Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 348▼ 598 vs year ago 803 · −74.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 252▼ 34 vs year ago 180 · −18.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. The bulk of the slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with high dressing bulls selling 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. ORS set another slaughter bull record high with three bulls bringing 200.00/cwt. The top slaughter cow sold for 155.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2350.00/head while cow/calf pairs were scarce.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,651168.502,78143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442139.002,00452
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191136.951,63246
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low966117.041,13163

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,184$2,06016
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$1,49724

Every lot

21 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,376147.03/cwt135.00–154.002,0237
Bulls——1,648166.13/cwt158.00–177.002,73826
Bulls——1,850189.70/cwt180.00–200.003,50910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81885.59/cwt77.00–90.007007
Cows—Lean 85-90%954107.59/cwt93.00–115.001,02619
Cows—Lean 85-90%982139.29/cwt133.00–148.001,36811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009123.01/cwt117.50–133.001,24126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170146.67/cwt143.00–151.001,71615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189123.83/cwt116.00–128.001,4729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207135.69/cwt130.00–143.001,63822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371126.93/cwt123.00–129.001,7404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443148.41/cwt145.00–155.002,14212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449137.20/cwt130.00–145.001,98836
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2743194.37/cwt177.50–207.501,4444
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2887145.58/cwt129.00–167.501,29119
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018182.44/cwt180.00–187.501,8573
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321135.30/cwt120.00–160.001,78712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29571,410.57/head1,075.00–1,650.001,41113
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0381,955.84/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1621,600.12/head1,500.00–1,700.001,60011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,095.28/head1,800.00–2,350.002,09512

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.