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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

632 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 365▲ 107 vs year ago 525 · +20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

519 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 314▲ 104 vs year ago 415 · +25.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. The supply was heavy with a moderate demand for slaughter animals and a good demand for replacement cattle. The offering included 65 pairs of first calf heifers which saw very active trading.

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	1,658	90.31	1,497	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	63.67	919	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	62.74	745	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	52.86	543	228

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	—	—	1,413	78.60/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,111	14
Bulls	—	—	1,687	90.25/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,523	52
Bulls	—	—	1,778	100.75/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,791	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	27.93/cwt	16.00–30.00	234	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	44.30/cwt	38.00–48.00	408	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	53.31/cwt	48.00–57.00	558	128
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	60.04/cwt	58.00–66.00	642	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	63.17/cwt	60.00–67.00	747	128
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	57.67/cwt	52.00–61.00	683	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	69.32/cwt	68.00–75.00	851	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	64.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	929	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	59.14/cwt	52.50–61.00	853	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	70.02/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,040	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	733	668.75/cwt	525.00–850.00	4,902	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	884	978.57/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	8,651	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	1,605.17/cwt	1,425.00–1,700.00	14,591	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,210.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,234	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	89.23/cwt	77.50–100.00	746	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	853	80.04/cwt	72.00–96.00	683	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	910	62.39/cwt	56.00–67.50	568	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	933	86.85/cwt	82.50–90.00	810	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	77.18/cwt	68.00–92.50	735	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	64.12/cwt	56.00–69.00	667	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	826.97/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,360	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	685	395.92/cwt	300.00–450.00	2,712	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	967	654.50/cwt	475.00–825.00	6,329	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	973	874.14/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,505	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	706.35/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,958	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	997	1,127.34/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	11,240	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	867.62/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,448	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,124	770.07/cwt	525.00–900.00	8,656	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,141	572.35/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,531	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	843.18/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,202	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,091.37/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	13,238	42

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 12, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 632Last week 365Year ago 525

Replacement CattleReceipts 519Last week 314Year ago 415

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	7	—	884	875.00–1,050.00	978.57

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	6	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,259	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	909	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,605.17

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	—	733	525.00–850.00	668.75

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	14	—	1,040	56.00–69.00	64.12

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	8	—	836	77.50–100.00	89.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	952	68.00–92.50	77.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	82.50–90.00	86.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	853	72.00–96.00	80.04

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	13	—	910	56.00–67.50	62.39

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)	3	—	890	775.00–850.00	826.97

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)	12	—	1,089	850.00–975.00	867.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,213	950.00–1,250.00	1,091.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	825.00–875.00	843.18

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)	3	—	685	300.00–450.00	395.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	550.00–600.00	572.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	—	1,124	525.00–900.00	770.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	967	475.00–825.00	654.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	—	985	500.00–900.00	706.35

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)	32	—	997	950.00–1,300.00	1,127.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	973	850.00–925.00	874.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,778	97.00–110.00	100.75
14	—	1,413	70.00–87.00	78.60
52	—	1,687	85.00–96.00	90.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,436	62.00–68.00	64.68
16	—	1,486	69.00–74.00	70.02
40	—	1,442	52.50–61.00	59.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,047	48.00–57.00	53.31
37	—	920	38.00–48.00	44.30
6	—	838	16.00–30.00	27.93
57	—	1,069	58.00–66.00	60.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,182	60.00–67.00	63.17
17	—	1,227	68.00–75.00	69.32
33	—	1,185	52.00–61.00	57.67

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.