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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

437 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 362▲ 121 vs year ago 316 · +38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

371 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 311▲ 100 vs year ago 271 · +36.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The slaughter cattle prices paid no attention to the Cattle Futures market and continued sell higher this week. The top slaughter bull sold for 188/cwt. and the top slaughter cow brought 144/cwt. A couple of herd sellouts, of good quality bred cows and pairs, were in the offering. The top bred cows brought 2250/head and the top pairs were short-bred cows with a 400 lb. calf on their side that brought 3100/pair.

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	1,580	155.08	2,450	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	126.32	1,849	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	123.67	1,504	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	108.31	1,053	174

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)	1,186	$1,913	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,719	21
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,268	20
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,359	$2,761	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,153	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,676	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,340	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$2,299	17

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	—	—	1,366	133.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,824	10
Bulls	—	—	1,524	147.53/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,248	21
Bulls	—	—	1,723	171.35/cwt	160.00–188.00	2,952	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	64.89/cwt	51.00–76.00	534	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	99.54/cwt	82.50–108.00	913	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	129.22/cwt	123.00–142.00	1,312	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	115.91/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,193	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	109.88/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,263	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	133.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,608	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	125.13/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,548	88
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	115.85/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,630	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	136.86/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,006	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	126.29/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,873	47
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	2,760.71/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,761	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,340.00/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,340	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	991	2,645.83/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,646	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,298.53/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,299	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,794.74/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,795	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,914.29/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	904	1,201.63/head	950.00–1,425.00	1,202	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	982	1,650.73/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,651	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,017	1,623.77/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,624	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	1,735.41/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,735	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,228	1,467.85/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,468	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,989.38/head	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,989	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	178.90/cwt	157.50–193.00	1,431	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	934	136.62/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,276	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	135.25/cwt	121.00–150.00	1,624	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,018	5

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Apr 3, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 362Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 371Last week 311Year ago 271

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	975	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	24	—	991	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,645.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	940	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,340.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,220	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,914.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,137	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,298.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,140	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,794.74

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)	24	—	1,246	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,989.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,154	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,735.41

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)	5	—	1,228	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,467.85

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	—	1,017	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,623.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	982	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,650.73

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)	15	—	904	950.00–1,425.00	1,201.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,261	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,201	121.00–150.00	135.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	800	157.50–193.00	178.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	934	120.00–152.50	136.62

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	5	—	1,359	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,760.71
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,153	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,524	137.00–155.00	147.53
23	—	1,723	160.00–188.00	171.35
10	—	1,366	129.00–136.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,015	123.00–142.00	129.22
9	—	823	51.00–76.00	64.89
69	—	917	82.50–108.00	99.54
76	—	1,029	109.00–123.00	115.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,203	130.00–140.00	133.63
88	—	1,237	119.00–130.00	125.13
23	—	1,149	95.00–117.00	109.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,407	103.00–120.00	115.85
47	—	1,483	121.00–131.00	126.29
16	—	1,466	131.00–144.00	136.86

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.