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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 16
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
← Sep 9Sep 16latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 75▼ 104 vs year ago 227 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 114▼ 301 vs year ago 570 · −52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 222.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 161.00/cwt. The replacement side included a closed Red Angus herd sellout. The top pairs were a 3-n-1 package of 11 pairs weighing 1286 lbs. with 300+ lb. steer calves on their side which sold for 6350.00/pair. The top bred cows, from the same herd, was a package of three cows in the 2nd/3rd stage weighing 1300 lbs. which sold for 4850.00/head.

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
Bulls—High1,697192.723,27129
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447148.042,14220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202144.971,74331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,004121.391,21841

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)1,265$3,28361
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$3,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,297$2,6333thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$2,14215
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)941$1,4748
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$3,46212
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)928$2,4924thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,344$4,4072thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,253$3,4363thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$6,18321
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$4,4179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6173thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 and Large 1—1,2826,183.33/head6,000.00–6,350.006,18321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2004,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2002,616.67/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6173
Bulls——1,686210.40/cwt204.00–222.003,5476
Bulls——1,556169.47/cwt152.00–182.002,6377
Bulls——1,763196.27/cwt187.00–202.003,46016
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,435156.18/cwt153.00–161.002,2415
CowsLean 85-90%—1,012122.06/cwt118.00–130.001,23517
CowsLean 85-90%—1,031142.57/cwt137.00–155.001,47010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3024,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2972,633.42/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6333
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,358138.28/cwt125.00–145.001,8783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2892,127.86/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1288
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2533,435.64/head3,100.00–3,700.003,4363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3103,215.62/head2,800.00–3,600.003,21631
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,275174.48/cwt151.00–210.002,2257
Bred CowsMedium 2—9411,473.62/head1,100.00–1,700.001,4748
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—9282,491.51/head1,900.00–2,850.002,4924
Open HeifersMedium 1-2—784264.89/cwt237.50–310.002,0774
Bred HeifersMedium 1—9833,462.29/head3,400.00–3,500.003,46212
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0753,195.69/head2,600.00–3,600.003,19619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3444,406.81/head4,300.00–4,500.004,4072
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,5283,160.09/head2,900.00–3,500.003,1608
Open HeifersMedium 1-2—850278.72/cwt227.50–300.002,3696
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium 2—1,056131.23/cwt125.00–139.001,3866
Bred CowsMedium 2—9932,157.84/head1,750.00–2,400.002,1587
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—950161.96/cwt150.00–170.001,5395
CowsLean 85-90%—962108.00/cwt100.00–115.001,03912
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04590.19/cwt88.00–92.009422
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,197143.53/cwt138.00–148.001,71818
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,213152.54/cwt150.00–159.001,85010
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,200128.35/cwt128.00–129.001,5403
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,451145.32/cwt138.00–149.002,10915

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.