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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

460 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 366▲ 60 vs year ago 400 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 350▼ 17 vs year ago 331 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. Hay harvest continues, as producers try to stockpile as much as possible, but with overnight temperatures at or near the 40's most pasture and hay growth is rapidly decreasing. Most of the area is classified as abnormally dry or moderate drought with the light rain this morning doing little to help that condition.

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	1,606	124.69	2,003	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	103.85	1,450	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	99.91	1,175	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	85.48	866	187

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)	1,108	$1,521	65
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,464	13
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,066	43
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,870	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,175	3thin

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	108.50/cwt	91.00–120.00	1,544	17
Bulls	—	—	1,675	137.60/cwt	132.50–144.00	2,305	19
Bulls	—	—	1,678	125.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,112	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	56.99/cwt	40.00–70.00	474	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	80.63/cwt	72.50–87.00	797	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	101.73/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,055	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	92.17/cwt	87.00–99.00	982	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	105.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,215	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	92.87/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,108	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	113.60/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,368	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	105.83/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,447	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	96.74/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,372	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	114.55/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,732	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	953	1,783.33/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,783	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	980	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,907.14/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,907	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	917	1,052.28/head	650.00–1,200.00	1,052	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,002	1,504.58/head	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,505	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,017	1,380.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,380	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,114	1,103.02/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,103	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,489.57/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,490	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,533.74/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,534	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	810	161.07/cwt	140.00–197.50	1,305	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	121.26/cwt	101.00–138.00	1,079	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	173.77/cwt	150.00–202.50	1,618	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	993	91.72/cwt	90.00–94.00	911	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	114.32/cwt	101.00–135.00	1,276	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	94.41/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,089	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3

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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 460Last week 366Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 314Last week 350Year ago 331

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	—	953	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,783.33

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	7	—	1,151	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,907.14

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)	31	—	917	650.00–1,200.00	1,052.28

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	—	1,017	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,380.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,002	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,504.58

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)	10	—	1,144	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,489.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,193	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,533.74

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)	12	—	1,114	800.00–1,200.00	1,103.02

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	17	—	931	150.00–202.50	173.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,116	101.00–135.00	114.32

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	—	890	101.00–138.00	121.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	810	140.00–197.50	161.07

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	4	—	993	90.00–94.00	91.72

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	3	—	1,153	91.00–98.00	94.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,675	132.50–144.00	137.60
17	—	1,423	91.00–120.00	108.50
25	—	1,678	120.00–130.00	125.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,193	80.00–99.00	92.87
8	—	1,204	110.00–123.00	113.60
47	—	1,153	100.00–110.00	105.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	832	40.00–70.00	56.99
86	—	1,065	87.00–99.00	92.17
15	—	1,037	99.00–108.00	101.73
69	—	988	72.50–87.00	80.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,418	85.00–101.00	96.74
59	—	1,367	102.00–111.00	105.83
9	—	1,512	111.00–119.00	114.55

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.