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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
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Published: 2024-01-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 31

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 210▲ 179 vs year ago 241 · +74.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 253▲ 81 vs year ago 141 · +57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with most of the gain on high dressing breaking cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The USDA released its biannual Cattle Inventory Report today, which reported Cattle Inventories were down 2 percent from last year and the 2023 Calf Crop was also 2 percent lower than in 2022.

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	1,748	125.57	2,195	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	105.63	1,530	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	103.36	1,245	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	88.13	864	107

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)	1,200	$1,632	52
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$1,377	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$934	16
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	914	$1,321	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,568	$2,522	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,914	7

Every lot

28 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	—	—	1,530	106.51/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,630	16
Bulls	—	—	1,672	123.08/cwt	114.00–131.00	2,058	27
Bulls	—	—	2,013	143.28/cwt	132.00–156.00	2,884	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	58.99/cwt	51.00–68.00	518	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	81.98/cwt	70.00–90.00	807	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	94.66/cwt	91.00–100.00	936	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	103.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,036	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	109.88/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,323	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	93.69/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,128	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	102.63/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,238	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	93.58/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,322	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	111.24/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,575	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	105.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,553	62
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,568	2,522.49/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,522	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,008	1,533.33/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,533	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,200.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	726	643.39/head	400.00–875.00	643	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	899	1,066.61/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,067	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	902	1,377.17/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,377	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	982	1,507.94/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,508	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,673.89/head	1,325.00–1,950.00	1,674	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	878	144.93/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,272	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	909	92.53/cwt	86.00–97.00	841	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	938	116.67/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,094	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	140.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,472	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,193	97.68/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,165	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	116.72/cwt	101.00–132.50	1,419	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	1,321.21/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,321	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 31, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 210Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 253Year 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	2	—	1,568	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,522.49

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	4	—	1,222	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,008	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,533.33

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)	3	—	902	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,377.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	982	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,507.94

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)	5	—	726	400.00–875.00	643.39

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)	39	—	1,273	1,325.00–1,950.00	1,673.89

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)	11	—	899	900.00–1,250.00	1,066.61

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	4	—	909	86.00–97.00	92.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	878	135.00–175.00	144.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	938	105.00–130.00	116.67

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	3	—	1,050	135.00–150.00	140.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,216	101.00–132.50	116.72

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	3	—	1,193	97.00–99.00	97.68

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)	7	—	914	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,321.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	2,013	132.00–156.00	143.28
16	—	1,530	91.00–113.00	106.51
27	—	1,672	114.00–131.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	984	70.00–90.00	81.98
7	—	878	51.00–68.00	58.99
44	—	989	91.00–100.00	94.66
12	—	999	100.00–110.00	103.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,416	108.00–122.00	111.24
62	—	1,474	100.00–108.00	105.36
14	—	1,413	80.00–99.00	93.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,204	106.00–120.00	109.88
67	—	1,206	99.00–106.00	102.63
24	—	1,204	85.00–99.00	93.69

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.