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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 31

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 241 vs last sale 453▼ 166 vs year ago 378 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

430 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 586▲ 112 vs year ago 318 · +35.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of bred cows and pairs. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals for the second week in a row. The offering included three herd sell-outs of mostly black and black-white face bred cows and pairs. Hot weather returned to the Ozarks this week making cattle movement more difficult, however those selling out are willing to endure the heat to take advantage of the higher prices. The top bred cows sold for 2800.00/head and the top pairs sold for 3100.00/pair. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released last week, reported that the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and down slightly 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	1,641	168.11	2,758	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	141.87	1,720	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	138.88	2,016	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	994	117.65	1,170	92

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)	1,136	$2,201	193
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,888	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,882	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$1,502	41
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$1,290	5
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,610	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$2,334	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$2,234	61
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	758	$1,733	3thin

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,426	151.95/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,167	6
Bulls	—	—	1,641	164.90/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,706	14
Bulls	—	—	1,769	182.29/cwt	176.00–186.00	3,225	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	111.04/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,018	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	95.50/cwt	88.00–100.00	912	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	137.02/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,348	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	126.10/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,406	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	124.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,414	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	149.44/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,766	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	139.70/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,735	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	128.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,838	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	138.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,990	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	148.89/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,232	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,333.57/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,334	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	758	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	858	2,050.00/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,050	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	948	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	2,241.38/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,241	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	2,585.71/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,586	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	902	1,509.07/head	925.00–1,750.00	1,509	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	948	1,289.95/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,290	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	2,038.23/head	1,825.00–2,700.00	2,038	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,046	1,486.57/head	1,025.00–1,750.00	1,487	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,882.43/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,882	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	2,253.64/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,254	146
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,887.75/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,888	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,609.79/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,610	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	798	199.69/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,594	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	868	152.48/cwt	130.00–169.00	1,324	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	160.70/cwt	145.00–172.50	1,797	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 453Year ago 378

Replacement CattleReceipts 430Last week 586Year ago 318

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	758	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	858	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,050.00

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	—	948	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,375.00

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	29	—	1,140	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,241.38

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)	Open	7	—	1,166	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,585.71

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)	146	—	1,176	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,253.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,205	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,887.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,159	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,882.43

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)	13	—	1,046	1,025.00–1,750.00	1,486.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	948	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,289.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	—	902	925.00–1,750.00	1,509.07

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)	47	—	1,010	1,825.00–2,700.00	2,038.23

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)	5	—	970	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,609.79

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	3	—	1,308	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,333.57

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	—	1,118	145.00–172.50	160.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	798	180.00–222.50	199.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	868	130.00–169.00	152.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,641	157.00–173.00	164.90
10	—	1,769	176.00–186.00	182.29
6	—	1,426	147.00–157.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,499	145.00–153.00	148.89
7	—	1,428	125.00–131.00	128.70
25	—	1,441	133.00–145.00	138.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	955	88.00–100.00	95.50
30	—	1,115	122.00–132.00	126.10
12	—	984	133.00–145.00	137.02
40	—	917	103.00–119.00	111.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,242	132.00–144.00	139.70
17	—	1,182	144.00–158.00	149.44
4	—	1,133	120.00–128.00	124.83

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.