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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 24

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 318▼ 31 vs year ago 241 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 162▲ 112 vs year ago 141 · +79.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls were 10.00-15.00 higher with high dressing bulls 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. With winter weather limiting supplies for several weeks, the price of slaughter animals took a big jump with the top slaughter bull bringing 158/cwt. Replacement animals have seen an increase in demand since the extreme cold gave way to 50 degree days and rain. The top bred cow brought 1900/head and the top pairs brought 2850/pair. The USDA's Cold Storage report released today reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were up 6 percent from the previous month but down 11 percent from last 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	1,595	128.75	2,054	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	105.24	1,252	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	103.72	1,505	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	94.45	971	91

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)	1,134	$1,583	79
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,414	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,037	17
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,588	25

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	—	—	1,377	106.65/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,469	6
Bulls	—	—	1,511	124.17/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	142.47/cwt	134.00–158.00	2,497	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	75.44/cwt	73.00–78.00	737	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	104.49/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,041	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	96.26/cwt	89.00–100.00	990	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	84.96/cwt	81.00–88.00	914	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	92.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,071	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	102.43/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,210	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	111.72/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,351	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	96.72/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,342	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	110.21/cwt	107.50–119.00	1,561	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	103.25/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,530	21
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,620	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	906	1,366.67/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,367	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,097	1,622.22/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,622	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,828.57/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,829	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	939	992.65/head	750.00–1,200.00	993	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,008	1,414.39/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,414	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,023	1,532.42/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,532	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,182.65/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,183	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,617.34/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,617	47
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	810	161.39/cwt	147.50–177.50	1,307	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	911	118.33/cwt	108.00–138.00	1,078	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	976	96.09/cwt	91.00–99.00	938	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	119.43/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,345	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	97.59/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,130	7

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 24, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 318Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 162Year ago 141

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	1	—	1,650	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,620	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	9	—	1,097	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,622.22

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	7	—	1,204	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,828.57

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	9	—	906	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,366.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	13	—	939	750.00–1,200.00	992.65

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)	5	—	1,008	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,414.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,023	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,532.42

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)	47	—	1,210	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,617.34

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)	4	—	1,095	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,182.65

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	9	—	1,126	106.00–124.00	119.43

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	17	—	911	108.00–138.00	118.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	810	147.50–177.50	161.39

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	—	1,158	92.00–100.00	97.59

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	10	—	976	91.00–99.00	96.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,377	94.00–112.00	106.65
7	—	1,511	115.00–131.00	124.17
12	—	1,753	134.00–158.00	142.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,028	89.00–100.00	96.26
17	—	1,076	81.00–88.00	84.96
5	—	977	73.00–78.00	75.44
16	—	996	102.00–109.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	107.50–119.00	110.21
21	—	1,482	100.00–106.00	103.25
6	—	1,388	93.00–99.00	96.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,209	107.00–120.00	111.72
4	—	1,155	90.00–95.00	92.74
33	—	1,181	99.00–106.00	102.43

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.