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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 31

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

523 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 493▲ 523 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

613 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 803▲ 613 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 heavy supply. The supply consisted of 41 percent slaughter cows, 25 percent bred cows, 13 percent cow/calf pairs, 6 percent slaughter bulls, 9 percent stocker/feeder cows and 10 percent calves.

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	—	Average	1,589	71.46	1,136	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	50.03	724	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	45.58	563	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	37.16	390	282

Every lot

85 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	—	—	1,543	72.62/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,121	34
Bulls	—	—	1,544	65.35/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,009	21
Bulls	—	—	1,782	78.30/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,395	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	27.72/cwt	20.00–33.00	252	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	35.46/cwt	30.00–40.00	361	153
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	45.26/cwt	44.00–49.00	510	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	42.66/cwt	40.00–45.00	493	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	40.69/cwt	37.50–43.00	479	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	45.69/cwt	42.50–49.00	559	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	52.75/cwt	50.50–56.00	731	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	54.65/cwt	50.00–57.00	789	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	47.14/cwt	44.00–50.00	683	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	42.37/cwt	40.00–43.50	619	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	2,210.14/cwt	1,900.00–2,350.00	27,251	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows46 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	721	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,064	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	776	593.94/cwt	500.00–650.00	4,609	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	798	346.08/cwt	300.00–375.00	2,762	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	833	508.71/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,238	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	850	555.00/cwt	400.00–625.00	4,718	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	918	1,063.51/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	9,763	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	938	791.70/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,426	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	969	617.06/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,979	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	978	823.40/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,053	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	702.16/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,881	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	742.63/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,426	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,049	869.62/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,122	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,051	516.59/cwt	400.00–600.00	5,429	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,023	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,069	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,650	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	766.10/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,389	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,393	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,123	587.24/cwt	425.00–700.00	6,595	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	1,005.15/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,318	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,075.21/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,118	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	522.47/cwt	450.00–675.00	5,904	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	905.13/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,237	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,132	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,226	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,148	637.66/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,320	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,094.55/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,587	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,158	860.49/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,964	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,494	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,958	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,189	813.18/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,669	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,057.55/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,786	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,257	738.26/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,280	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,299	714.88/cwt	600.00–775.00	9,286	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	814.58/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,793	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,325	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,395	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,858	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	872	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	948	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,636	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	957	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,350	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	1,014	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,310	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,030	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	1,088	523.21/cwt	425.00–600.00	5,693	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,102	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,123	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,915	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,251	993.75/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,432	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	1,255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,903	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,259	907.14/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,421	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,351	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,821	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,455	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,523	1,191.67/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	18,149	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,169	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	815	51.79/cwt	41.00–65.00	422	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	873	48.13/cwt	32.00–67.50	420	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	921	70.84/cwt	57.50–77.50	652	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	96.09/cwt	85.00–120.00	965	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	58.67/cwt	57.00–60.00	616	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	62.77/cwt	50.00–77.50	690	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	51.31/cwt	47.00–65.00	592	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	934.01/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,200	9

This sale against other markets

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.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Oct 31, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 523Last week 493Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 613Last week 803Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,178	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,166	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,126	900.00–1,050.00	1,005.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,325	750.00–950.00	814.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,209	950.00–1,075.00	1,057.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,105	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,055	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,150	950.00–1,200.00	1,094.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,131	775.00–1,100.00	905.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,127	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,049	850.00–900.00	869.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	980	600.00–750.00	702.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	750.00–775.00	766.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,299	600.00–775.00	714.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,189	700.00–875.00	813.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,130	450.00–675.00	522.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,132	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	700.00–775.00	742.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	969	500.00–750.00	617.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,069	435.00	435.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,185	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	833	450.00–550.00	508.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	850	400.00–625.00	555.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	776	500.00–650.00	593.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,123	425.00–700.00	587.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,051	400.00–600.00	516.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,148	600.00–675.00	637.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,257	625.00–850.00	738.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	775	275.00	275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	721	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	620	290.00	290.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	300.00–375.00	346.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	595	325.00	325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	250.00	250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	918	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,063.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	978	700.00–950.00	823.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	875	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	775.00–900.00	860.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	775.00–800.00	791.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,523	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	700.00–725.00	712.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,259	875.00–925.00	907.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,351	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,255	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,088	425.00–600.00	523.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	957	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,014	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,251	975.00–1,050.00	993.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,102	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	921	57.50–77.50	70.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	57.00–60.00	58.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,100	50.00–77.50	62.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,154	47.00–65.00	51.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	815	41.00–65.00	51.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	873	32.00–67.50	48.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,004	85.00–120.00	96.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,233	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,210.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	985	900.00–950.00	934.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,543	69.00–76.50	72.62
13	—	1,782	76.00–81.00	78.30
21	—	1,544	60.00–68.00	65.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,177	37.50–43.00	40.69
65	—	1,223	42.50–49.00	45.69
12	—	1,386	50.50–56.00	52.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,018	30.00–40.00	35.46
79	—	1,155	40.00–45.00	42.66
33	—	909	20.00–33.00	27.72
17	—	1,127	44.00–49.00	45.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,460	40.00–43.50	42.37
31	—	1,449	44.00–50.00	47.14
36	—	1,443	50.00–57.00	54.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.