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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 488▼ 328 vs year ago 747 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 393▼ 332 vs year ago 604 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply.

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	1,571	84.58	1,329	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	60.07	862	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	56.43	680	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	46.02	499	173

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,457	74.80/cwt	63.00–79.00	1,090	15
Bulls	—	—	1,540	85.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,309	30
Bulls	—	—	1,811	96.72/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,752	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	28.39/cwt	20.00–35.00	242	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	43.73/cwt	35.00–48.00	476	71
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	58.52/cwt	57.00–64.00	655	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	51.35/cwt	48.00–56.00	584	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	51.19/cwt	49.00–53.00	606	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	57.10/cwt	54.00–64.00	689	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	66.21/cwt	65.00–71.00	833	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	54.70/cwt	50.00–57.00	768	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	61.36/cwt	57.00–68.00	884	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	69.59/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,054	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	946	654.61/cwt	500.00–875.00	6,193	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,019	1,007.55/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,099	762.30/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,378	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,134	614.34/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,967	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,166	796.19/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,284	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	878.30/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,338	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	1,052.74/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	13,622	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	774	578.25/cwt	450.00–600.00	4,476	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	843	83.37/cwt	70.00–94.00	703	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	918	55.21/cwt	50.00–65.00	507	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	96.12/cwt	93.00–104.00	887	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	57.49/cwt	52.00–67.50	594	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	78.02/cwt	75.00–80.00	929	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	1,150.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,271	11

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 488Year ago 747

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 393Year ago 604

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	12	—	1,134	500.00–750.00	614.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	41	—	1,166	600.00–925.00	796.19

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)	4	—	1,099	650.00–800.00	762.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	34	—	946	500.00–875.00	654.61

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)	23	—	1,177	875.00–950.00	878.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,294	950.00–1,300.00	1,052.74

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)	4	—	1,019	900.00–1,100.00	1,007.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	774	450.00–600.00	578.25

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	5	—	923	93.00–104.00	96.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,191	75.00–80.00	78.02

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	70.00–94.00	83.37

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	5	—	918	50.00–65.00	55.21

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	5	—	1,033	52.00–67.50	57.49

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	—	1,154	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,811	93.00–102.00	96.72
15	—	1,457	63.00–79.00	74.80
30	—	1,540	80.00–90.00	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,183	49.00–53.00	51.19
8	—	1,258	65.00–71.00	66.21
55	—	1,206	54.00–64.00	57.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	68.00–78.00	69.59
29	—	1,404	50.00–57.00	54.70
69	—	1,441	57.00–68.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,120	57.00–64.00	58.52
71	—	1,088	35.00–48.00	43.73
20	—	852	20.00–35.00	28.39
71	—	1,138	48.00–56.00	51.35

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.