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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 15

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

549 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 659▲ 51 vs year ago 498 · +10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

336 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 422▲ 45 vs year ago 291 · +15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. The market was very active with new slaughter buyers ringside and plenty of local producers looking to take home bred cows and pairs from three herd sellouts. The top slaughter bull sold for 181.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cows brought 144.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2323.00/head while the top pairs brought 2550.00/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	—	Low	1,665	158.81	2,644	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	130.20	1,824	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	126.26	1,465	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	114.51	1,156	173

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)	1,094	$1,896	123
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,723	29
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	937	$1,240	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,095	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$950	2thin

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,356	142.63/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,934	9
Bulls	—	—	1,672	158.23/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,646	43
Bulls	—	—	1,854	171.94/cwt	168.00–181.00	3,188	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	84.39/cwt	78.00–90.00	754	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	103.17/cwt	91.00–112.00	1,004	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	131.41/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,332	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	118.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,226	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	125.40/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,443	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	113.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,302	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	138.11/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,648	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	114.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,572	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	137.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,905	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	129.51/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,825	107
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,725.00/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	719	98.37/cwt	92.50–107.50	707	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	877	131.34/cwt	123.00–150.00	1,152	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	915	154.04/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,409	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	176.11/cwt	150.00–202.50	1,754	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	131.86/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,487	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	680.00/head	525.00–800.00	680	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	945	1,358.11/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,358	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,023	1,722.60/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,723	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,051	1,806.65/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,807	79
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,471.56/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,472	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,056.03/head	1,600.00–2,325.00	2,056	44

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 15, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 549Last week 659Year ago 498

Replacement CattleReceipts 336Last week 422Year ago 291

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	—	850	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,725.00

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	3	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083.33

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)	Open	4	—	1,048	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,140	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	700	950.00	950.00

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	20	—	877	123.00–150.00	131.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	145.00–170.00	154.04

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	16	—	1,128	121.00–145.00	131.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	996	150.00–202.50	176.11

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	4	—	719	92.50–107.50	98.37

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)	11	—	1,135	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,471.56

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)	44	—	1,172	1,600.00–2,325.00	2,056.03

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)	10	—	700	525.00–800.00	680.00

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)	29	—	1,023	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,722.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	—	1,051	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,806.65

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)	26	—	945	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,358.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	128.00–149.00	142.63
43	—	1,672	150.00–168.00	158.23
13	—	1,854	168.00–181.00	171.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,368	110.00–118.00	114.93
30	—	1,383	135.00–144.00	137.75
107	—	1,409	120.00–134.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,014	126.00–138.00	131.41
42	—	973	91.00–112.00	103.17
92	—	1,038	110.00–125.00	118.14
11	—	894	78.00–90.00	84.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,193	133.00–143.00	138.11
24	—	1,152	105.00–117.00	113.03
100	—	1,151	118.00–133.00	125.40

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.