Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
473 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 316▼ 1 vs year ago 474 · −0.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 191▼ 45 vs year ago 347 · −13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle.

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—Average1,538146.992,26150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,393115.291,606103
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,171113.241,326120
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06795.581,020200

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)1,173$2,02445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,8005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,43351
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,8185
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,273$2,1492thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$1,95418

Every lot

31 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,086141.70/cwt134.00–160.001,5395
Bulls——1,373126.98/cwt111.00–135.001,74311
Bulls——1,578145.81/cwt137.00–155.002,30122
Bulls——1,806169.72/cwt158.00–185.003,06512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84664.16/cwt60.00–71.0054316
Cows—Lean 85-90%94285.43/cwt75.00–97.0080574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098117.52/cwt115.00–119.001,29017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146113.38/cwt107.00–119.001,29976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187103.70/cwt96.00–107.001,23122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199105.05/cwt99.00–113.001,26093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240122.27/cwt119.00–127.001,51622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,314105.41/cwt98.00–108.001,38522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412125.73/cwt120.00–134.001,77518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415115.75/cwt109.00–120.001,63863
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,148.72/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28631,550.00/head1,300.00–1,950.001,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,337.50/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2261,968.75/head1,750.00–2,225.001,9694
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2816197.65/cwt185.00–215.001,6134
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2882144.82/cwt117.50–170.001,27725
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014172.25/cwt165.00–185.001,74710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183138.29/cwt121.00–155.001,63615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3787992.92/head900.00–1,050.009937
Bred Cows—Medium 29591,402.59/head1,100.00–1,700.001,40320
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0261,862.59/head1,800.00–1,950.001,86310
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0571,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1691,587.27/head1,250.00–1,775.001,58724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,069.54/head1,800.00–2,375.002,07035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,818.38/head1,675.00–2,100.001,8185

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.