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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 339▼ 423 vs year ago 813 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 417▼ 3 vs year ago 245 · −1.2%

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 were steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. With a special replacement auction only three days away, the supply of bred cows and pairs was light. There was a limited number of higher quality replacement animals in the offering as most of those are waiting to be sold at Saturday's Special Sale.

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	1,707	149.30	2,548	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	114.03	1,601	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	113.16	1,358	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	97.29	1,011	118

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)	1,173	$2,008	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,450	37
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	884	$1,627	9
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,415	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,367	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,950	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	133.41/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,024	11
Bulls	—	—	1,735	149.91/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,601	40
Bulls	—	—	1,826	168.08/cwt	164.00–178.00	3,069	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	821	66.15/cwt	60.00–75.00	543	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	85.54/cwt	77.00–92.00	861	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	100.20/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,063	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	111.37/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,188	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	101.52/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,188	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	112.10/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,344	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	120.93/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,472	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	113.48/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,549	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	103.57/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,514	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,843	17
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	862	934.82/head	900.00–1,050.00	935	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	1,481.78/head	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,482	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,038	1,930.37/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,930	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,644.12/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,644	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,080.23/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,080	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	812	1,282.24/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,282	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	818	1,950.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,575.00/head	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	827	221.20/cwt	195.00–241.00	1,829	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	931	143.33/cwt	125.00–172.50	1,334	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	205.09/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,916	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	966	111.42/cwt	91.00–122.00	1,076	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	144.81/cwt	120.00–177.50	1,597	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,167	109.23/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,275	21

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 339Year ago 813

Replacement CattleReceipts 242Last week 417Year ago 245

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	18	—	985	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,481.78

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)	6	—	862	900.00–1,050.00	934.82

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	—	1,160	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,644.12

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	—	1,025	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,038	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,930.37

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)	17	—	1,300	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,080.23

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)	6	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	812	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,282.24

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	2	—	818	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950.00

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	4	—	1,275	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,167	101.00–119.00	109.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	966	91.00–122.00	111.42

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	17	—	931	125.00–172.50	143.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	827	195.00–241.00	221.20

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	11	—	1,103	120.00–177.50	144.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	934	197.50–212.50	205.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,735	140.00–160.00	149.91
8	—	1,826	164.00–178.00	168.08
11	—	1,517	127.00–138.00	133.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	60.00–75.00	66.15
69	—	1,061	93.00–107.00	100.20
19	—	1,067	107.00–125.00	111.37
24	—	1,007	77.00–92.00	85.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,217	117.00–127.00	120.93
11	—	1,170	91.00–105.00	101.52
85	—	1,199	106.00–118.00	112.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,365	108.00–119.00	113.48
17	—	1,516	120.00–125.00	121.60
9	—	1,462	101.00–107.00	103.57

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.