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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
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Published: 2024-02-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

489 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 514▲ 110 vs year ago 379 · +29.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 542▲ 42 vs year ago 296 · +14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average on breaking cows and pairs. Forty registered Angus cows in the 1st stage with 300+ lb. calves from the Hilliard Farms averaged 3616.88/pair. The USDA's Cold Storage report, released Monday, reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 1 percent from the previous month and 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	—	High	1,633	126.44	2,064	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	115.39	1,663	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	109.05	1,324	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	93.86	944	176

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,918	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,620	44
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$1,114	45
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,350	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,401	$2,497	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,617	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,829	14

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,354	110.57/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,497	13
Bulls	—	—	1,687	125.24/cwt	118.00–133.00	2,113	39
Bulls	—	—	1,701	137.94/cwt	133.00–150.00	2,346	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	84.80/cwt	73.00–92.00	760	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	63.68/cwt	61.00–67.00	578	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	107.10/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,141	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	99.77/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,087	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	96.94/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,104	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	108.39/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,305	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	116.08/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,473	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	120.50/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,728	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	110.47/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,602	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	97.96/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,432	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	2,496.88/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,497	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	907	1,665.00/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,665	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,079.17/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,079	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	3,616.88/head	3,425.00–3,925.00	3,617	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	765	666.70/head	550.00–750.00	667	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	880	1,386.14/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,386	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	917	1,146.45/head	800.00–1,400.00	1,146	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	937	1,417.62/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,418	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	999	1,504.48/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,504	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,147	1,265.21/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,265	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,043.67/head	1,350.00–2,400.00	2,044	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,735.87/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,736	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	144.45/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,112	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	116.92/cwt	104.00–127.50	1,023	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	160.93/cwt	145.00–167.50	1,481	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	965	100.79/cwt	99.00–105.00	973	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	119.88/cwt	104.00–132.00	1,377	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	790	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 28, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 514Year ago 379

Replacement CattleReceipts 338Last week 542Year ago 296

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	4	—	1,401	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,496.88

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	3	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	40	—	1,265	3,425.00–3,925.00	3,616.88

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	—	907	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,665.00

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	6	—	1,206	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,079.17

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)	26	—	1,220	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,735.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,178	1,350.00–2,400.00	2,043.67

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	—	1,147	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,265.21

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	880	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,386.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	—	917	800.00–1,400.00	1,146.45

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	—	937	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,417.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	999	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,504.48

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	—	765	550.00–750.00	666.70

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	3	—	965	99.00–105.00	100.79

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	18	—	875	104.00–127.50	116.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	130.00–167.00	144.45

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	8	—	1,149	104.00–132.00	119.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	145.00–167.50	160.93

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	—	790	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,701	133.00–150.00	137.94
13	—	1,354	100.00–116.00	110.57
39	—	1,687	118.00–133.00	125.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,434	116.00–129.00	120.50
8	—	1,462	93.00–101.00	97.96
37	—	1,450	103.00–115.00	110.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,090	93.00–103.00	99.77
33	—	1,065	105.00–112.00	107.10
64	—	896	73.00–92.00	84.80
9	—	908	61.00–67.00	63.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,269	113.00–123.00	116.08
18	—	1,139	92.00–99.00	96.94
74	—	1,204	100.00–112.00	108.39

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.