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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 353 vs last sale 748▼ 12 vs year ago 407 · −2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

372 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 667▼ 208 vs year ago 580 · −35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to firm. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of 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	1,664	69.31	1,153	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	50.90	734	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,789	49.20	880	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	48.31	599	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	37.70	400	177

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,520	58.97/cwt	50.00–68.00	896	20
Bulls	—	—	1,703	72.26/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,231	16
Bulls	—	—	1,815	79.94/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,451	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	29.27/cwt	25.00–32.50	275	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	23.38/cwt	22.00–25.00	220	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	38.29/cwt	30.00–45.00	409	113
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	47.40/cwt	44.00–52.50	562	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	38.50/cwt	35.00–42.50	457	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	48.31/cwt	42.00–52.00	598	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	53.59/cwt	51.00–58.00	683	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	44.40/cwt	40.00–46.00	599	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	50.61/cwt	46.00–55.00	723	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	56.86/cwt	55.00–60.00	900	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,789	49.20/cwt	47.50–52.50	880	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	933	716.67/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,687	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	993.75/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,577	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	844	425.23/cwt	350.00–550.00	3,589	8
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	951	372.50/cwt	285.00–400.00	3,542	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	979	597.58/cwt	375.00–700.00	5,850	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,027	755.92/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,763	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,034	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,653	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,091	566.59/cwt	450.00–650.00	6,181	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	716.37/cwt	475.00–825.00	8,432	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,178	45.67/cwt	42.50–51.00	538	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	863.34/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,239	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,191	846.35/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	10,080	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,192	50.24/cwt	48.00–55.00	599	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,214	684.84/cwt	400.00–775.00	8,314	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	998.47/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	13,170	88
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	901	78.46/cwt	65.00–90.00	707	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	106.18/cwt	90.00–117.50	990	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	954	44.57/cwt	33.00–60.00	425	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	80.56/cwt	68.00–94.00	902	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	55.03/cwt	38.00–67.00	634	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,480	54.34/cwt	39.00–63.00	804	24

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 18, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 748Year ago 407

Replacement CattleReceipts 372Last week 667Year ago 580

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	55.00–60.00	56.86
4	—	1,349	40.00–46.00	44.40
34	—	1,428	46.00–55.00	50.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,186	44.00–52.50	47.40
6	—	942	22.00–25.00	23.38
113	—	1,068	30.00–45.00	38.29
30	—	938	25.00–32.50	29.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	47.50–52.50	49.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,187	35.00–42.50	38.50
73	—	1,238	42.00–52.00	48.31
26	—	1,275	51.00–58.00	53.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,815	75.00–87.00	79.94
20	—	1,520	50.00–68.00	58.97
16	—	1,703	68.00–77.00	72.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	430	325.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,165	950.00–1,100.00	993.75

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	—	933	600.00–775.00	716.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	979	375.00–700.00	597.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	844	350.00–550.00	425.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,091	450.00–650.00	566.59

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	—	1,178	42.50–51.00	45.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,177	475.00–825.00	716.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,214	400.00–775.00	684.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	48.00–55.00	50.24

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)	26	—	1,191	700.00–1,000.00	846.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,027	700.00–800.00	755.92

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	—	1,319	900.00–1,250.00	998.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,186	800.00–925.00	863.34

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)	4	—	951	285.00–400.00	372.50

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	10	—	954	33.00–60.00	44.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,120	68.00–94.00	80.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	932	90.00–117.50	106.18

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	16	—	901	65.00–90.00	78.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,480	39.00–63.00	54.34

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	24	—	1,153	38.00–67.00	55.03

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.