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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

542 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 588▲ 147 vs year ago 395 · +37.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

496 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 508▲ 124 vs year ago 372 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on bred cows and pairs. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light.

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	1,648	74.56	1,229	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	50.05	730	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	48.52	595	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	38.58	409	265

Every lot

37 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	—	—	1,509	67.22/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,014	29
Bulls	—	—	1,676	76.15/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,276	44
Bulls	—	—	1,814	82.94/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,505	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	21.38/cwt	10.00–25.00	189	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	33.18/cwt	27.00–36.00	333	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	41.62/cwt	35.00–46.00	462	119
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	49.16/cwt	46.00–53.00	549	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	55.97/cwt	54.00–62.00	674	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	48.87/cwt	45.00–53.50	598	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	42.79/cwt	40.00–46.00	534	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	45.76/cwt	41.00–48.00	658	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	52.02/cwt	48.00–56.00	762	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	63.22/cwt	58.00–66.00	989	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	802	329.49/cwt	200.00–400.00	2,643	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	657.74/cwt	450.00–800.00	6,183	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	952	691.46/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,583	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,079	599.61/cwt	400.00–750.00	6,470	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	781.47/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,870	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,152	915.52/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,547	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	632.22/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,397	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	915.13/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,091	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,217	704.91/cwt	500.00–850.00	8,579	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	887.69/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,522	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	991.45/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,978	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	654.86/cwt	500.00–800.00	5,042	27
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	913.49/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,751	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	93.08/cwt	87.50–117.50	809	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	934	51.44/cwt	41.00–64.00	480	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	935	74.14/cwt	70.00–77.50	693	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,059	55.77/cwt	45.00–67.50	591	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	75.66/cwt	65.00–85.00	821	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	775	400.00/cwt	350.00–525.00	3,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,022	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,987	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,050	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,980	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,010.00/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,514	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,186	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,267	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	3

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 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 542Last week 588Year ago 395

Replacement CattleReceipts 496Last week 508Year ago 372

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,465	48.00–56.00	52.02
5	—	1,565	58.00–66.00	63.22
41	—	1,437	41.00–48.00	45.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,117	46.00–53.00	49.16
88	—	1,003	27.00–36.00	33.18
119	—	1,109	35.00–46.00	41.62
18	—	886	10.00–25.00	21.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,224	45.00–53.50	48.87
8	—	1,204	54.00–62.00	55.97
14	—	1,247	40.00–46.00	42.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,676	72.50–80.00	76.15
17	—	1,814	80.00–89.00	82.94
29	—	1,509	59.00–75.00	67.22

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)	39	—	1,309	875.00–1,150.00	991.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	825.00–950.00	887.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	850.00–1,000.00	915.13

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)	13	—	802	200.00–400.00	329.49

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)	46	—	1,135	600.00–900.00	781.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,170	500.00–800.00	632.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,217	500.00–850.00	704.91

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)	6	—	952	500.00–750.00	691.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,079	400.00–750.00	599.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	—	940	450.00–800.00	657.74

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	—	1,152	850.00–975.00	915.52

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	—	958	900.00–950.00	913.49

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)	27	—	770	500.00–800.00	654.86

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	5	—	869	87.50–117.50	93.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,085	65.00–85.00	75.66

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	17	—	934	41.00–64.00	51.44

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	22	—	1,059	45.00–67.50	55.77

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	10	—	935	70.00–77.50	74.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	950.00–1,025.00	1,010.00

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	3	—	1,225	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	4	—	775	350.00–525.00	400.00

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.