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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 679▲ 30 vs year ago 500 · +6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 398▼ 103 vs year ago 513 · −20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs.

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	1,601	78.38	1,255	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	54.71	772	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	53.57	640	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	42.93	449	219

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,488	67.96/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,011	16
Bulls	—	—	1,617	79.46/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,285	32
Bulls	—	—	1,711	89.37/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,529	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	26.83/cwt	12.00–31.00	236	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	37.01/cwt	32.00–40.00	378	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	44.76/cwt	40.00–49.00	477	121
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	51.96/cwt	50.00–57.00	568	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	47.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	561	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	59.41/cwt	58.00–67.00	706	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	53.56/cwt	50.00–56.00	644	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	48.35/cwt	46.00–52.00	666	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	55.27/cwt	52.00–59.00	780	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	61.28/cwt	59.00–66.00	890	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	709	226.41/cwt	100.00–375.00	1,605	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	872	594.18/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,181	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	910	908.70/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,269	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	952	673.75/cwt	500.00–800.00	6,414	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,033	1,079.26/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	11,149	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	810.36/cwt	625.00–950.00	8,509	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,134	801.80/cwt	575.00–875.00	9,092	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,029.10/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,020	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,097.21/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	13,265	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	832.80/cwt	675.00–950.00	10,368	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	869	74.86/cwt	70.00–86.00	651	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	101.97/cwt	90.00–112.00	914	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	905	55.36/cwt	46.00–65.00	501	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	87.59/cwt	82.00–100.00	894	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	59.04/cwt	42.00–70.00	612	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	866	1,345.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	11,648	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	944	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,204	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	964	994.44/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,586	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,178.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,942	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	730.14/cwt	700.00–825.00	5,965	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	999	1,116.39/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,153	17

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 530Last week 679Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 398Year ago 513

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs.

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	—	872	550.00–625.00	594.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	952	500.00–800.00	673.75

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)	18	—	1,033	875.00–1,150.00	1,079.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	910	900.00–925.00	908.70

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	—	709	100.00–375.00	226.41

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)	20	—	1,245	675.00–950.00	832.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	625.00–950.00	810.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,134	575.00–875.00	801.80

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)	35	—	1,209	950.00–1,250.00	1,097.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,168	925.00–1,100.00	1,029.10

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	22	—	905	46.00–65.00	55.36

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	—	869	70.00–86.00	74.86

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	20	—	1,037	42.00–70.00	59.04

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	4	—	896	90.00–112.00	101.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,021	82.00–100.00	87.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	866	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,345.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	964	750.00–1,050.00	994.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	950.00–1,000.00	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	—	1,183	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,178.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	—	999	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,116.39

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)	5	—	817	700.00–825.00	730.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,617	75.00–84.00	79.46
12	—	1,711	86.00–96.00	89.37
16	—	1,488	59.00–75.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,203	50.00–56.00	53.56
28	—	1,175	45.00–49.00	47.75
28	—	1,189	58.00–67.00	59.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,411	52.00–59.00	55.27
21	—	1,452	59.00–66.00	61.28
27	—	1,378	46.00–52.00	48.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,094	50.00–57.00	51.96
42	—	1,021	32.00–40.00	37.01
19	—	878	12.00–31.00	26.83
121	—	1,066	40.00–49.00	44.76

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.