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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 468▼ 96 vs year ago 466 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 174▼ 179 vs year ago 376 · −47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. A good home cooked meal, provided by the Ozarks Regional Stockyard, drew a crowd both Tuesday and Wednesday as the Sale Barn celebrated another successful year. A total of 220,805 head of cattle were marketed by ORS in 2023 and included 40,481 head of replacement cattle and slaughter animals. ORS will remain closed until January 2 when it resumes its normal schedule. On behalf of the Market News Service, I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New 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	—	Low	1,596	104.79	1,673	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	91.43	1,510	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	88.41	1,032	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	74.15	728	141

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)	1,124	$1,409	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,338	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$938	20
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	866	$1,100	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,383	$2,199	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,281	8

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	—	—	1,463	92.75/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,357	11
Bulls	—	—	1,640	108.08/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,773	18
Bulls	—	—	1,732	119.42/cwt	114.00–130.00	2,068	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	48.95/cwt	41.00–51.00	409	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	66.72/cwt	60.00–73.00	618	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	88.64/cwt	85.00–95.00	881	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	78.78/cwt	73.00–85.00	812	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	87.88/cwt	82.50–93.00	1,011	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	95.19/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,143	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	80.65/cwt	77.50–83.00	969	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	98.28/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,440	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	80.75/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,203	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,721	89.97/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,548	60
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	2,198.92/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,199	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	917	1,090.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,090	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	740	597.30/head	525.00–675.00	597	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	913	940.57/head	800.00–1,100.00	941	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	1,354.83/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,355	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,039	1,332.22/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,332	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,097	1,135.44/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,344.87/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,345	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,460.46/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,460	21
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	830	114.09/cwt	102.00–135.00	947	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	871	87.86/cwt	80.00–96.00	765	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	149.73/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,520	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	116.18/cwt	100.00–137.50	1,334	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	785	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3

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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 468Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 174Year ago 376

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	—	1,383	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,198.92

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	5	—	917	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,090.00

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	—	1,263	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,600.00

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	—	740	525.00–675.00	597.30

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)	21	—	1,240	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,460.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,344.87

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)	4	—	1,039	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,332.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,354.83

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)	12	—	913	800.00–1,100.00	940.57

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	—	1,097	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,135.44

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	6	—	1,015	140.00–157.50	149.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,148	100.00–137.50	116.18

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	5	—	830	102.00–135.00	114.09

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	14	—	871	80.00–96.00	87.86

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)	3	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	4	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,463	81.00–100.00	92.75
18	—	1,640	102.00–114.00	108.08
5	—	1,732	114.00–130.00	119.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,031	73.00–85.00	78.78
16	—	994	85.00–95.00	88.64
11	—	835	41.00–51.00	48.95
40	—	927	60.00–73.00	66.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	78.00–82.50	80.75
60	—	1,721	85.00–94.00	89.97
19	—	1,465	95.00–105.00	98.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,201	93.00–100.00	95.19
12	—	1,202	77.50–83.00	80.65
67	—	1,151	82.50–93.00	87.88

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.