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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 5

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

365 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 529▼ 53 vs year ago 418 · −12.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 560▼ 225 vs year ago 539 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle.

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	1,614	91.31	1,474	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	64.22	903	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	63.99	765	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	53.18	538	118

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,516	80.72/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,224	20
Bulls	—	—	1,579	92.32/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,458	32
Bulls	—	—	1,785	101.30/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,808	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	44.98/cwt	41.00–50.00	430	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	33.81/cwt	30.00–40.00	332	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	54.27/cwt	50.00–58.00	552	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	61.74/cwt	58.00–66.00	646	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	57.87/cwt	52.00–61.00	685	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	64.12/cwt	61.00–68.00	768	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	70.61/cwt	68.00–78.00	852	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	60.87/cwt	57.00–63.00	838	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	65.13/cwt	63.00–69.00	911	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	71.34/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,112	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,202.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	16,410	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	801	783.33/cwt	650.00–925.00	6,274	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,091.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	10,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,420.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	16,089	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	860.36/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,786	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	709.36/cwt	525.00–850.00	6,420	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	969	636.26/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,165	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,078	939.41/cwt	825.00–1,175.00	10,127	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,086	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,059	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	872.57/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,642	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	800.45/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,029	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	1,064.62/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,542	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	900.75/cwt	850.00–950.00	12,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	848	79.06/cwt	69.00–90.00	670	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	91.67/cwt	85.00–107.50	800	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	904	60.59/cwt	52.00–68.00	548	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	78.93/cwt	70.00–93.00	736	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	62.34/cwt	53.00–72.00	716	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	819.88/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,223	13

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 May 5, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 529Year ago 418

Replacement CattleReceipts 314Last week 560Year ago 539

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	801	650.00–925.00	783.33

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	5	—	1,133	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,420.00

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	3	—	945	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,091.67

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)	4	—	1,105	850.00–925.00	872.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	850.00–950.00	900.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,272	950.00–1,125.00	1,064.62

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	1,128	600.00–900.00	800.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,086	650.00	650.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	—	905	525.00–850.00	709.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	969	500.00–775.00	636.26

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)	8	—	1,078	825.00–1,175.00	939.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	905	850.00–875.00	860.36

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	13	—	1,148	53.00–72.00	62.34

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	23	—	932	70.00–93.00	78.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	873	85.00–107.50	91.67

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	21	—	904	52.00–68.00	60.59

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	5	—	848	69.00–90.00	79.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,365	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,202.20

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)	13	—	881	750.00–850.00	819.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,579	86.00–98.00	92.32
18	—	1,785	97.00–107.00	101.30
20	—	1,516	72.00–85.00	80.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,018	50.00–58.00	54.27
8	—	981	30.00–40.00	33.81
32	—	1,047	58.00–66.00	61.74
22	—	956	41.00–50.00	44.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,206	68.00–78.00	70.61
68	—	1,197	61.00–68.00	64.12
22	—	1,183	52.00–61.00	57.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,376	57.00–63.00	60.87
34	—	1,398	63.00–69.00	65.13
6	—	1,559	69.00–74.00	71.34

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.