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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 3

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 370▲ 29 vs year ago 433 · +6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 197▼ 12 vs year ago 261 · −4.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows were steady while slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs.

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	1,733	111.57	1,933	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	90.76	1,328	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	87.47	1,088	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	76.56	790	189

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)	1,204	$1,437	48
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$975	38
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	937	$1,115	15
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,472	$1,799	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,300	5

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	—	—	1,547	95.45/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,477	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	110.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,941	19
Bulls	—	—	1,805	120.39/cwt	116.00–129.00	2,173	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	54.24/cwt	50.00–62.00	501	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	68.38/cwt	63.00–73.00	658	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	88.59/cwt	86.00–93.00	925	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	78.81/cwt	72.50–86.00	833	129
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	79.20/cwt	70.00–83.00	956	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	98.29/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,203	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	88.37/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,112	76
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	109.05/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,505	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	90.13/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,323	90
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	80.28/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,200	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,472	1,799.07/head	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,799	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	859	1,266.67/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	775	498.99/head	400.00–650.00	499	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	918	1,004.46/head	650.00–1,150.00	1,004	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	971	1,347.17/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,347	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,108	1,119.21/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,119	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,470.54/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,471	35
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	745	132.95/cwt	127.50–140.00	990	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	838	90.93/cwt	85.00–96.00	762	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	934	109.54/cwt	97.00–125.00	1,023	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	85.37/cwt	79.00–96.00	909	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	147.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,710	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	111.54/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,336	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	880	1,110.85/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,111	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	1,125.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,125	4

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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 370Year ago 433

Replacement CattleReceipts 249Last week 197Year ago 261

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	—	1,472	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,799.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	2	—	1,140	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00

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	3	—	859	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,266.67

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)	26	—	918	650.00–1,150.00	1,004.46

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)	8	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,119.21

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)	4	—	775	400.00–650.00	498.99

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)	35	—	1,290	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,470.54

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	971	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,347.17

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	4	—	1,160	145.00–155.00	147.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,198	90.00–130.00	111.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	127.50–140.00	132.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	934	97.00–125.00	109.54

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	7	—	838	85.00–96.00	90.93

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	7	—	1,065	79.00–96.00	85.37

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)	11	—	880	900.00–1,200.00	1,110.85

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)	4	—	1,094	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,805	116.00–129.00	120.39
8	—	1,547	84.00–104.00	95.45
19	—	1,750	105.00–115.00	110.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,380	95.00–114.00	109.05
12	—	1,495	73.00–85.00	80.28
90	—	1,468	85.00–95.00	90.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,057	72.50–86.00	78.81
19	—	1,044	86.00–93.00	88.59
28	—	962	63.00–73.00	68.38
13	—	924	50.00–62.00	54.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,258	83.00–93.00	88.37
12	—	1,224	93.00–115.00	98.29
24	—	1,207	70.00–83.00	79.20

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.