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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

544 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 682▼ 155 vs year ago 699 · −22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 414▲ 2 vs year ago 573 · +0.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was moderate 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	1,669	79.24	1,323	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	50.77	710	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	49.87	604	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	38.52	407	173

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,426	68.33/cwt	61.00–75.00	974	17
Bulls	—	—	1,711	80.12/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,371	29
Bulls	—	—	1,832	88.14/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,615	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	22.18/cwt	10.00–28.00	196	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	49.05/cwt	46.00–53.00	482	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	34.20/cwt	30.00–38.00	347	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	41.01/cwt	38.00–46.00	464	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	44.21/cwt	42.00–45.00	517	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	49.61/cwt	46.00–54.00	598	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	57.13/cwt	55.00–62.00	735	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	46.60/cwt	40.00–50.00	620	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	52.16/cwt	49.50–57.00	740	89
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	58.29/cwt	57.00–65.00	897	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,450.88/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	16,395	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,969.95/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	28,958	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	915.50/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,228	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	844	358.68/cwt	275.00–450.00	3,027	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	983	646.96/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,360	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	995	665.29/cwt	400.00–800.00	6,620	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,049	526.84/cwt	325.00–575.00	5,527	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,077	893.88/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,627	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,101	633.96/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,980	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,107	894.28/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,900	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,176	757.16/cwt	400.00–775.00	8,904	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,214	820.25/cwt	625.00–950.00	9,958	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,013.63/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	12,468	58
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	922.51/cwt	875.00–930.00	12,712	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	85.74/cwt	85.00–92.00	768	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	916	71.04/cwt	65.00–87.00	651	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	962	56.11/cwt	41.00–63.00	540	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	90.23/cwt	75.00–95.00	920	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,284	51.42/cwt	45.00–59.00	660	30
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	892	825.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,359	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	1,332.14/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	17,331	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Nov 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 544Last week 682Year ago 699

Replacement CattleReceipts 575Last week 414Year ago 573

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	750	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)	14	—	1,008	750.00–1,000.00	915.50

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)	8	—	983	500.00–775.00	646.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	995	400.00–800.00	665.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,049	325.00–575.00	526.84

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)	32	—	1,214	625.00–950.00	820.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,176	400.00–775.00	757.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,101	600.00–650.00	633.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,378	875.00–930.00	922.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	—	1,230	925.00–1,175.00	1,013.63

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)	7	—	844	275.00–450.00	358.68

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)	4	—	1,077	875.00–900.00	893.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,107	825.00–975.00	894.28

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	41	—	962	41.00–63.00	56.11

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	30	—	1,284	45.00–59.00	51.42

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	7	—	896	85.00–92.00	85.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,020	75.00–95.00	90.23

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	19	—	916	65.00–87.00	71.04

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	—	1,301	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,332.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	800.00–950.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,130	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,450.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,470	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,969.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,205	46.00–54.00	49.61
21	—	1,286	55.00–62.00	57.13
23	—	1,170	42.00–45.00	44.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,132	38.00–46.00	41.01
24	—	983	46.00–53.00	49.05
50	—	1,016	30.00–38.00	34.20
15	—	882	10.00–28.00	22.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,419	49.50–57.00	52.16
13	—	1,539	57.00–65.00	58.29
53	—	1,330	40.00–50.00	46.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,711	77.00–83.00	80.12
18	—	1,832	83.00–95.00	88.14
17	—	1,426	61.00–75.00	68.33

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.