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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 313▼ 91 vs year ago 453 · −20.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 251▼ 9 vs year ago 320 · −2.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was very good on moderate supply. Slaughter animals continue to set new records with two bulls topping the market at 180/cwt. and the top cow bringing 141/cwt. Also included in the offering was over 90 head of Red Angus bred cows and pairs from a herd dispersal. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released Monday, reported beef in cold storage was down 6 percent from the previous month and down 12 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	—	Average	1,650	148.85	2,456	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	124.90	1,815	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	123.25	1,476	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	106.61	1,100	127

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)	1,160	$1,755	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$1,752	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,264	21
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	988	$1,600	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	953	$2,624	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,017	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$2,656	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,115	20

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,431	129.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,859	9
Bulls	—	—	1,500	140.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,114	21
Bulls	—	—	1,872	163.49/cwt	153.00–180.00	3,061	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	67.42/cwt	50.00–81.00	526	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	99.50/cwt	87.00–107.00	992	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	125.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,284	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	112.03/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,212	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	122.15/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,455	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	132.40/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,603	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	108.20/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,312	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	134.78/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,896	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	113.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,634	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	126.16/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,850	50
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	2,623.62/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,624	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	883	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	948	2,116.67/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,121	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,442.86/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,443	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,075.00/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	956	1,242.16/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,242	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,028	1,651.46/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,651	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	1,752.15/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,752	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	1,393.88/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,394	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	1,820.23/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,820	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,600.25/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,600	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	845	128.37/cwt	112.50–147.50	1,085	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	157.69/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,659	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,660	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 27, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 313Year ago 453

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 251Year ago 320

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	—	883	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,500.00

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)	Open	3	—	948	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,116.67

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	7	—	1,121	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,145	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,181	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,250	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,266	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,442.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,270	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075.00

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	—	1,158	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,393.88

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)	11	—	1,244	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,820.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,114	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,752.15

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	—	956	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,242.16

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)	7	—	1,028	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,651.46

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	—	988	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,600.25

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	—	1,257	127.00–137.00	132.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,052	150.00–177.50	157.69

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	5	—	845	112.50–147.50	128.37

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	4	—	953	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,623.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,500	136.00–150.00	140.93
23	—	1,872	153.00–180.00	163.49
9	—	1,431	124.00–133.00	129.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,082	107.00–122.00	112.03
12	—	1,026	122.00–132.00	125.18
39	—	997	87.00–107.00	99.50
8	—	780	50.00–81.00	67.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	132.00–141.00	134.78
50	—	1,466	119.00–132.00	126.16
14	—	1,442	110.00–118.00	113.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,191	116.00–129.00	122.15
25	—	1,211	129.00–140.00	132.40
10	—	1,213	91.00–114.00	108.20

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.