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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

466 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 291▲ 228 vs year ago 238 · +95.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 272▲ 221 vs year ago 155 · +142.6%

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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 while Pairs were not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were higher than expected as producers took advantage of the last sale of 2022 to stay a step ahead of the predicted sub-zero temperatures and negative double digit windchills. Replacement/Slaughter Cattle sales for 2022, at Ozark's Regional Stockyard, totaled 49,515 head which was 13 percent higher than a year ago and 6.7 percent higher than the 5-year average.

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	1,632	92.29	1,506	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	73.21	1,076	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	69.68	827	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	880	54.93	483	206

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)	1,188	$1,090	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,002	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$726	56
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$900	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,448	$1,674	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$1,014	7

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	—	—	1,488	81.55/cwt	60.00–89.00	1,213	19
Bulls	—	—	1,669	96.65/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,613	21
Bulls	—	—	1,912	108.36/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,072	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	793	38.37/cwt	30.00–46.00	304	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	50.98/cwt	47.00–55.00	437	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	61.08/cwt	57.00–66.00	545	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	69.59/cwt	67.00–75.00	713	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	71.65/cwt	65.00–75.00	837	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	78.55/cwt	76.00–83.00	944	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	61.55/cwt	55.00–65.00	744	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	63.67/cwt	57.00–68.00	904	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	81.00/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,192	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	73.93/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,094	66
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,673.58/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,674	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	833	833.33/head	700.00–1,000.00	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	852	683.85/head	500.00–875.00	684	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	989.00/head	975.00–1,025.00	989	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,011	796.98/head	600.00–950.00	797	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,001.53/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,002	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	1,107.42/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,107	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	119.51/cwt	110.00–128.00	920	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	809	71.27/cwt	50.00–76.00	577	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	859	90.25/cwt	75.00–100.00	775	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	984	68.22/cwt	55.00–76.00	671	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	117.45/cwt	108.00–133.50	1,300	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	87.64/cwt	75.00–116.00	1,049	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	7

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Dec 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 466Last week 291Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 376Last week 272Year ago 155

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,448	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,673.58

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	—	833	700.00–1,000.00	833.33

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	—	1,035	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	21	—	1,011	600.00–950.00	796.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	975.00–1,025.00	989.00

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)	3	—	1,092	950.00–1,100.00	1,001.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,221	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,107.42

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)	35	—	852	500.00–875.00	683.85

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	17	—	1,107	108.00–133.50	117.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,197	75.00–116.00	87.64

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	24	—	859	75.00–100.00	90.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	770	110.00–128.00	119.51

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	32	—	809	50.00–76.00	71.27

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	13	—	984	55.00–76.00	68.22

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)	7	—	875	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,912	106.00–117.00	108.36
19	—	1,488	60.00–89.00	81.55
21	—	1,669	90.00–104.00	96.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,208	55.00–65.00	61.55
21	—	1,202	76.00–83.00	78.55
62	—	1,168	65.00–75.00	71.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,480	68.00–77.00	73.93
11	—	1,472	78.00–86.00	81.00
14	—	1,420	57.00–68.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	793	30.00–46.00	38.37
80	—	892	57.00–66.00	61.08
67	—	858	47.00–55.00	50.98
24	—	1,025	67.00–75.00	69.59

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.