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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 6

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

813 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 540▲ 347 vs year ago 466 · +74.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 247▼ 131 vs year ago 376 · −34.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The supply was heavy and demand was good.

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	—	Low	1,596	104.06	1,661	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	90.41	1,268	129
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	85.61	1,003	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	72.75	727	165

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)	1,045	$1,308	103
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$1,245	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,421	20

Every lot

25 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	—	—	1,436	95.20/cwt	77.00–101.00	1,367	28
Bulls	—	—	1,687	109.53/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,848	34
Bulls	—	—	1,945	119.62/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,327	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	53.16/cwt	40.00–64.00	464	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	90.28/cwt	89.00–92.00	855	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	70.85/cwt	65.00–77.00	701	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	79.42/cwt	75.00–85.00	832	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	75.15/cwt	68.00–85.00	851	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	87.93/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,038	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	98.76/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,200	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	77.86/cwt	68.00–86.00	1,002	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	90.84/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,276	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	98.73/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,463	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	761	872.34/head	800.00–1,000.00	872	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	872	1,206.26/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,206	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	941	1,414.27/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,414	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	1,302.84/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,303	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,131	1,185.54/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,186	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	1,566.23/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,566	32
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	812	164.82/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,338	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	828	120.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	996	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	997	99.91/cwt	90.00–107.00	996	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	145.72/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,559	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,750.00/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,106	1,363.24/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,363	17

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.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Dec 6, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 813Last week 540Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 247Year ago 376

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The supply was heavy and demand was good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,131	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,185.54

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)	6	—	872	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,206.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	941	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,414.27

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)	4	—	1,032	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,302.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,297	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,566.23

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	761	800.00–1,000.00	872.34

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	10	—	1,070	120.00–160.00	145.72

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	26	—	997	90.00–107.00	99.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	150.00–180.00	164.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	828	118.00–125.00	120.26

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	—	1,083	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,750.00

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	17	—	1,106	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,363.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,436	77.00–101.00	95.20
34	—	1,687	104.00–116.00	109.53
4	—	1,945	118.00–122.00	119.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	89.00–92.00	90.28
18	—	872	40.00–64.00	53.16
67	—	1,048	75.00–85.00	79.42
77	—	989	65.00–77.00	70.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	92.00–110.00	98.76
40	—	1,133	68.00–85.00	75.15
118	—	1,181	82.00–95.00	87.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,405	84.00–96.00	90.84
21	—	1,482	96.00–102.00	98.73
17	—	1,287	68.00–86.00	77.86

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.