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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 12

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 316▼ 161 vs year ago 646 · −24.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 271▼ 144 vs year ago 410 · −35.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a heavy supply of slaughter animals. Spring has arrived in the Ozarks with dogwoods in full bloom and pasture conditions improving daily.

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	1,635	112.40	1,837	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	92.45	1,337	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	90.44	1,057	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	76.52	754	173

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)	1,125	$1,224	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,206	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$797	24
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,450	7
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	911	$929	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,531	$2,065	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,175	$1,454	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,631	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$1,200	6

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,422	97.74/cwt	77.00–104.00	1,390	20
Bulls	—	—	1,670	113.39/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,894	26
Bulls	—	—	1,810	126.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,289	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	48.88/cwt	41.00–51.00	436	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	58.61/cwt	55.00–70.00	541	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	79.81/cwt	72.00–88.00	785	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	91.08/cwt	89.00–97.00	985	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	83.46/cwt	75.00–87.00	962	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	91.46/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,067	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	98.96/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,189	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	94.18/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,351	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	84.64/cwt	68.00–88.00	1,220	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	99.46/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,511	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,454.43/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,531	2,065.10/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,065	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,612.50/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	1,433.33/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,765.00/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,765	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	746	70.76/cwt	57.50–75.00	528	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	135.35/cwt	120.00–156.00	1,190	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	102.57/cwt	87.00–130.00	921	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	106.66/cwt	85.00–127.50	1,099	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	708	465.72/head	300.00–650.00	466	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	871	788.15/head	650.00–1,000.00	788	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,142.00/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,142	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,021	925.79/head	800.00–1,050.00	926	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,206.39/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,206	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,296.11/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,296	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	929.12/head	900.00–1,000.00	929	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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.

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

Wed Apr 12, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 485Last week 316Year ago 646

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 271Year ago 410

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	—	1,531	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,065.10
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,175	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,454.43

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,346	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,123	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,433.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	4	—	980	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,612.50

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	9	—	879	120.00–156.00	135.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,030	85.00–127.50	106.66

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	8	—	898	87.00–130.00	102.57

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	6	—	746	57.50–75.00	70.76

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	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,206.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,236	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,296.11

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)	15	—	1,000	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,142.00

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)	9	—	871	650.00–1,000.00	788.15

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)	4	—	708	300.00–650.00	465.72

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)	11	—	1,021	800.00–1,050.00	925.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	925	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	6	—	911	900.00–1,000.00	929.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,422	77.00–104.00	97.74
26	—	1,670	106.00–119.00	113.39
19	—	1,810	120.00–134.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,167	88.00–96.00	91.46
44	—	1,153	75.00–87.00	83.46
26	—	1,201	96.00–105.00	98.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,519	98.00–105.00	99.46
23	—	1,441	68.00–88.00	84.64
59	—	1,435	90.00–97.00	94.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	984	72.00–88.00	79.81
29	—	1,081	89.00–97.00	91.08
35	—	923	55.00–70.00	58.61
5	—	893	41.00–51.00	48.88

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.