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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 31

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 729▼ 90 vs year ago 625 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 436▲ 23 vs year ago 256 · +9.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady. Bred cows were 100.00 higher and Pairs were 150.00-200.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The quality of bred cows and pairs was above average with several herd dispersals in the offering. Slaughter animals continued to be in high demand with the top slaughter cow bringing 125.00/cwt. and the top bull bringing 132.00/cwt.

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	1,507	118.06	1,780	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	104.35	1,449	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	101.10	1,164	192
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	89.56	914	161

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)	1,122	$1,405	62
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$898	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,463	$1,824	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,885	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,300	6

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,464	106.64/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,561	11
Bulls	—	—	1,492	126.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,890	14
Bulls	—	—	1,532	118.24/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,811	28
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	52.22/cwt	48.00–57.00	445	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	74.26/cwt	64.00–81.00	685	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	101.86/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,006	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	89.82/cwt	81.00–96.00	948	104
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	100.14/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,138	119
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	89.71/cwt	75.00–94.00	1,033	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	109.01/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,296	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	102.37/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,372	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	93.10/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,279	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	111.21/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,629	43
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	1,823.97/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,824	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	953	1,837.50/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,005	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,956.67/head	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,957	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	843	817.42/head	675.00–925.00	817	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	976	1,311.30/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,311	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,018.75/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,422.72/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,423	52
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	774	143.81/cwt	128.00–169.00	1,113	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	906	106.71/cwt	90.00–122.50	967	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	140.26/cwt	122.50–158.00	1,373	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	107.60/cwt	96.00–126.00	1,205	17

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 May 31, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 729Year ago 625

Replacement CattleReceipts 279Last week 436Year ago 256

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	3	—	1,463	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,823.97

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	10	—	953	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	4	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,173	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,956.67

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	3	—	1,005	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	10	—	976	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,311.30

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)	52	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,422.72

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)	4	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,018.75

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)	6	—	843	675.00–925.00	817.42

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	11	—	979	122.50–158.00	140.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,120	96.00–126.00	107.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	774	128.00–169.00	143.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	906	90.00–122.50	106.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,532	113.00–125.00	118.24
14	—	1,492	125.00–132.00	126.67
11	—	1,464	102.00–109.00	106.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,189	106.00–117.00	109.01
24	—	1,151	75.00–94.00	89.71
119	—	1,136	95.00–105.00	100.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,465	107.00–125.00	111.21
64	—	1,340	97.00–107.00	102.37
15	—	1,374	85.00–96.00	93.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	48.00–57.00	52.22
104	—	1,056	81.00–96.00	89.82
33	—	988	97.00–110.00	101.86
21	—	923	64.00–81.00	74.26

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.