4,000.003,3753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2002,113.01/head1,950.00–2,300.002,11314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202169.71/cwt168.00–174.002,0408
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5302,646.21/head2,500.00–3,050.002,6465
Bred CowsMedium 21,0751,941.75/head1,600.00–2,250.001,94241
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29212,522.04/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5225
Stock CowsMedium 1-2869273.24/cwt250.00–277.502,37417
Stock CowsMedium 1-2956189.90/cwt163.00–230.001,81552
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402169.87/cwt167.00–174.002,3829
CowsLean 85-90%1,076155.24/cwt149.00–175.001,67021
CowsLean 85-90%1,056134.99/cwt128.00–148.001,42565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140145.81/cwt137.00–149.001,6628
CowsLean 85-90%954120.14/cwt105.00–127.001,14638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145158.33/cwt152.00–165.001,81371

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.