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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 341▲ 127 vs year ago 294 · +43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 264▲ 64 vs year ago 147 · +43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,635	102.28	1,672	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	88.12	1,244	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	85.19	984	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	67.45	655	171

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)	1,007	$1,347	36
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$706	13
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	862	$847	15
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,395	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	986	$1,000	4thin

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,548	88.25/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,366	11
Bulls	—	—	1,633	104.80/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,711	24
Bulls	—	—	1,885	125.71/cwt	117.00–130.00	2,370	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	709	39.72/cwt	30.00–51.00	282	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	84.77/cwt	80.00–89.00	827	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	72.18/cwt	66.00–78.00	720	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	59.08/cwt	50.00–65.00	590	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	85.87/cwt	79.00–91.00	984	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	93.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,087	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	73.37/cwt	62.00–77.00	870	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	76.26/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,007	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	86.49/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,224	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	95.03/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,360	24
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	1,783.25/head	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,783	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	895	1,208.33/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,208	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	986	1,390.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	986	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,591.67/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,592	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	693	265.97/head	125.00–400.00	266	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	824	1,354.38/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,354	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	757.32/head	525.00–900.00	757	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	860.37/head	775.00–1,000.00	860	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,341.73/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,342	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	856	74.14/cwt	70.00–83.00	635	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	116.18/cwt	96.00–135.00	1,026	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	888	100.88/cwt	94.00–107.50	896	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	933	91.94/cwt	81.00–105.00	858	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	94.79/cwt	81.00–110.00	1,077	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	710	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	871.74/head	800.00–950.00	872	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.

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

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

Wed Feb 22, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 341Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 264Year ago 147

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,393	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,783.25

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	—	895	900.00–1,375.00	1,208.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	986	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	5	—	986	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,390.00

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	3	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,591.67

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)	8	—	890	525.00–900.00	757.32

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)	3	—	1,025	775.00–1,000.00	860.37

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)	2	—	693	125.00–400.00	265.97

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)	14	—	824	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,354.38

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)	22	—	1,124	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,341.73

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	32	—	1,136	81.00–110.00	94.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	883	96.00–135.00	116.18

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	4	—	856	70.00–83.00	74.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	94.00–107.50	100.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	81.00–105.00	91.94

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	—	900	800.00–950.00	871.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	710	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,633	97.00–114.00	104.80
4	—	1,885	117.00–130.00	125.71
11	—	1,548	81.00–97.00	88.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,186	62.00–77.00	73.37
87	—	1,146	79.00–91.00	85.87
20	—	1,163	91.00–100.00	93.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	975	80.00–89.00	84.77
53	—	999	50.00–65.00	59.08
14	—	709	30.00–51.00	39.72
77	—	998	66.00–78.00	72.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,415	82.00–92.50	86.49
24	—	1,431	92.50–100.00	95.03
7	—	1,321	70.00–81.00	76.26

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.