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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
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Published: 2024-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

569 head

▲ 251 vs last sale 318▲ 146 vs year ago 423 · +34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 322▲ 17 vs year ago 178 · +9.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and good on

replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. Bred cows were mostly steady.

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	—	High	1,617	159.05	2,571	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	125.00	1,831	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	120.97	1,494	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	106.31	1,055	129

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,675	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,096	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,817	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,754	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,605	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,548	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,542	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	939	$1,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,039	$1,390	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,690	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

55 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	—	—	1,453	144.74/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,103	16
Bulls	—	—	1,585	174.65/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	164.25/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,782	35
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	72.97/cwt	70.00–76.00	644	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	96.87/cwt	80.00–106.00	922	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	112.83/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,154	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	126.10/cwt	121.00–137.50	1,324	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	122.53/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,510	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	112.99/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,404	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	136.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,747	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	111.47/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,598	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	125.42/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,830	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,134	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	939	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	944	1,343.01/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,343	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,216.36/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,216	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	973	1,668.66/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,669	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	983	1,672.35/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,672	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,095	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,447.22/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,447	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,826.85/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,827	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,706.21/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,706	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,487.34/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,487	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,658.85/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,659	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,316	2,167.07/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,167	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,330	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,355	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,378	1,882.43/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,882	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,398	2,032.83/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,033	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	903	147.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,329	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	162.51/cwt	129.00–180.00	1,643	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,860	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,280	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,610.00/head	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Wed Oct 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 569Last week 318Year ago 423

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 322Year ago 178

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and good on

replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. Bred cows were mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,195	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,706.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,487.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,153	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,447.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,826.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	132.00	132.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	125.00	125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,290	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,658.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	983	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,672.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,668.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	955	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,216.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	939	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	944	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,343.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,032.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,316	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,167.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,378	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,882.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	903	143.00–155.00	147.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	129.00–180.00	162.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	5	—	1,190	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,610.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,232	117.00–131.00	122.53
2	—	1,280	133.00–140.00	136.49
23	—	1,243	105.00–116.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	121.00–137.50	126.10
61	—	1,023	107.00–127.00	112.83
2	—	883	70.00–76.00	72.97
56	—	952	80.00–106.00	96.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	103.00–116.00	111.47
5	—	1,556	135.00–140.00	137.14
49	—	1,459	118.00–134.00	125.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	174.00–176.00	174.65
35	—	1,694	154.00–171.00	164.25
16	—	1,453	135.00–151.00	144.74

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.