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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 384▼ 157 vs year ago 575 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

539 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 491▲ 86 vs year ago 453 · +19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with some top dressing bulls 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The supply also included a couple of herd sell outs with several nice packages of bred cows and pairs. In contrast to what we are being told by the mainstream media, there is no shortage in beef. The shortage is in processed beef due to the inability of processing plants to operate at full capacity to meet the demand. Anyone willing to process their own beef would have no problem finding a producer to sell them an animal to process.

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	1,586	86.13	1,366	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	59.14	838	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	57.26	671	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	46.03	444	173

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	—	—	1,322	72.48/cwt	60.00–79.00	958	19
Bulls	—	—	1,598	85.53/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,367	24
Bulls	—	—	1,767	96.65/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,708	26
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	24.58/cwt	10.00–30.00	216	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	36.11/cwt	30.00–42.50	329	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	46.29/cwt	41.00–52.50	451	93
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	55.25/cwt	51.00–60.00	549	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	49.99/cwt	46.00–53.00	577	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	56.85/cwt	52.00–61.00	663	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	65.30/cwt	61.00–73.00	788	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	51.30/cwt	49.00–54.00	696	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	64.95/cwt	62.00–69.00	905	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	59.47/cwt	55.00–63.00	858	39
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,134	1,045.46/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,856	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	872	773.08/cwt	525.00–1,075.00	6,741	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	929	1,541.07/cwt	1,525.00–1,550.00	14,317	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	930	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,835	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	1,567.86/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	16,274	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,162.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	12,939	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	1,080.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	12,463	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,409.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	16,330	25
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	711	86.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	616	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	847	54.28/cwt	40.00–64.00	460	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	73.95/cwt	65.00–82.50	666	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	78.20/cwt	72.00–91.00	711	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,069	58.54/cwt	52.00–64.00	626	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	931	642.51/cwt	325.00–775.00	5,982	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	946	622.13/cwt	400.00–725.00	5,885	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	974	582.17/cwt	400.00–775.00	5,670	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	984	864.98/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	8,511	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	833.18/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,440	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,184	713.44/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,447	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,197	825.60/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,882	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,023.14/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	12,513	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,078	3

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 May 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 384Year ago 575

Replacement CattleReceipts 539Last week 491Year ago 453

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	872	525.00–1,075.00	773.08

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)	Open	18	—	1,113	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,159	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,409.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	929	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,541.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,038	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567.86

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	—	1,154	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	711	80.00–95.00	86.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	900	65.00–82.50	73.95

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	6	—	909	72.00–91.00	78.20

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	23	—	847	40.00–64.00	54.28

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	9	—	1,069	52.00–64.00	58.54

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	—	1,013	800.00–875.00	833.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	984	800.00–1,050.00	864.98

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)	12	—	946	400.00–725.00	622.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	974	400.00–775.00	582.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	931	325.00–775.00	642.51

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)	46	—	1,223	900.00–1,150.00	1,023.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	900.00	900.00

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)	48	—	1,197	700.00–950.00	825.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,184	600.00–850.00	713.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,134	950.00–1,100.00	1,045.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,598	80.00–90.00	85.53
19	—	1,322	60.00–79.00	72.48
26	—	1,767	89.00–106.00	96.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	61.00–73.00	65.30
19	—	1,155	46.00–53.00	49.99
56	—	1,166	52.00–61.00	56.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,393	62.00–69.00	64.95
12	—	1,356	49.00–54.00	51.30
39	—	1,443	55.00–63.00	59.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	911	30.00–42.50	36.11
13	—	878	10.00–30.00	24.58
93	—	975	41.00–52.50	46.29
48	—	993	51.00–60.00	55.25

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.