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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 1

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 380▼ 98 vs year ago 305 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 360▼ 203 vs year ago 399 · −50.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a light supply. Rain over the weekend, and continuing throughout the week, have helped the drought condition in the Acorn Belt. Producers are getting equipment ready to start haying when the ground dries out.

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	1,657	149.96	2,485	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	120.18	1,686	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	117.57	1,409	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	106.01	1,060	77

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)	1,245	$1,923	54
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,745	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,274	32
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,350	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,528	$3,448	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$2,227	10

Every lot

26 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	—	—	1,514	129.32/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,958	9
Bulls	—	—	1,653	152.55/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,522	20
Bulls	—	—	1,885	172.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,248	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	82.62/cwt	81.00–85.00	669	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	96.80/cwt	90.00–104.00	931	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.90/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,126	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	119.26/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,319	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	118.07/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,396	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	108.13/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,302	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	127.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,589	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	109.07/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,495	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,784	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	120.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,701	25
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,528	3,448.45/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,448	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	913	1,975.00/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	936	2,395.83/head	2,250.00–2,575.00	2,396	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	742	589.61/head	300.00–975.00	590	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	1,319.86/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,320	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,029	1,745.32/head	1,550.00–1,810.00	1,745	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,042	1,714.09/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,714	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,127	1,371.91/head	900.00–1,550.00	1,372	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,982.41/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,982	42
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	778	189.50/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,474	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	957	141.13/cwt	121.00–170.00	1,351	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	138.37/cwt	112.00–168.00	1,479	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.

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

Wed May 1, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 380Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 360Year ago 399

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	4	—	913	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,975.00

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	6	—	936	2,250.00–2,575.00	2,395.83

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	—	960	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	2	—	1,528	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,448.45

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)	14	—	1,127	900.00–1,550.00	1,371.91

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)	42	—	1,303	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,982.41

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	—	742	300.00–975.00	589.61

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)	11	—	1,029	1,550.00–1,810.00	1,745.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,042	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,714.09

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	—	940	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,319.86

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	5	—	1,069	112.00–168.00	138.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	165.00–205.00	189.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	957	121.00–170.00	141.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,653	143.00–165.00	152.55
6	—	1,885	170.00–180.00	172.30
9	—	1,514	115.00–139.00	129.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,106	116.00–125.00	119.26
26	—	962	90.00–104.00	96.80
39	—	1,015	105.00–116.00	110.90
3	—	810	81.00–85.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,204	90.00–113.00	108.13
9	—	1,247	123.00–134.00	127.39
31	—	1,182	114.00–123.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,403	125.00–130.00	127.17
25	—	1,412	115.00–125.00	120.49
7	—	1,371	104.00–115.00	109.07

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.