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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

525 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 474▲ 64 vs year ago 461 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 385▲ 13 vs year ago 332 · +3.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with the exception of high dressing breaking and boning cows which traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter cows and a moderate supply of slaughter bulls and replacement animals.

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	1,660	83.10	1,379	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	64.10	962	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	61.40	756	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	48.74	500	225

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,510	74.72/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,128	20
Bulls	—	—	1,759	88.39/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,555	14
Bulls	—	—	1,928	98.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,903	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	31.55/cwt	20.00–40.00	266	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	44.82/cwt	40.00–50.00	450	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	53.54/cwt	50.00–58.00	569	108
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	60.29/cwt	58.00–64.00	683	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	61.79/cwt	57.50–66.00	751	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	54.18/cwt	48.00–58.00	667	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	69.32/cwt	66.00–75.00	901	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	56.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	808	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	64.02/cwt	59.00–69.00	968	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	73.57/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,156	25
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,236.86/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	16,116	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,086.36/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,059	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	761	327.49/cwt	275.00–450.00	2,492	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	966	673.60/cwt	525.00–825.00	6,507	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,117	921.56/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,294	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,122	644.52/cwt	550.00–775.00	7,232	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,129	769.05/cwt	500.00–925.00	8,683	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,024.19/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	13,192	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,219	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	872	73.52/cwt	69.00–82.50	641	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	103.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	917	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	948	55.76/cwt	44.00–67.50	529	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	77.49/cwt	67.00–88.00	793	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,139	61.56/cwt	54.00–69.00	701	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	890	757.68/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,743	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	1,017.85/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,117	18

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 474Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 345Last week 385Year ago 332

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	3	—	1,303	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,236.86

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	11	—	1,110	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,086.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,321	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,288	950.00–1,150.00	1,024.19

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)	12	—	966	525.00–825.00	673.60

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)	36	—	1,129	500.00–925.00	769.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,122	550.00–775.00	644.52

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	—	1,117	850.00–975.00	921.56

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)	4	—	761	275.00–450.00	327.49

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	12	—	872	69.00–82.50	73.52

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	15	—	1,023	67.00–88.00	77.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	886	95.00–110.00	103.54

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	12	—	948	44.00–67.50	55.76

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	—	1,139	54.00–69.00	61.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	890	675.00–875.00	757.68

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)	18	—	994	900.00–1,100.00	1,017.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,759	85.00–95.00	88.39
20	—	1,510	65.00–81.00	74.72
6	—	1,928	95.00–100.00	98.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,216	57.50–66.00	61.79
18	—	1,300	66.00–75.00	69.32
24	—	1,232	48.00–58.00	54.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,420	50.00–60.00	56.88
65	—	1,512	59.00–69.00	64.02
25	—	1,571	69.00–80.00	73.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,004	40.00–50.00	44.82
108	—	1,063	50.00–58.00	53.54
15	—	1,133	58.00–64.00	60.29
22	—	843	20.00–40.00	31.55

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.