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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 13

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 377▼ 177 vs year ago 445 · −39.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

489 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 396▲ 119 vs year ago 370 · +32.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand was very good on all classes of animals. The supply of slaughter animals was moderate while the supply of replacement cattle was heavy. Spring arriving in the Ozarks has helped with the demand for bred cows and pairs as producers look to rebuild herds that have been culled down for several years. With retail cuts continuing to climb, the demand for cheaper ground beef has resulted in slaughter prices being the highest they have been in years. The top slaughter cow brought 137.50/cwt. and the top slaughter bull 159.00/cwt.

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	1,593	134.60	2,144	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	119.89	1,757	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	116.55	1,354	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	101.07	989	94

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)	1,140	$2,087	169
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,849	40
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,278	23
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	997	$1,736	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,166	29

Every lot

35 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	—	—	1,382	124.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,720	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	134.55/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,190	26
Bulls	—	—	1,703	146.37/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,493	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	66.25/cwt	60.00–75.00	569	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	89.50/cwt	77.00–99.00	805	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	106.34/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,071	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	116.20/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,225	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	99.14/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,118	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	125.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,456	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	116.00/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,353	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	107.19/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,540	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	128.73/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,863	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	119.30/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,761	36
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,599.77/head	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	882	1,720.83/head	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,721	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,052	2,966.67/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,292	2,141.67/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,142	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	782	163.60/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,279	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	873	106.22/cwt	98.00–114.00	927	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	899	130.13/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,170	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	146.08/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,610	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	128.57/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,495	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	961	1,281.87/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,282	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,913.02/head	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,913	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,049	1,905.97/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,906	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	1,802.41/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,802	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,172	1,252.84/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,253	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	2,431.07/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,431	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,205	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,048.80/head	1,575.00–2,300.00	2,049	58
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	943	2,017.49/head	1,275.00–2,300.00	2,017	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,651.33/head	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,651	10

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 13, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 377Year ago 445

Replacement CattleReceipts 489Last week 396Year ago 370

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	12	—	882	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,720.83

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	4	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,052	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966.67

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	—	1,292	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,141.67

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	3	—	1,292	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,516.67

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	3	—	1,605	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,599.77

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	10	—	1,163	114.00–137.00	128.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,102	142.50–150.00	146.08

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	26	—	899	117.50–137.50	130.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	782	150.00–180.00	163.60

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	6	—	873	98.00–114.00	106.22

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)	29	—	1,197	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,431.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,141	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,802.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	—	1,223	1,575.00–2,300.00	2,048.80

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)	71	—	1,040	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,913.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,049	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,905.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,205	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,172	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,252.84

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)	20	—	961	950.00–1,550.00	1,281.87

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)	10	—	1,013	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,651.33

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)	3	—	943	1,275.00–2,300.00	2,017.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,382	120.00–126.00	124.46
7	—	1,703	140.00–159.00	146.37
26	—	1,628	127.00–140.00	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	105.00–109.00	107.19
11	—	1,447	125.00–137.50	128.73
36	—	1,476	111.00–125.00	119.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	859	60.00–75.00	66.25
36	—	1,007	99.00–110.00	106.34
25	—	899	77.00–99.00	89.50
25	—	1,054	110.00–123.00	116.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,166	106.00–122.00	116.00
17	—	1,160	122.00–131.00	125.50
7	—	1,128	92.00–101.00	99.14

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.