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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

492 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 222▼ 123 vs year ago 615 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 198▲ 282 vs year ago 117 · +241.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply. Rain across most of the area helped to cool temperatures down but was too light to replenish ponds and creeks.

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	—	Low	1,548	95.17	1,473	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	69.09	967	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	67.87	802	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	56.07	545	186

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	—	—	1,307	84.96/cwt	67.00–91.00	1,110	21
Bulls	—	—	1,550	96.33/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,493	21
Bulls	—	—	1,844	106.34/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,961	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	35.21/cwt	20.00–42.50	277	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	49.44/cwt	44.00–54.00	437	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	60.09/cwt	54.00–66.00	617	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	67.36/cwt	66.00–71.00	715	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	62.87/cwt	57.00–65.00	739	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	68.53/cwt	65.00–73.00	808	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	74.17/cwt	72.50–75.00	897	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	71.22/cwt	68.00–75.00	989	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	64.46/cwt	60.00–68.00	895	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,146	14
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	1,134.27/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,407	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,196	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,940	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,970	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	45,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	918	991.67/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	9,104	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	964	966.67/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,319	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,002	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,020	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,038	1,288.64/cwt	1,250.00–1,550.00	13,376	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,119	1,046.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,710	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,734	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	837	477.82/cwt	300.00–550.00	3,999	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	908	560.94/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,093	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	959	750.45/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,197	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	930.96/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,123	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	747.36/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,750	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,043	930.88/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,709	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	941.46/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,554	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,264	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	914.36/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,558	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,134.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	14,348	37
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	107.55/cwt	100.00–127.00	960	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	936	62.79/cwt	59.00–67.00	588	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	967	77.31/cwt	70.00–100.00	748	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	77.81/cwt	71.00–84.00	893	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Wed Aug 18, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 492Last week 222Year ago 615

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 198Year ago 117

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,970	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,182	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,134.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,196	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,292	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	964	900.00–1,000.00	966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	918	750.00–1,150.00	991.67

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	7	—	1,119	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,046.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,002	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	11	—	1,038	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,288.64

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)	8	—	908	500.00–600.00	560.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	36	—	959	500.00–900.00	750.45

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)	37	—	1,265	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,134.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,121	900.00–1,025.00	941.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,264	900.00–950.00	914.36

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	—	980	875.00–950.00	930.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,043	900.00–975.00	930.88

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)	6	—	1,158	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	—	1,037	725.00–800.00	747.36

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	—	837	300.00–550.00	477.82

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	—	936	59.00–67.00	62.79

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	13	—	1,148	71.00–84.00	77.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	893	100.00–127.00	107.55

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	11	—	967	70.00–100.00	77.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,307	67.00–91.00	84.96
21	—	1,550	93.00–102.00	96.33
17	—	1,844	104.00–111.00	106.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,478	77.00–78.00	77.51
47	—	1,389	60.00–68.00	64.46
47	—	1,388	68.00–75.00	71.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,175	57.00–65.00	62.87
84	—	1,179	65.00–73.00	68.53
15	—	1,210	72.50–75.00	74.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	884	44.00–54.00	49.44
15	—	1,062	66.00–71.00	67.36
10	—	788	20.00–42.50	35.21
104	—	1,026	54.00–66.00	60.09

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.