Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2020-09-23

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 23

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

602 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 503▲ 285 vs year ago 317 · +89.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 569▲ 91 vs year ago 280 · +32.5%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement animals.

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	1,645	84.63	1,392	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	61.84	860	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	58.39	680	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	48.35	505	221

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	—	—	1,449	75.15/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,089	17
Bulls	—	—	1,665	84.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,412	29
Bulls	—	—	1,808	93.87/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,697	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	40.32/cwt	35.00–45.00	370	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	24.35/cwt	20.00–32.50	235	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	49.64/cwt	43.00–54.00	529	145
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	57.47/cwt	54.00–64.00	632	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	58.50/cwt	54.00–62.00	670	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	52.15/cwt	48.00–55.00	612	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	63.94/cwt	62.00–70.00	769	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	55.05/cwt	52.00–57.50	727	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	66.18/cwt	64.00–70.00	928	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	61.60/cwt	58.00–64.00	865	81
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	820	416.43/cwt	300.00–575.00	3,415	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	959	728.64/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,988	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,010	651.05/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,576	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,063	935.44/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,944	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	742.27/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,558	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,156	824.59/cwt	650.00–950.00	9,532	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,192	766.99/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,143	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	938.13/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,361	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,018.82/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	13,112	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	958.86/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,446	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,441	912.32/cwt	900.00–950.00	13,147	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	101.63/cwt	75.00–110.00	845	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	899	78.81/cwt	70.00–88.00	709	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	941	55.15/cwt	42.50–65.00	519	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,057	54.54/cwt	47.00–59.00	576	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	84.77/cwt	78.00–90.00	951	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	885	918.75/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	8,131	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,311.54/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	14,270	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,117	1,106.25/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	12,357	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	675	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,388	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	871.49/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,355	11

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 Sep 23, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 602Last week 503Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 371Last week 569Year ago 280

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,287	975.00–1,250.00	1,018.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	850.00–1,075.00	958.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,211	875.00–975.00	938.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,441	900.00–950.00	912.32

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	820	300.00–575.00	416.43

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)	29	—	1,156	650.00–950.00	824.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,192	650.00–900.00	766.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	700.00–825.00	742.27

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)	20	—	1,010	500.00–750.00	651.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	959	650.00–750.00	728.64

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)	23	—	1,063	800.00–1,050.00	935.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	831	75.00–110.00	101.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,122	78.00–90.00	84.77

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	5	—	1,057	47.00–59.00	54.54

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	4	—	899	70.00–88.00	78.81

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	16	—	941	42.50–65.00	55.15

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	4	—	885	875.00–1,050.00	918.75

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	13	—	1,088	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,311.54

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	4	—	1,117	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,106.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	675	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	844	800.00–950.00	871.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,449	66.00–79.00	75.15
17	—	1,808	89.00–100.00	93.87
29	—	1,665	80.00–89.00	84.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,405	58.00–64.00	61.60
22	—	1,320	52.00–57.50	55.05
39	—	1,402	64.00–70.00	66.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,202	62.00–70.00	63.94
97	—	1,146	54.00–62.00	58.50
34	—	1,174	48.00–55.00	52.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	918	35.00–45.00	40.32
145	—	1,066	43.00–54.00	49.64
33	—	1,100	54.00–64.00	57.47
9	—	967	20.00–32.50	24.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	77.00	77.00

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.