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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 431▼ 385 vs year ago 690 · −55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 379▲ 78 vs year ago 321 · +24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate 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	1,493	109.97	1,642	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	90.33	1,040	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	89.61	1,390	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	79.77	776	85

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)	1,157	$1,273	47
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$1,250	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,078	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	921	$925	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,383	57

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,077	96.62/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	96.77/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,314	9
Bulls	—	—	1,462	110.82/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,620	24
Bulls	—	—	1,804	122.69/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,213	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	64.02/cwt	60.00–70.00	617	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	80.25/cwt	70.00–86.00	776	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	90.08/cwt	87.00–93.00	906	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	90.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,030	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	81.78/cwt	78.00–84.00	937	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	98.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,171	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	82.51/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,174	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	99.54/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,421	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	90.15/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,441	48
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	765	816.67/head	750.00–950.00	817	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	864	1,298.08/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,298	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,071	1,387.16/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,387	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	790.84/head	500.00–925.00	791	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	953	970.29/head	700.00–1,100.00	970	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	954	1,148.36/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,148	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	1,077.84/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,078	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,291.40/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,291	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	809	116.71/cwt	110.00–130.00	944	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	812	79.29/cwt	72.00–84.00	644	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	852	93.07/cwt	82.00–102.00	793	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	125.21/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,238	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	97.19/cwt	86.00–115.00	997	54
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	82.90/cwt	79.00–85.00	860	8

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 May 3, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 431Year ago 690

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 379Year ago 321

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,294	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,050.00

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	37	—	1,071	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,387.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	750.00–950.00	816.67

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	13	—	864	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,298.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,252	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,187	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,291.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	999	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,077.84

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)	6	—	954	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,148.36

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	—	825	500.00–925.00	790.84

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)	24	—	953	700.00–1,100.00	970.29

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	8	—	1,037	79.00–85.00	82.90

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	15	—	852	82.00–102.00	93.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	809	110.00–130.00	116.71

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	—	812	72.00–84.00	79.29

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	13	—	989	115.00–135.00	125.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,026	86.00–115.00	97.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	90.00–103.00	96.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,804	118.00–135.00	122.69
9	—	1,358	87.00–104.00	96.77
24	—	1,462	105.00–118.00	110.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	78.00–84.00	81.78
71	—	1,144	85.00–95.00	90.02
17	—	1,187	95.00–105.00	98.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,598	87.50–95.00	90.15
6	—	1,428	98.00–102.00	99.54
12	—	1,423	74.00–86.00	82.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,006	87.00–93.00	90.08
11	—	964	60.00–70.00	64.02
60	—	967	70.00–86.00	80.25

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.