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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 30

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 81▲ 0 vs year ago 335 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 68▼ 112 vs year ago 295 · −38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light run, slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 higher and slaugher bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was good on a light supply of replacement cattle and a moderate supply of slaughter animals. The top slaughter bull sold for 150.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow brought 125.00/cwt. The top bred cow brought 1550.00 while the top pair sold for 2150.00. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released last week, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month but down 18 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	—	High	1,553	124.25	1,930	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	111.31	1,515	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	106.90	1,238	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	94.30	911	130

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)	1,119	$1,397	62
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,166	18
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$897	16
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,250	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,635	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,848	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,675	3thin

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,348	106.48/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,435	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	124.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,882	21
Bulls	—	—	1,860	138.28/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,572	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	53.11/cwt	47.00–70.00	445	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	82.80/cwt	71.00–89.00	750	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	97.29/cwt	89.00–105.00	957	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	108.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,078	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	100.27/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,151	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	109.27/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,270	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	117.14/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,373	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	99.78/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,343	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	119.17/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,611	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	112.59/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,541	46
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,634.80/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,635	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	775	1,591.67/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,592	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	926	2,010.00/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,010	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,841.67/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,842	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	756	494.28/head	300.00–625.00	494	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	879	1,025.65/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,026	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,027	1,312.84/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,313	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	1,176.82/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,177	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,071	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,443.12/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,443	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	157.56/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,339	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	898	91.97/cwt	86.00–96.00	826	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	111.72/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,054	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	116.21/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,374	28

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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 81Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 68Year ago 295

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	2	—	1,225	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,634.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	926	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	775	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,591.67

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	6	—	1,163	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,841.67

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)	22	—	1,027	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,312.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,060	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,176.82

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)	40	—	1,169	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,443.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	7	—	879	850.00–1,150.00	1,025.65

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	—	1,071	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	5	—	756	300.00–625.00	494.28

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)	3	—	990	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	12	—	943	101.00–121.00	111.72
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	140.00–180.00	157.56

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	28	—	1,182	109.00–125.00	116.21

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	3	—	898	86.00–96.00	91.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,860	131.00–150.00	138.28
6	—	1,348	97.00–117.00	106.48
21	—	1,510	120.00–131.00	124.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,162	105.00–115.00	109.27
12	—	1,172	116.00–120.00	117.14
35	—	1,148	94.00–104.00	100.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	906	71.00–89.00	82.80
6	—	838	47.00–70.00	53.11
84	—	984	89.00–105.00	97.29
18	—	997	106.00–114.00	108.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,369	108.00–116.00	112.59
16	—	1,352	116.00–125.00	119.17
16	—	1,346	87.00–106.00	99.78

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.