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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 18

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

423 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 531▼ 246 vs year ago 669 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 293▼ 136 vs year ago 314 · −43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of bred cows and pairs. The top slaughter bull brought 154.00/cwt. The offering of replacement cattle was not as impressive as last week with the top bred cow bringing 1900.00.

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	1,593	112.55	1,793	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	100.20	1,406	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	94.71	1,095	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	81.16	821	154

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)	1,130	$1,432	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,259	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,070	21
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,101	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$1,729	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,345	10

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,106	104.56/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	104.22/cwt	86.00–116.00	1,613	19
Bulls	—	—	1,748	119.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,093	11
Bulls	—	—	1,811	134.86/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,442	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	64.70/cwt	50.00–70.00	553	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	76.84/cwt	71.00–82.50	743	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	98.21/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,034	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	87.27/cwt	82.00–94.00	956	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	96.31/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,085	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	109.99/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,295	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	87.51/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,042	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	98.77/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,335	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	89.07/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,267	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	107.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,577	46
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,728.77/head	1,685.00–1,750.00	1,729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	775	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	852	1,225.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	945	1,063.84/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,064	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,379.67/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,380	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,057	1,258.64/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,259	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,112	1,091.73/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,501.68/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,502	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	790	87.24/cwt	61.00–100.00	689	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	899	142.78/cwt	132.50–160.00	1,284	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	961	114.57/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,101	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	151.43/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,563	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	113.95/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,345	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,100.80/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,101	5

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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 531Year ago 669

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 293Year ago 314

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	—	1,148	1,685.00–1,750.00	1,728.77
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	775	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	3	—	1,195	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	852	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.00

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)	5	—	1,112	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,091.73

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	—	1,057	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,258.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,040	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,379.67

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)	16	—	945	900.00–1,175.00	1,063.84

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)	22	—	1,248	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,501.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	899	132.50–160.00	142.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	961	100.00–130.00	114.57

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	3	—	1,032	135.00–175.00	151.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,180	100.00–131.00	113.95

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	5	—	790	61.00–100.00	87.24

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)	5	—	940	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,100.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	100.00–118.00	104.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,548	86.00–116.00	104.22
11	—	1,748	115.00–126.00	119.72
5	—	1,811	130.00–154.00	134.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,127	92.00–103.00	96.31
11	—	1,177	105.00–116.00	109.99
34	—	1,191	80.00–91.00	87.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,095	82.00–94.00	87.27
65	—	967	71.00–82.50	76.84
11	—	1,053	95.00–101.00	98.21
17	—	855	50.00–70.00	64.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,464	105.00–114.00	107.71
23	—	1,423	84.00–94.00	89.07
63	—	1,352	94.00–104.00	98.77

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.