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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 14

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 586▼ 125 vs year ago 416 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 330▼ 80 vs year ago 352 · −22.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Oct 27, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. Following the special replacement sale on Saturday the quality and supply of replacement cattle was lower than normal and the muddy conditions didn't help numbers either.

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	—	Low	1,559	92.31	1,439	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	71.46	1,040	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	67.86	798	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	54.49	537	96

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)	1,175	$1,087	17
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	846	$598	41
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	887	$390	3thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$877	12
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,325	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,104	6

Every lot

28 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	—	—	1,424	80.81/cwt	68.00–87.00	1,151	14
Bulls	—	—	1,602	95.05/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,523	18
Bulls	—	—	1,743	110.90/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,933	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	31.25/cwt	21.00–41.00	283	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	59.33/cwt	55.00–64.00	583	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	50.22/cwt	41.00–54.00	502	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	68.01/cwt	65.00–75.00	702	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	61.07/cwt	55.00–64.00	697	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	68.03/cwt	65.00–73.00	808	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	75.75/cwt	73.00–80.00	901	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	63.26/cwt	61.00–65.00	875	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,107	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	70.87/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,059	37
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	940	758.33/head	550.00–925.00	758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	692	266.33/head	200.00–350.00	266	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	854	677.19/head	500.00–900.00	677	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	887	390.46/head	350.00–425.00	390	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,062	858.63/head	775.00–950.00	859	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,086.63/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,087	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	733	103.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	760	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	868	90.80/cwt	82.50–100.00	788	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	893	61.09/cwt	56.00–65.00	546	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	111.97/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,057	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,024	68.46/cwt	65.00–75.00	701	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	86.09/cwt	74.00–102.50	918	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	876.56/head	800.00–950.00	877	12

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 14, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 586Year ago 416

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 330Year ago 352

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	550.00–925.00	758.33

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)	11	—	692	200.00–350.00	266.33

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	887	350.00–425.00	390.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	—	854	500.00–900.00	677.19

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)	7	—	1,062	775.00–950.00	858.63

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	16	—	1,066	74.00–102.50	86.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	944	100.00–124.00	111.97

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	—	893	56.00–65.00	61.09

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	9	—	1,024	65.00–75.00	68.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	733	100.00–110.00	103.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	868	82.50–100.00	90.80

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)	12	—	805	800.00–950.00	876.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,424	68.00–87.00	80.81
18	—	1,602	88.00–102.00	95.05
6	—	1,743	102.00–120.00	110.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,189	73.00–80.00	75.75
50	—	1,187	65.00–73.00	68.03
21	—	1,142	55.00–64.00	61.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,494	66.00–75.00	70.87
20	—	1,429	75.00–80.00	77.48
12	—	1,383	61.00–65.00	63.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,000	41.00–54.00	50.22
37	—	983	55.00–64.00	59.33
19	—	1,032	65.00–75.00	68.01
14	—	906	21.00–41.00	31.25

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.