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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 405▲ 63 vs year ago 324 · +19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 268▼ 47 vs year ago 360 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 lower while bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was good on replacement cows and moderate on slaughter animals. The supply of bred cows and slaughter animals 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	—	High	1,679	85.35	1,433	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	62.43	905	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	60.56	712	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	46.34	476	145

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	—	—	1,325	73.30/cwt	60.00–80.00	971	13
Bulls	—	—	1,695	85.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,448	37
Bulls	—	—	1,966	96.34/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,894	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	16.39/cwt	10.00–20.00	150	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	37.39/cwt	30.00–43.00	361	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	58.53/cwt	55.00–64.00	622	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	49.41/cwt	42.50–54.00	525	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	59.53/cwt	56.00–63.00	692	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	67.15/cwt	63.00–77.00	802	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	53.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	651	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	67.94/cwt	66.00–74.00	962	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	55.80/cwt	52.00–59.00	802	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	62.25/cwt	58.00–65.00	913	56
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	1,300.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	12,428	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,363	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	819	407.56/cwt	350.00–475.00	3,338	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	953	696.47/cwt	425.00–850.00	6,637	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	973	708.87/cwt	500.00–825.00	6,897	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,024	616.83/cwt	450.00–775.00	6,316	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,031	693.41/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,149	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,042	979.66/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	10,208	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	679.21/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,505	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	990.37/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,439	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	829.23/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,602	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,164	742.61/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,644	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,067.69/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	12,663	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	940.04/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,860	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	817	76.38/cwt	70.00–85.00	624	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	57.30/cwt	45.00–65.00	567	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	92.75/cwt	77.50–108.00	924	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	999	58.62/cwt	40.00–64.00	586	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	72.62/cwt	68.00–82.00	760	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	709.44/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,448	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	933.04/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,965	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.

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

Wed Mar 3, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 405Year ago 324

Replacement CattleReceipts 313Last week 268Year ago 360

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,150	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	4	—	956	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,031	600.00–850.00	693.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,164	650.00–850.00	742.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,158	700.00–950.00	829.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,105	550.00–800.00	679.21

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	—	819	350.00–475.00	407.56

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	975.00–1,025.00	990.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,186	975.00–1,350.00	1,067.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,368	900.00–1,025.00	940.04

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)	10	—	1,024	450.00–775.00	616.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	973	500.00–825.00	708.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	953	425.00–850.00	696.47

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)	11	—	1,042	875.00–1,200.00	979.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,047	68.00–82.00	72.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	996	77.50–108.00	92.75

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	6	—	817	70.00–85.00	76.38

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	11	—	990	45.00–65.00	57.30

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	8	—	999	40.00–64.00	58.62

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)	7	—	1,068	800.00–950.00	933.04

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)	10	—	768	650.00–725.00	709.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,966	92.00–102.50	96.34
37	—	1,695	80.00–91.00	85.43
13	—	1,325	60.00–80.00	73.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,062	42.50–54.00	49.41
45	—	965	30.00–43.00	37.39
4	—	918	10.00–20.00	16.39
25	—	1,062	55.00–64.00	58.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,467	58.00–65.00	62.25
21	—	1,416	66.00–74.00	67.94
16	—	1,438	52.00–59.00	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,162	56.00–63.00	59.53
19	—	1,194	63.00–77.00	67.15
10	—	1,215	50.00–55.00	53.60

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.