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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 593▲ 87 vs year ago 243 · +35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

410 head

▼ 233 vs last sale 643▲ 38 vs year ago 372 · +10.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate 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	—	Low	1,639	76.41	1,252	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	53.32	766	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	47.74	584	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	35.82	367	136

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	—	—	1,539	66.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,019	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	75.27/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,187	21
Bulls	—	—	1,811	84.15/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,524	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	19.17/cwt	13.00–26.00	140	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	28.68/cwt	24.00–32.50	270	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	36.23/cwt	32.00–42.00	375	74
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	46.07/cwt	42.00–49.00	527	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	46.66/cwt	42.50–52.50	569	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	54.30/cwt	52.00–60.00	666	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	40.13/cwt	36.00–42.00	503	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	48.12/cwt	42.50–52.00	660	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	62.50/cwt	61.00–64.00	908	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	54.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	803	31
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,036.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,278	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	28,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	812	337.03/cwt	200.00–400.00	2,737	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	927	547.53/cwt	325.00–650.00	5,076	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	765.95/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,682	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,011	625.15/cwt	400.00–700.00	6,320	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,013	511.22/cwt	300.00–700.00	5,179	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,016	842.26/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,557	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,187.68/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	13,967	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	917.30/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,870	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,251	817.51/cwt	600.00–950.00	10,227	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	669.04/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,463	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	702	578.68/cwt	550.00–625.00	4,062	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	659.06/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,127	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	810.49/cwt	800.00–900.00	6,362	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	106.98/cwt	85.00–118.00	905	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	941	75.07/cwt	64.00–100.00	706	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	953	50.15/cwt	30.00–65.00	478	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,059	53.47/cwt	45.00–60.00	566	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	73.66/cwt	61.00–85.00	783	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,463	59.98/cwt	54.00–65.00	878	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	647	483.33/cwt	400.00–525.00	3,127	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	897	783.33/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	906	1,197.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	10,849	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	978	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,247	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,139	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,688	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,303.13/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	15,129	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,398	5

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Wed Jan 15, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 593Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 643Year ago 372

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	812	200.00–400.00	337.03

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	—	1,013	300.00–700.00	511.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,011	400.00–700.00	625.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	927	325.00–650.00	547.53

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)	5	—	1,185	900.00–950.00	917.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,176	975.00–1,350.00	1,187.68

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)	33	—	1,251	600.00–950.00	817.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	600.00–750.00	669.04

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)	3	—	1,003	750.00–800.00	765.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,016	750.00–950.00	842.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	778	600.00–750.00	659.06

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)	11	—	785	800.00–900.00	810.49

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	—	702	550.00–625.00	578.68

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	—	1,463	54.00–65.00	59.98

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	14	—	1,059	45.00–60.00	53.47

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	22	—	953	30.00–65.00	50.15

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	16	—	1,063	61.00–85.00	73.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	846	85.00–118.00	106.98

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	14	—	941	64.00–100.00	75.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,088	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,036.55

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	906	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,218	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,303.13

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	3	—	647	400.00–525.00	483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,139	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	700.00–825.00	783.33

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	3	—	1,018	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	64.00–70.00	66.20
21	—	1,577	70.00–80.00	75.27
11	—	1,811	82.00–88.00	84.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	36.00–42.00	40.13
72	—	1,220	42.50–52.50	46.66
20	—	1,227	52.00–60.00	54.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	61.00–64.00	62.50
31	—	1,472	51.00–58.00	54.57
18	—	1,372	42.50–52.00	48.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	13.00–26.00	19.17
74	—	1,035	32.00–42.00	36.23
29	—	943	24.00–32.50	28.68
27	—	1,143	42.00–49.00	46.07

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.