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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 326▼ 48 vs year ago 568 · −8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 271▲ 121 vs year ago 349 · +34.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter cows and a moderate supply of replacement animals.

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	1,701	72.51	1,234	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	53.58	782	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	49.04	609	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	36.49	385	248

Every lot

38 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	—	—	1,571	62.31/cwt	40.00–69.00	979	11
Bulls	—	—	1,738	73.93/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,285	24
Bulls	—	—	1,771	82.26/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,457	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	782	17.98/cwt	10.00–23.00	141	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	29.60/cwt	24.00–33.00	293	86
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	39.10/cwt	32.00–45.00	425	124
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	47.41/cwt	44.00–54.00	542	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	49.46/cwt	43.00–53.50	609	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	55.52/cwt	53.00–59.00	686	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	38.85/cwt	31.00–44.00	505	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	62.13/cwt	58.00–67.00	877	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	44.42/cwt	39.00–49.00	635	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	53.65/cwt	49.00–59.00	799	56
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	693	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,204.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	15,059	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,733	2,343.43/cwt	2,150.00–2,500.00	40,612	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	872	708.33/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,177	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	1,059.38/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,515	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,241.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,806	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,875	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	862	74.50/cwt	72.50–77.50	642	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	103.77/cwt	84.00–115.00	912	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	939	46.06/cwt	25.00–58.00	433	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	72.03/cwt	64.00–89.00	890	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,283	55.51/cwt	43.00–68.00	712	45
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	642	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,815	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	885.87/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,026	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	710	326.69/cwt	250.00–400.00	2,319	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	923	565.47/cwt	450.00–700.00	5,219	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	993	559.64/cwt	525.00–625.00	5,557	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	847.65/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	8,858	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,050	555.85/cwt	400.00–675.00	5,836	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,079	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,172	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,239	689.54/cwt	625.00–775.00	8,543	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,272	816.70/cwt	675.00–950.00	10,388	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	1,126.36/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	14,800	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	874.32/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,821	3

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 520Last week 326Year ago 568

Replacement CattleReceipts 470Last week 271Year ago 349

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter cows and a moderate supply of replacement animals.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	693	660.00	660.00

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	2	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,204.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,733	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,343.43

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	—	872	700.00–725.00	708.33

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	8	—	1,087	950.00–1,075.00	1,059.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,325	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,273	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,241.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	72.50–77.50	74.50

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	27	—	939	25.00–58.00	46.06

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	11	—	879	84.00–115.00	103.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,236	64.00–89.00	72.03

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	45	—	1,283	43.00–68.00	55.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	642	750.00	750.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	906	850.00–950.00	885.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,079	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,045	725.00–1,025.00	847.65

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)	14	—	1,050	400.00–675.00	555.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	993	525.00–625.00	559.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	923	450.00–700.00	565.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,352	850.00–925.00	874.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,314	975.00–1,275.00	1,126.36

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)	22	—	1,239	625.00–775.00	689.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,272	675.00–950.00	816.70

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)	10	—	710	250.00–400.00	326.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,771	80.00–91.00	82.26
11	—	1,571	40.00–69.00	62.31
24	—	1,738	70.00–78.00	73.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,299	31.00–44.00	38.85
22	—	1,235	53.00–59.00	55.52
72	—	1,231	43.00–53.50	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,430	39.00–49.00	44.42
22	—	1,411	58.00–67.00	62.13
56	—	1,489	49.00–59.00	53.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	10.00–23.00	17.98
33	—	1,144	44.00–54.00	47.41
86	—	991	24.00–33.00	29.60
124	—	1,087	32.00–45.00	39.10

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.