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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 268▼ 4 vs year ago 317 · −1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 489▼ 109 vs year ago 360 · −30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher with high dressing bulls 8.00 higher. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. The top slaughter cow brought 138.00/cwt. while the top slaughter bull brought 170.00/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	—	Average	1,614	140.46	2,267	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	121.05	1,714	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	119.38	1,407	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	103.59	1,035	116

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)	1,077	$1,796	73
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,738	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,265	30
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	891	$1,467	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$3,124	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,767	18

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	—	—	1,487	113.22/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,684	5
Bulls	—	—	1,521	137.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,085	34
Bulls	—	—	1,852	156.19/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,893	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	75.55/cwt	71.00–81.00	620	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	94.18/cwt	85.00–103.00	919	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	110.90/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,149	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	120.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,248	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	108.05/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,247	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	118.77/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,393	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	128.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,553	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	109.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,540	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	121.73/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,720	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	132.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,909	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,124.44/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	945	1,677.78/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,678	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	974	1,790.00/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,790	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,219	1,937.50/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	896	932.22/head	700.00–1,035.00	932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	961	1,244.28/head	900.00–1,500.00	1,244	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,009	1,742.22/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,742	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,118	1,416.70/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,417	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,737.82/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,858.65/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,859	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,467	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	757	103.08/cwt	102.00–105.00	780	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	889	120.54/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,072	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	156.80/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,519	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	130.19/cwt	117.00–139.00	1,394	6

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 20, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 268Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 489Year ago 360

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	9	—	945	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,677.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	974	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,790.00

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	4	—	1,219	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,937.50

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)	3	—	896	700.00–1,035.00	932.22

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)	9	—	1,118	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,416.70

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)	34	—	1,156	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,858.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,737.82

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)	18	—	961	900.00–1,500.00	1,244.28

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)	39	—	1,009	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,742.22

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)	8	—	891	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,466.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,125	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124.44

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	6	—	1,071	117.00–139.00	130.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	150.00–167.50	156.80

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	—	757	102.00–105.00	103.08

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	8	—	889	112.00–140.00	120.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,521	131.00–145.00	137.07
16	—	1,852	146.00–170.00	156.19
5	—	1,487	105.00–120.00	113.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	820	71.00–81.00	75.55
62	—	1,036	104.00–117.00	110.90
10	—	1,039	118.00–125.00	120.16
33	—	976	85.00–103.00	94.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	130.00–138.00	132.20
9	—	1,410	104.00–114.00	109.21
42	—	1,413	115.00–129.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,154	102.00–111.00	108.05
56	—	1,173	112.00–126.00	118.77
17	—	1,213	126.00–136.00	128.04

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.