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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 24

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

729 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 498▼ 90 vs year ago 819 · −11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 291▲ 154 vs year ago 282 · +54.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady to 50.00 higher and pairs sold 100.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of replacement cattle and a heavy supply of slaughter animals. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released today, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 6 percent from the previous month and down 16 percent from last year.

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	1,638	116.09	1,901	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	100.39	1,429	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	97.41	1,167	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	86.17	830	360

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)	1,093	$1,268	83
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,216	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,050	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	897	$901	18
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$1,001	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,417	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,275	8

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,459	101.98/cwt	80.00–109.00	1,488	18
Bulls	—	—	1,647	118.09/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,945	33
Bulls	—	—	1,799	126.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,276	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	49.25/cwt	40.00–59.00	425	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	71.15/cwt	60.00–77.00	650	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	86.47/cwt	78.00–93.00	828	271
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	97.29/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,007	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	105.37/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,251	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	96.08/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,154	117
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	86.45/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,046	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	87.95/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,230	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	98.86/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,391	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	106.75/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,555	42
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	740	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	859	1,197.50/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,198	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	947	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,469.23/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,469	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,204	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,707.50/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,708	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	897.93/head	675.00–1,000.00	898	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	957	915.72/head	650.00–1,025.00	916	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,034	1,212.79/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,213	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,216.09/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,294.26/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,294	56
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	886	132.03/cwt	122.00–142.50	1,170	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	888	90.42/cwt	82.00–92.50	803	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	927	112.83/cwt	95.00–129.00	1,046	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	145.81/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,476	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	112.38/cwt	89.00–135.00	1,325	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,000.73/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,001	10

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 24, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 729Last week 498Year ago 819

Replacement CattleReceipts 436Last week 291Year ago 282

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	740	650.00–700.00	675.00

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	10	—	1,206	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707.50

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	10	—	859	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,197.50

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	3	—	947	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	8	—	1,204	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,120	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,469.23

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)	27	—	1,034	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,212.79

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)	56	—	1,122	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,294.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,216.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	15	—	885	675.00–1,000.00	897.93

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	—	957	650.00–1,025.00	915.72

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	32	—	927	95.00–129.00	112.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	886	122.00–142.50	132.03

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	8	—	888	82.00–92.50	90.42

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	—	1,012	130.00–160.00	145.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,179	89.00–135.00	112.38

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)	10	—	1,028	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,647	111.00–124.00	118.09
18	—	1,799	124.00–130.00	126.53
18	—	1,459	80.00–109.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,187	101.00–112.00	105.37
117	—	1,201	92.00–101.00	96.08
20	—	1,210	83.00–91.00	86.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	913	60.00–77.00	71.15
53	—	1,035	94.00–109.00	97.29
271	—	957	78.00–93.00	86.47
6	—	862	40.00–59.00	49.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,457	103.00–117.00	106.75
14	—	1,399	79.00–93.00	87.95
61	—	1,407	94.00–103.00	98.86

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.