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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 15

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

445 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 447▼ 194 vs year ago 639 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 390▲ 166 vs year ago 204 · +81.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Bred Cows and Pairs were steady to firm. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Top price for slaughter animals was 108/cwt for cows and 130/cwt for slaughter bulls. Top price for bred cows was 1750 while top pairs brought 2250.

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	1,578	108.64	1,714	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	96.37	1,466	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	88.90	1,068	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	961	73.14	703	208

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)	1,092	$1,426	110
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,224	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$1,172	22
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$914	26
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	941	$675	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,719	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,029	$1,100	10

Every lot

33 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	—	—	1,443	95.29/cwt	70.00–101.00	1,375	8
Bulls	—	—	1,582	109.26/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,728	26
Bulls	—	—	1,718	121.57/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,089	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	42.86/cwt	32.00–50.00	368	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	77.32/cwt	71.00–86.00	743	121
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	65.71/cwt	58.00–71.00	631	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	88.78/cwt	86.00–92.00	918	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	80.02/cwt	72.50–84.00	951	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	88.88/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,064	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	101.17/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,255	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	101.75/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,520	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	82.51/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,261	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	93.71/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,443	48
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	978	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,029	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,078	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,793.75/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,794	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,116.67/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	925	864.81/head	575.00–1,025.00	865	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	941	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	966	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,002	1,256.18/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,256	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	944.91/head	800.00–1,050.00	945	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	1,699.57/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,700	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,223.97/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,224	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	1,171.62/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,172	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,295.66/head	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,296	59
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	887	127.35/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,130	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	929	98.94/cwt	83.00–117.50	919	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	103.57/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,075	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,518	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 445Last week 447Year ago 639

Replacement CattleReceipts 370Last week 390Year ago 204

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,195	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,793.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,263	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,029	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	978	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33

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)	16	—	1,027	800.00–1,050.00	944.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,111	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,699.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	966	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	5	—	1,117	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,223.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,137	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,171.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,151	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,295.66

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)	10	—	925	575.00–1,025.00	864.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	941	675.00	675.00

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)	13	—	1,002	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,256.18

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	3	—	1,128	130.00–137.50	134.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,038	91.00–116.00	103.57

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	9	—	929	83.00–117.50	98.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	887	115.00–140.00	127.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,718	118.00–130.00	121.57
8	—	1,443	70.00–101.00	95.29
26	—	1,582	103.00–116.00	109.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,240	97.00–108.00	101.17
22	—	1,189	72.50–84.00	80.02
72	—	1,197	85.00–95.00	88.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,494	98.00–108.00	101.75
4	—	1,528	80.00–86.00	82.51
48	—	1,540	87.00–95.00	93.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	858	32.00–50.00	42.86
121	—	961	71.00–86.00	77.32
18	—	1,034	86.00–92.00	88.78
57	—	961	58.00–71.00	65.71

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.