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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 587▼ 219 vs year ago 515 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

361 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 513▲ 55 vs year ago 306 · +18.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows traded steady with pairs not well tested. 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	—	Average	1,594	93.04	1,483	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	72.08	1,030	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	68.85	825	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	55.25	536	132

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,177	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,050	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,076	$828	8
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	892	$692	49
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$738	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,455	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,087	3thin

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	—	—	1,444	79.24/cwt	68.00–86.00	1,144	13
Bulls	—	—	1,563	108.36/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,694	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	97.20/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,648	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	798	36.28/cwt	28.00–43.00	290	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	68.89/cwt	66.00–72.00	668	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	61.00/cwt	54.00–66.00	608	74
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	48.29/cwt	42.50–53.00	493	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	67.97/cwt	65.00–73.00	807	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	61.91/cwt	59.00–64.00	751	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	77.57/cwt	74.00–82.50	955	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	71.89/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,015	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	77.50/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,135	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	919	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,094	1,086.67/head	960.00–1,150.00	1,087	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,455.00/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,455	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	719	357.16/head	125.00–585.00	357	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	887	793.74/head	600.00–925.00	794	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,014	830.00/head	650.00–975.00	830	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,076	828.48/head	750.00–875.00	828	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	1,177.01/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,177	35
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	809	93.70/cwt	77.50–115.00	758	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	897	65.17/cwt	58.00–75.00	585	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	108.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	984	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	942	121.33/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,143	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,082	69.95/cwt	65.00–75.00	757	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	96.54/cwt	77.00–118.00	1,091	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	702.69/head	600.00–775.00	703	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	833.40/head	800.00–850.00	833	3

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 Nov 16, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 587Year ago 515

Replacement CattleReceipts 361Last week 513Year ago 306

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows traded steady with pairs not well tested. Demand was good on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,094	960.00–1,150.00	1,086.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,278	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,455.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	—	887	600.00–925.00	793.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	—	1,014	650.00–975.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,076	750.00–875.00	828.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	719	125.00–585.00	357.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,053	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,137	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,177.01

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	4	—	911	100.00–117.50	108.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,130	77.00–118.00	96.54

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	21	—	809	77.50–115.00	93.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	112.00–134.00	121.33

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	7	—	897	58.00–75.00	65.17

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	—	1,082	65.00–75.00	69.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	768	600.00–775.00	702.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	813	800.00–850.00	833.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,695	87.00–103.00	97.20
6	—	1,563	104.00–117.00	108.36
13	—	1,444	68.00–86.00	79.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,231	74.00–82.50	77.57
11	—	1,213	59.00–64.00	61.91
72	—	1,188	65.00–73.00	67.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	996	54.00–66.00	61.00
19	—	798	28.00–43.00	36.28
10	—	969	66.00–72.00	68.89
29	—	1,021	42.50–53.00	48.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,412	65.00–75.00	71.89
18	—	1,465	75.00–83.00	77.50
9	—	1,470	60.00–65.00	62.53

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.