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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

495 head

▲ 495 vs last sale 0▲ 495 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

424 head

▲ 424 vs last sale 0▲ 424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply. You will notice a new look to the Cow and Bull report this week as we migrate over to the USDA's Market Analysis & Report Services (MARS).

Slaughter Cows:

Percent Lean Ave Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing

Breaking 70-80 48.00-55.00 58.00-61.00 45.00-47.50

Boning 80-85 47.00-56.50 57.00-65.00 41.00-48.00

Lean 85-90 41.00-50.50 50.00-53.00 31.00-41.50

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 Average dressing 75.00-82.00 per cwt, high dressing pair 88.00, low dressing 67.00-75.00.

Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1 2-8 yr old cows in the 2nd-3rd stage 1325.00-1350.00 per head; Short-solid to broken mouth cows in the 3rd stage 1075.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 2-8 yr old cows in the 2nd-3rd stage 850.00-1200.00 per head, 1st stage 800.00-1000.00 per head; Short-solid to broken mouth cows in the 1st-2nd stage 700.00-850.00 per head.

Cow-Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 2-8 yr old cows with 100-300 lb calves 1300.00-1400.00 per pair. Medium and Large 2 2-8 yr old cows with 100-150 lb calves 950.00-1050.00 per 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,530	75.19	1,150	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	51.94	623	155
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	51.83	718	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	43.47	436	248

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	71.29/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,011	18
Bulls	—	—	1,609	77.67/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,250	18
Bulls	—	—	1,825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,606	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	37.54/cwt	31.00–41.50	331	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	46.04/cwt	41.00–50.50	486	156
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	45.80/cwt	41.00–48.00	513	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	51.96/cwt	50.00–53.00	589	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	51.76/cwt	47.00–56.50	621	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	57.91/cwt	57.00–65.00	729	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	46.05/cwt	45.00–47.50	595	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	59.35/cwt	58.00–61.00	831	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	51.88/cwt	48.00–55.00	734	33
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1Registered	1,510	1,605.30/cwt	1,400.00–1,800.00	24,240	2
Bulls	—	Large 1Registered	1,690	2,700.00/cwt	2,700.00–2,700.00	45,630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,698	2,522.43/cwt	2,500.00–2,600.00	42,831	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,736	2,597.69/cwt	2,500.00–3,300.00	45,096	12
Bulls	—	Large 1Registered	2,027	2,665.13/cwt	2,600.00–2,800.00	54,022	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	988	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,052	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,624	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,408	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,890	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,570	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,485	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,645	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,770	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	24,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows40 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	752	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,256	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	795.73/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	822	608.21/cwt	550.00–650.00	4,999	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	835	663.25/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,538	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	856	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,848	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	554.27/cwt	500.00–650.00	4,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	853.13/cwt	775.00–925.00	7,661	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	492.05/cwt	400.00–575.00	4,492	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	933	509.09/cwt	400.00–675.00	4,750	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	963	804.03/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,743	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,890	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,014	702.38/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,122	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,745	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,077	742.52/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,997	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,455	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	1,105.05/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	12,034	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	729.29/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,971	13
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,107	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,410	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	917.37/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,302	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,945	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,142	636.06/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,264	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,754	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	954.11/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,344	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	905.65/cwt	850.00–975.00	11,040	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,240	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,990	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	970.31/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,216	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	774.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,824	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,283	818.42/cwt	675.00–875.00	10,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,310	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,070	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,463	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,727	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,685	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	17,271	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	771	66.65/cwt	60.00–75.00	514	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	836	43.42/cwt	41.00–45.00	363	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	50.38/cwt	45.00–55.00	476	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	100.98/cwt	70.00–126.00	1,017	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,076	61.97/cwt	51.00–77.50	667	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	65.91/cwt	58.00–75.00	747	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	890.65/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,132	3

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