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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 17

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 617▲ 52 vs year ago 333 · +15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 613▼ 179 vs year ago 491 · −36.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. The supply was moderate as heavy rains moved across the area.

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	1,666	79.21	1,320	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	58.74	810	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	57.32	672	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	46.18	467	173

Every lot

39 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	—	—	1,520	72.27/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,099	25
Bulls	—	—	1,746	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,606	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	82.59/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,478	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	22.71/cwt	20.00–26.00	196	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	34.89/cwt	30.00–40.00	311	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	47.91/cwt	40.00–53.00	503	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	55.70/cwt	52.00–63.00	602	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	48.87/cwt	46.00–51.00	547	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	55.83/cwt	52.00–59.00	653	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	61.66/cwt	59.00–65.00	732	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	58.29/cwt	54.00–62.00	793	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	63.59/cwt	61.00–71.00	883	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	53.08/cwt	49.00–54.00	770	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	884	725.00/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,409	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	903	931.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,409	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	930	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	11,974	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,387.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	14,846	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	1,093.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,541	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 2	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	752	338.78/cwt	200.00–500.00	2,548	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	823	643.73/cwt	550.00–800.00	5,298	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	996	680.42/cwt	525.00–825.00	6,777	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,027	615.06/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,317	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	563.23/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,858	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,049	961.62/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	10,087	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	653.24/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,892	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,074	963.71/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,106	822.88/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,101	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	736.65/cwt	500.00–875.00	8,972	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,107.11/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	13,839	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	914.33/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,749	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,453.60/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	18,795	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,013.64/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,532	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	819	60.29/cwt	52.50–67.50	494	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	843	76.10/cwt	70.00–80.00	642	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	84.62/cwt	80.00–87.50	814	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	76.92/cwt	65.00–96.00	842	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	56.84/cwt	49.00–63.00	661	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	755.07/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,327	4

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 17, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 617Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 312Last week 613Year ago 491

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. The supply was moderate as heavy rains moved across the area.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	930	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,287.50

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	—	884	500.00–900.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	903	800.00–950.00	931.25

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	—	1,070	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50

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	8	—	1,238	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,093.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	23	—	1,250	975.00–1,375.00	1,107.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,335	950.00–1,100.00	1,013.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	850.00–1,000.00	914.33

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)	3	—	1,055	600.00–700.00	653.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,218	500.00–875.00	736.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,106	700.00–900.00	822.88

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	—	1,074	875.00–1,050.00	963.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,049	850.00–1,075.00	961.62

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)	27	—	996	525.00–825.00	680.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	575.00–675.00	615.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,040	500.00–700.00	563.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	823	550.00–800.00	643.73

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	—	752	200.00–500.00	338.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,293	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453.60

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	9	—	1,163	49.00–63.00	56.84

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	3	—	962	80.00–87.50	84.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,095	65.00–96.00	76.92

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	9	—	819	52.50–67.50	60.29

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	4	—	843	70.00–80.00	76.10

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)	4	—	838	700.00–875.00	755.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,080	52.00–63.00	55.70
47	—	890	30.00–40.00	34.89
4	—	861	20.00–26.00	22.71
69	—	1,050	40.00–53.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	46.00–51.00	48.87
53	—	1,170	52.00–59.00	55.83
26	—	1,187	59.00–65.00	61.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,361	54.00–62.00	58.29
16	—	1,388	61.00–71.00	63.59
10	—	1,451	49.00–54.00	53.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,789	77.00–87.00	82.59
7	—	1,746	90.00–94.00	91.96
25	—	1,520	60.00–77.00	72.27

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.