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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 489▼ 70 vs year ago 447 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 338▲ 6 vs year ago 390 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. Three herd sellouts along with the demand for stocker/feeder cows resulted in replacement cattle once again outnumbering the slaughter animals. Signs of Spring are popping out all over the Ozarks with Bradford Pears and Redbuds blooming and pastures starting to turn green. The parking lot was full of trailers, that had arrived empty, looking for bred cows and pairs to take back home.

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	1,774	128.65	2,282	46
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,908	117.00	2,232	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	114.26	1,654	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	110.87	1,292	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	94.42	1,000	178

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)	1,166	$1,929	101
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,498	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,125	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$1,052	28
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,214	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,875	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,181	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,329	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,800	4thin

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,434	112.41/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,612	7
Bulls	—	—	1,826	128.77/cwt	121.00–135.00	2,351	31
Bulls	—	—	1,869	142.41/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,662	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	63.76/cwt	60.00–67.00	501	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	85.36/cwt	71.00–95.00	789	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	110.37/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,127	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	110.41/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,269	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	118.61/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,427	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	100.07/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,205	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	96.51/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,178	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	112.20/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,595	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	99.72/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,429	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	120.78/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,797	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,908	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,232	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,875	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	943	1,633.33/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	2,372.92/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,373	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,075	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,571.05/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,571	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	3,156.25/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,156	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	717	627.48/head	400.00–800.00	627	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	891	1,121.74/head	800.00–1,400.00	1,122	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,017	1,730.28/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,730	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	1,291.07/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	1,497.77/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,498	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,428.79/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,429	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,893.09/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,893	59
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	834	122.07/cwt	107.00–142.50	1,018	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	158.75/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,475	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	126.14/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,312	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,213.67/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,214	3

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 489Year ago 447

Replacement CattleReceipts 396Last week 338Year ago 390

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	943	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,030	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,030	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,372.92

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)	8	—	1,313	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,156.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,169	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,571.05

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)	59	—	1,228	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,893.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,182	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,497.77

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	—	717	400.00–800.00	627.48

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)	3	—	1,138	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,193	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,428.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	—	891	800.00–1,400.00	1,121.74

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)	27	—	1,017	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,730.28

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	3	—	1,040	115.00–140.00	126.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	929	140.00–175.00	158.75

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	23	—	834	107.00–142.50	122.07

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	—	1,875	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	3	—	890	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,213.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	109.00–115.00	112.41
31	—	1,826	121.00–135.00	128.77
8	—	1,869	136.00–152.00	142.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,204	96.00–106.00	100.07
22	—	1,021	107.00–119.00	110.37
69	—	924	71.00–95.00	85.36
6	—	785	60.00–67.00	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,908	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	90.00–102.00	96.51
19	—	1,203	116.00–125.00	118.61
70	—	1,149	104.00–116.00	110.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,488	118.00–125.00	120.78
5	—	1,433	97.00–105.00	99.72
28	—	1,422	106.00–117.00	112.20

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.