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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 9

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

588 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 531▼ 160 vs year ago 748 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

508 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 391▼ 159 vs year ago 667 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. The supply was heavy while the demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and 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	—	High	1,635	79.72	1,303	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	52.79	751	149
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	51.00	609	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	39.95	428	241

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	—	—	1,526	68.37/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,043	17
Bulls	—	—	1,617	79.93/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,292	63
Bulls	—	—	1,833	91.69/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,681	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	23.65/cwt	10.00–35.00	206	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	32.92/cwt	26.00–36.00	339	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	42.15/cwt	36.00–48.00	463	136
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	49.85/cwt	47.00–54.00	564	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	43.76/cwt	41.00–46.00	511	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	50.57/cwt	46.00–54.00	603	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	55.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	674	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	52.43/cwt	49.00–56.00	731	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	47.21/cwt	38.00–50.00	667	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	59.35/cwt	57.00–67.00	922	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	710	522.00/cwt	310.00–575.00	3,706	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,631.82/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	18,456	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,157	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	862	351.64/cwt	200.00–450.00	3,031	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	911	656.67/cwt	600.00–775.00	5,982	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	937	571.70/cwt	450.00–750.00	5,357	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	829.52/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,038	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,022	605.03/cwt	400.00–800.00	6,183	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,113	954.53/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	10,624	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,172	778.20/cwt	525.00–925.00	9,121	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	750.56/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,879	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	917.39/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,926	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	720.07/cwt	575.00–800.00	8,749	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	1,032.66/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,228	55
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	98.69/cwt	87.50–110.00	829	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	928	50.36/cwt	45.00–58.00	467	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	989	69.93/cwt	58.00–82.50	692	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,119	57.12/cwt	47.00–66.00	639	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	73.71/cwt	67.00–92.00	827	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	791	757.50/cwt	650.00–800.00	5,992	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	898.99/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	7,740	20

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 588Last week 531Year ago 748

Replacement CattleReceipts 508Last week 391Year ago 667

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. The supply was heavy while the demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and pairs.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	710	310.00–575.00	522.00

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	—	1,157	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,037.50

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	—	910	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	950	950.00	950.00

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	11	—	1,131	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,631.82

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)	9	—	862	200.00–450.00	351.64

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)	6	—	1,183	650.00–850.00	750.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,172	525.00–925.00	778.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,215	575.00–800.00	720.07

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)	11	—	1,191	825.00–950.00	917.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,281	925.00–1,200.00	1,032.66

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)	19	—	1,113	825.00–1,150.00	954.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	969	800.00–900.00	829.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,022	400.00–800.00	605.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	911	600.00–775.00	656.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	937	450.00–750.00	571.70

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	—	1,119	47.00–66.00	57.12

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	12	—	840	87.50–110.00	98.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,122	67.00–92.00	73.71

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	12	—	989	58.00–82.50	69.93

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	25	—	928	45.00–58.00	50.36

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)	20	—	861	800.00–1,025.00	898.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	—	791	650.00–800.00	757.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,833	87.00–101.00	91.69
17	—	1,526	60.00–76.00	68.37
63	—	1,617	74.00–86.00	79.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,554	57.00–67.00	59.35
23	—	1,412	38.00–50.00	47.21
101	—	1,394	49.00–56.00	52.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,099	36.00–48.00	42.15
38	—	1,131	47.00–54.00	49.85
45	—	1,029	26.00–36.00	32.92
22	—	870	10.00–35.00	23.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,193	46.00–54.00	50.57
16	—	1,210	54.00–58.00	55.69
6	—	1,167	41.00–46.00	43.76

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.