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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 13

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 345 vs last sale 813▲ 177 vs year ago 291 · +60.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 245▼ 98 vs year ago 272 · −36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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	1,662	106.69	1,773	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	89.71	1,255	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	86.62	1,049	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	71.77	731	76

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)	1,226	$1,418	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,113	14
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$1,550	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,236	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,667	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,064	$1,457	7

Every lot

24 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	—	—	1,370	94.64/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,297	7
Bulls	—	—	1,691	107.18/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,812	28
Bulls	—	—	1,910	120.83/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,308	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	54.91/cwt	40.00–62.50	472	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	68.17/cwt	61.00–73.00	663	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	86.40/cwt	85.00–89.00	896	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	78.76/cwt	72.00–85.00	877	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	95.00/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,130	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	86.60/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,050	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	75.31/cwt	70.00–80.00	930	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,239	77.32/cwt	74.00–80.00	958	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,337	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	89.01/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,259	66
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,064	1,457.14/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,457	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,178	1,666.67/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,667	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,047.39/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,047	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,397.48/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,397	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,541.33/head	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,541	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	1,198.44/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,198	15
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	1,021	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	151.04/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,462	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	106.08/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,077	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.

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

Wed Dec 13, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 813Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 245Year ago 272

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,178	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,666.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,457.14

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)	6	—	1,225	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,397.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,286	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,541.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,048	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,045	900.00–1,300.00	1,047.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	827	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,198.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,021	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	968	135.00–175.00	151.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,015	100.00–112.50	106.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,910	116.00–127.00	120.83
7	—	1,370	84.00–100.00	94.64
28	—	1,691	102.00–114.00	107.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,392	92.00–100.00	96.07
6	—	1,239	74.00–80.00	77.32
66	—	1,415	82.50–95.00	89.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,114	72.00–85.00	78.76
5	—	1,037	85.00–89.00	86.40
29	—	973	61.00–73.00	68.17
11	—	859	40.00–62.50	54.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,212	81.00–92.00	86.60
15	—	1,189	93.00–98.00	95.00
11	—	1,235	70.00–80.00	75.31

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.