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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 15

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

416 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 493▼ 126 vs year ago 542 · −23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 385▼ 144 vs year ago 496 · −29.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate 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	—	Average	1,654	86.12	1,424	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	62.82	917	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	58.44	704	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	48.31	480	179

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,470	74.67/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,098	16
Bulls	—	—	1,733	98.73/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,711	11
Bulls	—	—	1,752	88.23/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,546	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	27.03/cwt	20.00–30.00	225	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	42.74/cwt	32.50–47.00	412	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	51.80/cwt	47.00–57.00	526	83
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	59.79/cwt	57.00–67.00	640	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	53.38/cwt	48.00–55.00	638	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	66.21/cwt	65.00–68.00	798	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	59.10/cwt	56.00–64.00	714	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	55.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	772	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	61.89/cwt	57.00–65.00	886	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	67.86/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,039	30
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,230.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	14,304	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,729.69/cwt	1,450.00–2,000.00	23,524	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	990	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	1,245.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	14,554	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	1,518.75/cwt	1,425.00–1,650.00	18,210	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	805	333.39/cwt	250.00–400.00	2,684	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	966	678.39/cwt	400.00–925.00	6,553	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	973	680.55/cwt	475.00–900.00	6,622	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,006	1,163.23/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	11,702	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,659	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	874.05/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,340	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,194.05/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	14,663	32
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	87.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	678	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	861	78.58/cwt	65.00–90.00	677	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	969	61.10/cwt	57.50–65.00	592	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	107.58/cwt	88.00–120.00	1,132	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,088	59.56/cwt	58.00–60.00	648	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	79.11/cwt	68.00–100.00	879	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,116	59.64/cwt	54.00–67.00	666	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	883	688.08/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,076	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	927.49/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,321	10

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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 493Year ago 542

Replacement CattleReceipts 352Last week 385Year ago 496

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,360	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,729.69
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,162	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,230.95

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	4	—	1,199	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,518.75

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	3	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,169	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,245.00

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)	32	—	1,228	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,194.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	950.00	950.00

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)	44	—	966	400.00–925.00	678.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	973	475.00–900.00	680.55

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)	9	—	1,006	975.00–1,250.00	1,163.23

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)	6	—	805	250.00–400.00	333.39

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)	33	—	1,183	700.00–975.00	874.05

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	15	—	1,052	88.00–120.00	107.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,111	68.00–100.00	79.11

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	7	—	1,116	54.00–67.00	59.64

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	9	—	969	57.50–65.00	61.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	58.00–60.00	59.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	85.00–90.00	87.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	861	65.00–90.00	78.58

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)	10	—	1,005	850.00–1,000.00	927.49

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)	5	—	883	600.00–775.00	688.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,752	82.00–94.00	88.23
11	—	1,733	94.00–106.00	98.73
16	—	1,470	65.00–82.00	74.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	65.00–68.00	66.21
58	—	1,208	56.00–64.00	59.10
23	—	1,195	48.00–55.00	53.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,400	52.00–57.00	55.17
47	—	1,431	57.00–65.00	61.89
30	—	1,531	65.00–72.00	67.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	833	20.00–30.00	27.03
49	—	963	32.50–47.00	42.74
83	—	1,016	47.00–57.00	51.80
30	—	1,070	57.00–67.00	59.79

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.