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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

324 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 472▲ 32 vs year ago 292 · +11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 430▲ 161 vs year ago 199 · +80.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good on a light to 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	—	Average	1,690	86.89	1,469	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	61.72	860	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	59.08	728	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	45.46	449	113

Every lot

35 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	—	—	1,292	70.33/cwt	66.00–77.00	909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	84.01/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,372	24
Bulls	—	—	1,797	91.84/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,650	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	17.28/cwt	10.00–28.00	144	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	36.37/cwt	30.00–41.00	353	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	47.10/cwt	42.00–54.00	470	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	58.10/cwt	53.00–62.00	594	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	64.10/cwt	62.00–70.00	767	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	52.38/cwt	47.00–54.00	633	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	58.73/cwt	55.00–63.00	736	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	53.92/cwt	52.00–56.00	725	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	59.18/cwt	56.00–64.00	806	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	66.15/cwt	63.00–70.00	952	26
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,471.14/cwt	1,225.00–1,850.00	19,860	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	836	432.58/cwt	250.00–500.00	3,616	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	980	710.10/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,959	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,034	661.86/cwt	500.00–825.00	6,844	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,056	570.26/cwt	425.00–700.00	6,022	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,068	923.07/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,858	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	710.75/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,103	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,146	805.35/cwt	650.00–975.00	9,229	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	743.84/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,584	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	908.92/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,725	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,137.20/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	14,158	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,291	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,651	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	1,043.18/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	13,499	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	777.61/cwt	700.00–900.00	5,949	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	697	408.33/cwt	325.00–550.00	2,846	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	927	791.67/cwt	700.00–975.00	7,339	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,079	1,150.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	12,409	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	840	54.83/cwt	36.00–66.00	461	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	102.31/cwt	93.00–118.00	915	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	74.84/cwt	68.00–87.50	674	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	90.28/cwt	68.00–106.00	894	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	63.89/cwt	59.00–70.00	645	6

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 472Year ago 292

Replacement CattleReceipts 360Last week 430Year ago 199

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good on a light to moderate supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	62.00–70.00	64.10
15	—	1,208	47.00–54.00	52.38
57	—	1,253	55.00–63.00	58.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,439	63.00–70.00	66.15
6	—	1,344	52.00–56.00	53.92
27	—	1,362	56.00–64.00	59.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,022	53.00–62.00	58.10
5	—	832	10.00–28.00	17.28
54	—	997	42.00–54.00	47.10
29	—	971	30.00–41.00	36.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,633	78.00–87.00	84.01
3	—	1,292	66.00–77.00	70.33
24	—	1,797	86.00–99.00	91.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	980	675.00–750.00	710.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,034	500.00–825.00	661.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,056	425.00–700.00	570.26

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)	6	—	1,180	850.00–975.00	908.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,245	900.00–1,250.00	1,137.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,294	950.00–1,050.00	1,043.18

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)	14	—	1,154	625.00–825.00	743.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,140	700.00–750.00	710.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,146	650.00–975.00	805.35

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	—	836	250.00–500.00	432.58

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)	22	—	1,068	800.00–950.00	923.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,291	825.00	825.00

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)	4	—	765	700.00–900.00	777.61

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	—	1,350	1,225.00–1,850.00	1,471.14

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	—	697	325.00–550.00	408.33

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	9	—	927	700.00–975.00	791.67

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	—	1,079	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,150.00

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	9	—	900	68.00–87.50	74.84

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	33	—	990	68.00–106.00	90.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	894	93.00–118.00	102.31

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	6	—	840	36.00–66.00	54.83

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	6	—	1,010	59.00–70.00	63.89

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.