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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 665▼ 20 vs year ago 364 · −5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 478▲ 125 vs year ago 121 · +103.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. The supply was light following the heavy supply at the special sale this past Saturday.

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	1,697	87.23	1,480	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	61.85	762	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	61.49	862	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	51.02	508	124

Every lot

33 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	—	—	1,561	81.14/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,267	38
Bulls	—	—	1,840	101.04/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,859	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	91.88/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,691	29
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	26.89/cwt	20.00–30.00	204	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	43.47/cwt	37.00–46.00	393	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	51.27/cwt	45.00–58.00	523	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	60.65/cwt	57.00–64.00	625	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	68.47/cwt	68.00–70.00	810	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	56.18/cwt	55.00–58.00	687	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	61.31/cwt	57.00–66.00	761	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	69.98/cwt	68.00–73.00	904	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	57.59/cwt	55.00–59.00	795	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	61.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	877	44
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,429.23/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	19,838	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	872	580.65/cwt	475.00–700.00	5,063	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	937	642.47/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,020	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,007	580.03/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,841	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,038	730.66/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,584	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,051	924.72/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	9,719	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,002.23/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,924	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,112	848.95/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,440	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	822.71/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,543	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	704.93/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,339	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,388	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	1,092.11/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	14,001	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	1,393.95/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	17,940	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	920.33/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,804	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	937	61.99/cwt	52.50–72.50	581	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	78.56/cwt	71.00–90.00	779	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	994	62.09/cwt	58.00–72.50	617	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,406.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	16,327	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	1,453.57/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	17,646	7

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 665Year ago 364

Replacement CattleReceipts 246Last week 478Year ago 121

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,038	700.00–800.00	730.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,160	725.00–950.00	822.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	650.00–800.00	704.93

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)	8	—	1,051	800.00–1,150.00	924.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	750.00–900.00	848.95

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)	9	—	1,090	900.00–1,075.00	1,002.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,282	950.00–1,300.00	1,092.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,287	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,393.95

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)	10	—	872	475.00–700.00	580.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	937	500.00–750.00	642.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,007	550.00–675.00	580.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	848	800.00–975.00	920.33

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	9	—	937	52.50–72.50	61.99

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	10	—	994	58.00–72.50	62.09

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	4	—	991	71.00–90.00	78.56

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	8	—	1,161	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,406.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,214	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,453.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	3	—	1,388	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,429.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	68.00–73.00	69.98
44	—	1,415	60.00–67.00	61.98
12	—	1,380	55.00–59.00	57.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	55.00–58.00	56.18
60	—	1,241	57.00–66.00	61.31
10	—	1,183	68.00–70.00	68.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	20.00–30.00	26.89
80	—	1,020	45.00–58.00	51.27
22	—	1,030	57.00–64.00	60.65
18	—	904	37.00–46.00	43.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,561	70.00–86.00	81.14
29	—	1,840	87.00–98.00	91.88
7	—	1,840	100.00–103.00	101.04

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.