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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 4

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 293▼ 9 vs year ago 294 · −3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 457▲ 87 vs year ago 251 · +34.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to weak and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The offering included several herd sellouts with the top bred cows bringing 2600.00/head while the top pairs brought 3450.00/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	1,666	163.45	2,723	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	133.55	1,932	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	133.17	1,603	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	113.08	1,116	126

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)	1,207	$2,146	86
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,949	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,475	51
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$1,918	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,475	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,883	23
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	767	$2,000	22

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	—	—	1,423	139.70/cwt	120.00–153.00	1,988	9
Bulls	—	—	1,711	179.90/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,078	9
Bulls	—	—	1,732	165.88/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,873	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	88.61/cwt	71.00–96.00	742	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	107.46/cwt	97.50–114.00	1,058	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	136.46/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,373	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	122.88/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,279	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	143.43/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,695	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	133.62/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,614	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	121.08/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,465	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	123.10/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,743	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	134.41/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,937	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	142.37/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,191	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,475	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	918.75/head	450.00–1,075.00	919	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,014	1,946.43/head	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,946	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,175	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	767	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	779	188.55/cwt	162.50–212.50	1,469	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	936	138.63/cwt	117.50–162.50	1,298	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	182.03/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,953	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	138.69/cwt	119.00–172.50	1,588	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	758	792.86/head	625.00–925.00	793	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	971	1,923.51/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	992	1,371.55/head	950.00–1,750.00	1,372	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,032	2,003.88/head	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,004	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,142	1,689.28/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,689	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,221.92/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,222	56
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,917.63/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,918	6

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 293Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 338Last week 457Year ago 251

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	14	—	1,014	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,946.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,201	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,450.00	3,450.00

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)	Open	4	—	700	450.00–1,075.00	918.75

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	13	—	1,145	119.00–172.50	138.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	175.00–194.00	182.03

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	30	—	936	117.50–162.50	138.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	779	162.50–212.50	188.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	767	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,300	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,221.92

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	—	758	625.00–925.00	792.86

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)	30	—	1,032	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,003.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	971	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,923.51

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)	22	—	1,142	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,689.28

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	—	992	950.00–1,750.00	1,371.55

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)	6	—	938	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,917.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,475	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	120.00–153.00	139.70
27	—	1,732	155.00–173.00	165.88
9	—	1,711	177.00–184.00	179.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,041	115.00–129.00	122.88
17	—	837	71.00–96.00	88.61
11	—	1,006	131.00–145.00	136.46
52	—	985	97.50–114.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,182	139.00–149.00	143.43
12	—	1,210	114.00–125.00	121.08
48	—	1,208	126.00–139.00	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	139.00–148.00	142.37
6	—	1,416	119.00–126.00	123.10
32	—	1,441	128.00–139.00	134.41

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.