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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 16

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 417▲ 82 vs year ago 418 · +19.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 557▼ 48 vs year ago 561 · −8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of cow-calf pairs.

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	1,647	77.70	1,280	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	53.08	745	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	52.13	649	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	41.42	442	246

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,525	68.62/cwt	62.00–72.50	1,046	13
Bulls	—	—	1,654	78.06/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,291	38
Bulls	—	—	1,769	87.20/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,543	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	28.46/cwt	20.00–33.00	271	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	37.63/cwt	32.50–40.00	388	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	45.90/cwt	41.00–52.00	510	132
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	53.60/cwt	52.00–56.00	616	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	48.81/cwt	45.00–53.00	594	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	57.65/cwt	56.00–64.00	706	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	53.81/cwt	52.00–56.00	691	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	53.22/cwt	52.00–55.00	722	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	49.58/cwt	45.00–53.00	714	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	59.25/cwt	58.00–63.00	891	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,043.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,851	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,017	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,136	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,041	1,081.82/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	11,262	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	794	425.91/cwt	350.00–500.00	3,382	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,007	600.30/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,045	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,016	644.18/cwt	475.00–750.00	6,545	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	858.13/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,328	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	633.14/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,965	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,157	867.21/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,034	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,161.19/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	13,644	65
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	787.89/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,273	59
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,179	614.33/cwt	525.00–750.00	7,243	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	767	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	790	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	912	76.13/cwt	65.00–92.50	694	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	914	51.67/cwt	35.00–67.50	472	62
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	109.01/cwt	100.00–126.00	1,028	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	81.76/cwt	69.00–87.50	813	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,229	53.55/cwt	38.00–70.00	658	60

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 16, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 417Year ago 418

Replacement CattleReceipts 513Last week 557Year ago 561

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,231	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,041	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,081.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	700.00–900.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,157	775.00–1,050.00	867.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,179	525.00–750.00	614.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,007	550.00–675.00	600.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,016	475.00–750.00	644.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,087	850.00–900.00	858.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	—	1,175	925.00–1,275.00	1,161.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	600.00–750.00	633.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,177	600.00–925.00	787.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	794	350.00–500.00	425.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	103.00	103.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	912	65.00–92.50	76.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	914	35.00–67.50	51.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	943	100.00–126.00	109.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	994	69.00–87.50	81.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,229	38.00–70.00	53.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,769	84.00–94.00	87.20
13	—	1,525	62.00–72.50	68.62
38	—	1,654	74.00–83.00	78.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	56.00–64.00	57.65
46	—	1,284	52.00–56.00	53.81
50	—	1,216	45.00–53.00	48.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,503	58.00–63.00	59.25
21	—	1,440	45.00–53.00	49.58
40	—	1,357	52.00–55.00	53.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,150	52.00–56.00	53.60
33	—	953	20.00–33.00	28.46
72	—	1,030	32.50–40.00	37.63
132	—	1,111	41.00–52.00	45.90

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.