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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 22
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
27 vs last sale 291 223 vs year ago 487 · 45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
394 head
15 vs last sale 379 219 vs year ago 175 · +125.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter cow sold for 171.00/cwt. and the top slaughter bull sold for 212.00/cwt. Replacement animals outnumbered slaughter animals with the top pair bringing 4450.00/pair and the top bred cow bringing 3400.00/head. Some areas received their first frost of the Fall with cooler temperatures and rain forecasted for the upcoming weekend.

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
BullsAverage1,581186.462,94829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461160.492,34435
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199157.151,88482
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019130.161,326118

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$2,83346
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,8004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$2,4497
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,98954
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,064$1,54615
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$2,80016
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)889$2,45517
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,190$3,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$3,52619

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-21,0894,125.00/head4,100.00–4,200.004,1254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0602,440.00/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2093,830.00/head3,000.00–4,450.003,83010
Bulls1,516186.78/cwt178.00–194.002,83213
Bulls1,854202.16/cwt198.00–212.003,7487
Bulls1,463173.78/cwt169.00–178.002,5429
CowsLean 85-90%1,012157.27/cwt153.00–162.001,59210
CowsLean 85-90%93492.23/cwt71.00–100.008618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206167.93/cwt166.00–171.002,0258
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2462,873.55/head2,450.00–3,375.002,87430
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2222,117.24/head1,700.00–2,350.002,11716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1501,800.43/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37831,061.70/head850.00–1,200.001,0623
Stock CowsMedium 1888335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,97511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,201224.96/cwt199.00–275.002,7028
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,186164.08/cwt135.00–175.001,94610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,446.99/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4472
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29422,822.86/head2,600.00–2,950.002,82313
Stock CowsMedium 2921155.16/cwt123.00–178.001,42918
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0362,757.90/head2,350.00–3,400.002,75816
Stock CowsMedium 1-2956206.47/cwt182.50–232.501,97420
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0112,450.35/head2,350.00–2,700.002,4505
Stock CowsMedium 1-2970254.42/cwt230.00–262.502,46816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200158.22/cwt152.00–165.001,89960
BullsLarge 1-21,2754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsMedium 21,0612,009.83/head1,800.00–2,350.002,01035
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28892,454.68/head2,000.00–2,600.002,45517
Bred CowsMedium 21,0511,506.55/head1,100.00–1,800.001,50713
Stock CowsMedium 1-2797285.26/cwt272.50–297.502,2747
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439151.03/cwt140.00–155.002,1737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490161.18/cwt157.00–165.002,40221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395167.87/cwt166.00–169.002,3427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189146.43/cwt142.50–152.001,74114
CowsLean 85-90%947120.22/cwt102.00–129.001,13843
CowsLean 85-90%1,086138.23/cwt130.00–150.001,50157

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.