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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 26

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 538▲ 115 vs year ago 357 · +32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 373▲ 66 vs year ago 364 · +18.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The USDA's Cold Storage Report released last week reported beef in storage was 2 percent higher than the previous month and 4 percent lower than a year ago.

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	1,679	87.70	1,472	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	61.36	869	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	58.33	686	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	44.74	441	183

Every lot

39 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	—	—	1,323	68.07/cwt	51.00–79.00	901	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	85.27/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,410	25
Bulls	—	—	1,808	95.76/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,731	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	18.72/cwt	10.00–28.00	159	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	48.33/cwt	42.00–55.00	464	110
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	35.19/cwt	30.00–41.00	352	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	57.40/cwt	55.00–62.00	662	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	58.52/cwt	55.00–62.50	681	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	64.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	767	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	51.19/cwt	45.00–55.00	614	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	60.11/cwt	56.00–64.00	839	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	67.89/cwt	64.00–73.00	980	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	53.72/cwt	51.00–56.00	779	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,562	1,568.09/cwt	1,400.00–1,900.00	24,494	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	942	672.28/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,333	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	983	608.98/cwt	450.00–725.00	5,986	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	989	708.60/cwt	575.00–750.00	7,008	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	999	861.06/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,602	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,116	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,812	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,164	690.43/cwt	550.00–825.00	8,037	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	858.63/cwt	600.00–975.00	10,037	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,097.10/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	13,505	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	869.32/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,127	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	941.28/cwt	925.00–950.00	12,331	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	929	906.82/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	8,424	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	932	975.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,087	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,072	1,133.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,149	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,414.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,656	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,363.89/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	15,276	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	493	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	95.42/cwt	82.50–112.00	769	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	93.29/cwt	76.00–112.00	792	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	913	80.93/cwt	75.00–90.00	739	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	947	52.43/cwt	30.00–72.50	497	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	60.06/cwt	53.00–75.00	617	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	560.95/cwt	485.00–650.00	3,865	26
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	718.70/cwt	700.00–775.00	5,419	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.

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

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 538Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 430Last week 373Year ago 364

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	32	—	999	750.00–1,000.00	861.06

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)	38	—	942	500.00–775.00	672.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	989	575.00–750.00	708.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	983	450.00–725.00	608.98

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)	23	—	1,231	950.00–1,250.00	1,097.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,310	925.00–950.00	941.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,280	850.00–875.00	869.32

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	—	1,169	600.00–975.00	858.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,116	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,164	550.00–825.00	690.43

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	11	—	929	700.00–1,100.00	906.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	932	750.00–1,050.00	975.00

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	7	—	1,107	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,414.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,120	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,363.89

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	5	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133.33

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	7	—	913	75.00–90.00	80.93

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	9	—	849	76.00–112.00	93.29
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	806	82.50–112.00	95.42

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	15	—	1,027	53.00–75.00	60.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	67.50	67.50

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	29	—	947	30.00–72.50	52.43

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	3	—	1,562	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,568.09

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)	26	—	689	485.00–650.00	560.95

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)	5	—	754	700.00–775.00	718.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,199	45.00–55.00	51.19
84	—	1,163	55.00–62.50	58.52
36	—	1,187	63.00–69.00	64.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,450	51.00–56.00	53.72
39	—	1,395	56.00–64.00	60.11
18	—	1,443	64.00–73.00	67.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	850	10.00–28.00	18.72
110	—	961	42.00–55.00	48.33
35	—	1,000	30.00–41.00	35.19
24	—	1,154	55.00–62.00	57.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,323	51.00–79.00	68.07
27	—	1,808	90.00–107.00	95.76
25	—	1,653	78.00–89.00	85.27

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.