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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
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Published: 2024-02-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 7

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 420▲ 55 vs year ago 333 · +16.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 222▲ 61 vs year ago 263 · +23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was very good for replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. There was a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs and a moderate supply of slaughter animals. The top slaughter cow brought 131.00/cwt while the top slaughter bull brought 144.00/cwt. There was an above average offering of replacement cattle with the top bred cows selling for 2100.00/head and the top pairs selling for 2900.00/pair.

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	—	Average	1,695	120.66	2,046	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	101.41	1,484	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	99.37	1,192	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	86.89	905	120

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)	1,152	$1,670	75
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,426	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$928	39
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$1,422	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,004	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,775	3thin

Every lot

33 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	—	—	1,593	104.51/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,665	14
Bulls	—	—	1,630	118.79/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,936	33
Bulls	—	—	1,866	134.38/cwt	129.00–144.00	2,508	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	56.77/cwt	45.00–69.00	508	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	78.78/cwt	70.00–86.00	787	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	92.95/cwt	87.00–98.00	994	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	101.40/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,148	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	100.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,182	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	106.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,302	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	91.42/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,128	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	90.11/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,300	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	101.29/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,477	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	110.17/cwt	106.00–131.00	1,650	19
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	925	1,066.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,119.23/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,119	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,021.74/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,022	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	705	625.09/head	450.00–750.00	625	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	927	973.94/head	800.00–1,250.00	974	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	967	1,348.62/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,349	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,011	1,447.03/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,447	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	1,223.95/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,472.28/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,472	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,789.04/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,789	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	878	113.57/cwt	95.00–127.50	997	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	928	140.05/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,300	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,793	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	111.41/cwt	96.00–137.50	1,329	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,421.76/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,422	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.

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

Wed Feb 7, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 420Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 324Last week 222Year ago 263

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,069	87.00–98.00	92.95
7	—	894	45.00–69.00	56.77
11	—	1,132	99.00–105.00	101.40
40	—	999	70.00–86.00	78.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	105.00–112.00	106.60
21	—	1,234	85.00–94.00	91.42
56	—	1,180	95.00–105.00	100.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,498	106.00–131.00	110.17
14	—	1,443	85.00–95.00	90.11
73	—	1,458	96.00–106.00	101.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,630	112.00–128.00	118.79
21	—	1,866	129.00–144.00	134.38
14	—	1,593	91.00–110.00	104.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,275	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,184	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,021.74

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	—	925	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,066.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	985	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,119.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	1,385	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,151	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,472.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,227	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,789.04

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)	8	—	705	450.00–750.00	625.09

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	—	1,128	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,223.95

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)	26	—	1,011	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,447.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	967	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,348.62

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)	27	—	927	800.00–1,250.00	973.94

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	—	1,010	177.50	177.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	96.00–137.50	111.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	134.00–147.00	140.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	878	95.00–127.50	113.57

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	—	1,063	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,421.76

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.