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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 473▼ 38 vs year ago 392 · −9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 302▲ 178 vs year ago 107 · +166.4%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Oct 27, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs.

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	1,568	146.43	2,296	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	114.36	1,714	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	112.74	1,250	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	94.88	972	122

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)	1,253	$2,097	54
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,866	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,408	53
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	891	$1,596	7
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,252	$2,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,120	5

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,480	127.81/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,892	8
Bulls	—	—	1,549	147.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,288	21
Bulls	—	—	1,726	163.94/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,830	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	811	68.69/cwt	60.00–75.00	557	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	88.05/cwt	78.00–95.00	807	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	112.93/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,200	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	102.95/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,168	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	114.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,302	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	121.68/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,464	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	101.12/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,217	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	121.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,783	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	103.35/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,522	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	114.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,735	58
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,252	2,254.69/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,255	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,916.67/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	794	185.78/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,475	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	968	131.15/cwt	114.00–168.00	1,270	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	181.54/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,794	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	130.62/cwt	111.00–162.50	1,443	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	758	745.05/head	650.00–850.00	745	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	936	1,371.46/head	775.00–1,750.00	1,371	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,053	1,932.30/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,932	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,853.07/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,853	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,174	1,571.87/head	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,572	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,118.08/head	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,118	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	870	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,654.67/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,655	5

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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 473Year ago 392

Replacement CattleReceipts 285Last week 302Year ago 107

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,100	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,916.67

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	2	—	1,138	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.00

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	27	—	1,105	111.00–162.50	130.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	988	172.50–200.00	181.54

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	19	—	968	114.00–168.00	131.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	794	179.00–188.00	185.78

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)	2	—	758	650.00–850.00	745.05

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,053	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,932.30

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)	16	—	1,174	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,571.87

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)	48	—	1,278	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,118.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,161	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,853.07

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)	35	—	936	775.00–1,750.00	1,371.46

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	—	900	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,654.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	870	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,252	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,254.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,480	120.00–137.00	127.81
21	—	1,549	140.00–158.00	147.68
7	—	1,726	159.00–167.00	163.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,473	91.00–108.00	103.35
21	—	1,468	120.00–129.00	121.46
58	—	1,516	110.00–120.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	811	60.00–75.00	68.69
60	—	1,135	96.00–107.00	102.95
47	—	917	78.00–95.00	88.05
5	—	1,136	111.00–118.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,063	109.00–118.00	112.93
18	—	1,203	118.00–132.00	121.68
15	—	1,204	90.00–108.00	101.12

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.