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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 27

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 460▼ 32 vs year ago 602 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

343 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 314▼ 231 vs year ago 574 · −40.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. The supply of slaughter animals was heavy while the supply of bred cows and pairs was moderate. Uncertainty in the Futures Markets as well as lower Box Beef Cutouts has affected slaughter prices this week, even though Cutter Cow Cutouts have continued to gain. The USDA's Cold Storage Report came out on Monday and reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were up 3 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	1,640	122.73	2,013	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	100.50	1,459	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	95.18	1,153	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	83.97	879	267

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)	1,118	$1,483	53
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,017	49
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	964	$1,243	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,708	18

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	—	—	1,496	109.73/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,642	27
Bulls	—	—	1,708	125.55/cwt	119.00–130.00	2,144	32
Bulls	—	—	1,721	135.16/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,326	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	60.87/cwt	50.00–68.00	507	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	79.09/cwt	70.00–83.00	799	109
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	100.91/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,028	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	90.26/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,002	130
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	87.64/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,036	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	106.94/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,277	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	99.73/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,236	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	89.91/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,258	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	102.41/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,483	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	109.58/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,677	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	972	1,860.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,151	1,518.75/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,519	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,860.00/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,860	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	477.62/head	250.00–600.00	478	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	926	1,016.65/head	800.00–1,175.00	1,017	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	964	1,388.09/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,388	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,508.48/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,508	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,125.59/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,126	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	822	159.58/cwt	140.00–200.00	1,312	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	869	113.14/cwt	100.00–131.00	983	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	874	90.14/cwt	83.00–97.00	788	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	165.24/cwt	142.50–205.00	1,604	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	112.82/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,246	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	92.25/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,084	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	956	1,049.67/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,050	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6

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 27, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 570Last week 460Year ago 602

Replacement CattleReceipts 343Last week 314Year ago 574

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,238	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,151	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,518.75

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	5	—	972	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,860.00

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)	31	—	926	800.00–1,175.00	1,016.65

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)	15	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,125.59

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)	11	—	964	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,388.09

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	—	700	250.00–600.00	477.62

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)	42	—	1,158	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,508.48

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	8	—	971	142.50–205.00	165.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,104	100.00–125.00	112.82

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	30	—	869	100.00–131.00	113.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	822	140.00–200.00	159.58

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	16	—	874	83.00–97.00	90.14

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	8	—	1,175	85.00–98.00	92.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	956	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,049.67

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)	6	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,721	130.00–149.00	135.16
27	—	1,496	95.00–119.00	109.73
32	—	1,708	119.00–130.00	125.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,182	80.00–94.00	87.64
10	—	1,194	104.00–118.00	106.94
62	—	1,239	95.00–103.00	99.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	96.00–105.00	100.91
130	—	1,110	84.00–96.00	90.26
109	—	1,010	70.00–83.00	79.09
19	—	833	50.00–68.00	60.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,530	106.50–115.00	109.58
27	—	1,399	76.00–95.00	89.91
50	—	1,448	96.00–106.00	102.41

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.