Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-11-02

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
623 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 478▼ 109 vs year ago 732 · −14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
307 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 351▼ 109 vs year ago 416 · −26.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,55192.541,43659
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47271.081,046163
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20070.29844163
CowsLean 85-90%Low99355.05547237

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$1,16871
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,0525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,221$9548
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$77931
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$70616
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)993$9782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,1926

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,06391.90/cwt75.00–100.009778
Bulls——1,39878.23/cwt62.50–84.001,09419
Bulls——1,69196.51/cwt88.00–104.001,63221
Bulls——1,904110.15/cwt106.00–118.002,09711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86537.39/cwt30.00–42.0032334
Cows—Lean 85-90%92949.40/cwt42.00–56.0045956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04358.97/cwt54.00–65.00615114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05969.30/cwt65.00–77.0073433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18869.36/cwt64.00–74.0082496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20561.73/cwt57.50–65.0074421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22476.14/cwt73.00–84.0093246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40962.62/cwt58.00–65.0088224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45678.86/cwt75.00–89.001,14826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48971.09/cwt64.00–75.001,059113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2910712.84/head600.00–925.0071317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2917750.00/head750.00–750.007509
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29271,036.25/head975.00–1,250.001,03610
Bred Cows—Medium 2993650.00/head650.00–650.006507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,051.75/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,103859.16/head600.00–975.0085914
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1461,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1109
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221954.47/head950.00–985.009548
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,203.27/head1,000.00–1,400.001,20352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0351,075.00/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,308.33/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3083
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 283372.72/cwt70.00–75.006064
Stock Cows—Medium 1-292582.90/cwt75.00–92.507678
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2954121.37/cwt100.00–132.001,1587
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993125.58/cwt112.00–132.001,24712
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,02571.01/cwt68.00–75.007287
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10984.90/cwt75.00–100.0094227
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993978.46/head850.00–1,100.009782

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.