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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
420 head
14 vs last sale 406 53 vs year ago 473 · 11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
358 head
12 vs last sale 346 56 vs year ago 302 · +18.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 220.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 169.00/cwt. The first freeze of the season has ended pasture growth and many of those waiting to cull cows took advantage of the weather to bring them to town.

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
BullsLow1,600182.632,92135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416156.022,20996
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193153.401,830108
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029123.661,272181

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)1,228$2,61765
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,05575
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,52521
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,96414
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$4,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,567$3,1343thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$2,9577

Every lot, as filed

28 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 29952,725.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4233,266.67/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2673
Bulls1,441160.20/cwt145.00–170.002,3089
Bulls1,741203.67/cwt192.00–220.003,5468
Bulls1,616184.49/cwt173.00–191.002,98118
CowsLean 85-90%1,070134.63/cwt125.00–145.001,44181
CowsLean 85-90%1,038151.62/cwt148.00–160.001,57411
CowsLean 85-90%1,009114.27/cwt99.00–124.001,15376
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2992,703.61/head2,400.00–3,225.002,70430
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38681,057.06/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0574
Stock CowsMedium 1-2922203.41/cwt169.00–237.501,87512
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28401,964.09/head1,700.00–2,250.001,96414
Stock CowsMedium 1-2885292.58/cwt275.00–300.002,58911
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5673,133.94/head2,800.00–3,300.003,1343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2362,056.56/head1,700.00–2,350.002,05721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213191.03/cwt166.00–232.502,31712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,387155.01/cwt150.00–160.002,15068
BullsLarge 1Registered9054,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5892,641.29/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6415
Bred CowsMedium 21,0262,134.33/head1,800.00–2,300.002,13450
Bred CowsMedium 21,0351,524.76/head1,200.00–1,700.001,52521
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0962,525.97/head2,400.00–2,800.002,52630
CowsLean 85-90%88286.49/cwt80.00–92.0076313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186154.14/cwt151.00–159.001,82873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224163.18/cwt160.00–169.001,99716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192142.34/cwt132.50–148.001,69719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494162.88/cwt160.00–169.002,43323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448138.26/cwt131.00–145.002,0025

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.