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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 15

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

474 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 542▲ 178 vs year ago 296 · +60.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 334▼ 14 vs year ago 361 · −3.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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	1,642	109.98	1,806	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	92.73	1,356	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	88.87	1,051	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	72.25	624	191

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)	1,142	$1,305	35
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	849	$794	80
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	748	$777	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	904	$1,159	24

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	—	—	1,464	94.93/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,390	15
Bulls	—	—	1,663	113.39/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,886	24
Bulls	—	—	1,858	124.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,311	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	729	47.26/cwt	40.00–60.00	345	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	834	78.09/cwt	72.00–88.00	651	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	65.62/cwt	60.00–72.50	610	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	92.92/cwt	89.00–100.00	945	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	89.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,052	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	81.12/cwt	72.00–85.00	973	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	99.25/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,209	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	83.30/cwt	72.50–87.00	1,154	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	92.85/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,353	80
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	101.36/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,578	24
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	1,838.15/head	1,685.00–1,966.00	1,838	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	669.29/head	435.00–875.00	669	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,780.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	1,556.25/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,556	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	10
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	724	625.40/head	385.00–750.00	625	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	910	1,165.34/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,165	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	952	956.72/head	600.00–1,125.00	957	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	999	1,293.16/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,293	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,136	1,053.36/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	1,308.54/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,309	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	880	94.31/cwt	92.50–97.00	830	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	887	157.40/cwt	137.50–171.00	1,396	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	899	115.55/cwt	100.00–132.50	1,039	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	160.01/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,650	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	115.42/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,275	10

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 542Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 347Last week 334Year ago 361

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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	—	1,555	1,685.00–1,966.00	1,838.15

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	4	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,556.25

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	8	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	5	—	1,242	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,780.00

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	7	—	700	435.00–875.00	669.29

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)	6	—	1,136	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.36

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)	41	—	724	385.00–750.00	625.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	700	660.00	660.00

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	—	910	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,165.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	999	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,293.16

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)	26	—	1,191	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,308.54

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)	33	—	952	600.00–1,125.00	956.72

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	13	—	1,031	150.00–175.00	160.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,105	100.00–130.00	115.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	887	137.50–171.00	157.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	899	100.00–132.50	115.55

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	—	880	92.50–97.00	94.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,858	120.00–131.00	124.36
15	—	1,464	85.00–103.00	94.93
24	—	1,663	106.00–120.00	113.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,385	72.50–87.00	83.30
80	—	1,457	87.00–97.00	92.85
24	—	1,557	99.00–106.00	101.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	834	72.00–88.00	78.09
11	—	1,017	89.00–100.00	92.92
58	—	929	60.00–72.50	65.62
18	—	729	40.00–60.00	47.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,170	85.00–95.00	89.95
12	—	1,218	95.00–108.00	99.25
25	—	1,199	72.00–85.00	81.12

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.