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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 395▼ 411 vs year ago 492 · −83.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 260▼ 241 vs year ago 309 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a very light supply. Excessive Heat Warnings with heat index values up to 120 degrees kept receipts limited. Many producers are taking advantage of the hot and dry conditions to hit the hay fields for a late or second harvest.

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	1,628	124.08	2,020	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	109.12	1,590	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	104.19	1,228	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	90.68	922	38

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)	1,141	$1,505	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,294	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	871	$853	9
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,595	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,825	2thin

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	—	—	1,455	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	2,339	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	108.32/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,036	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	56.06/cwt	50.00–61.00	552	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	80.33/cwt	70.00–87.00	824	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	94.68/cwt	87.50–104.00	972	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	95.62/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,118	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	107.45/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,259	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	114.38/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,399	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	108.31/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,522	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	116.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,756	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	101.14/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,581	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	743	534.75/head	500.00–550.00	535	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	851	978.85/head	775.00–1,100.00	979	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,274.77/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	967	1,481.08/head	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,481	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	1,080.27/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,510.81/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,511	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	778	163.60/cwt	133.00–180.00	1,273	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	800	90.94/cwt	90.00–92.00	728	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	868	120.88/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,049	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	117.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,631	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 395Year ago 492

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 260Year ago 309

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,172	103.00–112.00	107.45
3	—	1,223	113.00–115.00	114.38
7	—	1,169	87.50–100.00	95.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	50.00–61.00	56.06
9	—	1,026	70.00–87.00	80.33
4	—	956	105.00–112.00	108.32
23	—	1,027	87.50–104.00	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	100.00–102.50	101.14
7	—	1,405	105.00–111.00	108.31
3	—	1,510	115.00–118.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	120.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	1,653	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,783	130.00–132.50	131.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	743	500.00–550.00	534.75

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)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,185	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,510.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,274.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	967	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,481.08

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)	2	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080.27

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)	4	—	851	775.00–1,100.00	978.85

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	2	—	800	90.00–92.00	90.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,391	114.00–125.00	117.28

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	4	—	868	111.00–130.00	120.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	133.00–180.00	163.60

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	2	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00

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)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,595	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.