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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

593 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 395▼ 9 vs year ago 602 · −1.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

643 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 372▲ 21 vs year ago 622 · +3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last regular sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

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	1,604	72.65	1,165	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	55.84	813	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	48.61	593	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	37.36	388	325

Every lot

42 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	—	—	1,432	60.12/cwt	50.00–68.00	861	17
Bulls	—	—	1,562	73.59/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,149	26
Bulls	—	—	1,839	83.74/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,540	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	22.56/cwt	16.00–25.00	219	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	30.54/cwt	25.00–35.00	301	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	39.32/cwt	32.50–44.00	415	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	46.54/cwt	43.00–53.00	507	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	47.89/cwt	44.00–52.00	577	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	54.43/cwt	51.00–58.00	668	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	41.80/cwt	40.00–43.00	529	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	55.58/cwt	51.00–60.00	786	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	47.50/cwt	42.00–50.00	690	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	66.56/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,016	21
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,533	1,644.49/cwt	1,550.00–1,725.00	25,210	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	826	352.83/cwt	250.00–450.00	2,914	20
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	839	405.81/cwt	300.00–425.00	3,405	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	934	844.38/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,887	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	599.76/cwt	425.00–725.00	5,758	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,028	579.52/cwt	450.00–675.00	5,957	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,052	856.93/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,015	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,096	742.27/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,135	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	958.42/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,677	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,241	785.95/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,754	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,261	714.45/cwt	600.00–825.00	9,009	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,272	690.81/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,787	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,032.05/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	13,499	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,408	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	698	559.96/cwt	500.00–600.00	3,909	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	864.51/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,582	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	109.19/cwt	97.00–124.00	920	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	78.96/cwt	65.00–102.00	711	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,013	49.96/cwt	30.00–61.00	506	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	82.03/cwt	67.50–96.00	842	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	51.36/cwt	40.00–60.00	608	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,333	65.92/cwt	62.00–68.00	879	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	917	1,166.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	10,698	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	939	725.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,808	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,393.75/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	14,174	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,178	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,184	967.86/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,459	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,113	12

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 593Last week 395Year ago 602

Replacement CattleReceipts 643Last week 372Year ago 622

Compared to the last regular sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,418	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,114	875.00–1,000.00	958.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,308	900.00–1,250.00	1,032.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	960	425.00–725.00	599.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,028	450.00–675.00	579.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	839	300.00–425.00	405.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	826	250.00–450.00	352.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,241	650.00–900.00	785.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,261	600.00–825.00	714.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,272	600.00–800.00	690.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	725.00–750.00	742.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	934	700.00–900.00	844.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,052	750.00–1,050.00	856.93

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)	13	—	877	800.00–900.00	864.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	698	500.00–600.00	559.96

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	33	—	1,183	40.00–60.00	51.36

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	44	—	1,027	67.50–96.00	82.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	843	97.00–124.00	109.19

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	32	—	1,013	30.00–61.00	49.96

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	29	—	900	65.00–102.00	78.96

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	9	—	1,333	62.00–68.00	65.92

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	—	1,533	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,644.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,369	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,017	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,393.75

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	14	—	1,184	850.00–1,100.00	967.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	800	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,178	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	6	—	917	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,166.67

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	4	—	939	675.00–750.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,227	51.00–58.00	54.43
18	—	1,265	40.00–43.00	41.80
72	—	1,205	44.00–52.00	47.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	987	25.00–35.00	30.54
165	—	1,056	32.50–44.00	39.32
20	—	969	16.00–25.00	22.56
58	—	1,090	43.00–53.00	46.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,526	63.00–73.00	66.56
26	—	1,453	42.00–50.00	47.50
32	—	1,414	51.00–60.00	55.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,562	70.00–78.00	73.59
17	—	1,839	78.00–88.00	83.74
17	—	1,432	50.00–68.00	60.12

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.