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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 390▼ 148 vs year ago 468 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 242▲ 87 vs year ago 174 · +50.0%

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 and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were lighter than normal following Saturday's Special Replacement Sale. Top slaughter cows brought 129.00/cwt. while the top slaughter bulls brought 166.00/cwt. There were several buyers ringside looking to make capital purchases before the end of the year. The top bred cows brought 2450.00/head and the top pairs brought 2750.00/pair with few high-quality replacement cattle in the offering.

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	1,668	145.43	2,426	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	114.37	1,693	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	113.00	1,367	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	96.44	1,021	107

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)	1,232	$2,116	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,398	41
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	929	$2,045	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$2,947	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,429	7

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,579	127.69/cwt	115.00–138.00	2,016	11
Bulls	—	—	1,689	161.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,735	7
Bulls	—	—	1,704	148.90/cwt	139.00–158.00	2,537	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	65.03/cwt	51.00–72.50	563	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	111.95/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,105	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	85.78/cwt	76.00–92.00	878	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	100.73/cwt	92.50–107.00	1,103	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	121.05/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,431	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	103.32/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,253	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	113.29/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,375	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	104.40/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,538	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	114.01/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,684	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	122.65/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,836	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,946.86/head	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,947	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,316.67/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,512.50/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,513	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	782	809.62/head	475.00–1,050.00	810	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	981	1,387.37/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,387	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,021	1,970.52/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,971	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,925.33/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,202	1,623.81/head	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,624	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,137.82/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,138	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	773	1,840.62/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,841	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	906	110.13/cwt	78.00–122.50	998	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	951	153.09/cwt	124.00–177.50	1,456	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	136.45/cwt	120.00–177.50	1,680	14

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 11, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 390Year ago 468

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 242Year ago 174

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	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,316.67

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	4	—	1,220	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,512.50

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)	5	—	782	475.00–1,050.00	809.62

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)	14	—	1,202	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,623.81

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)	34	—	1,263	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,137.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.33

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)	22	—	981	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,387.37

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)	5	—	1,021	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,970.52

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)	4	—	1,125	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	5	—	773	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,840.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,460	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,946.86

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	14	—	1,231	120.00–177.50	136.45

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	7	—	906	78.00–122.50	110.13

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	21	—	951	124.00–177.50	153.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,704	139.00–158.00	148.90
7	—	1,689	159.00–166.00	161.92
11	—	1,579	115.00–138.00	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,023	76.00–92.00	85.78
72	—	1,095	92.50–107.00	100.73
7	—	866	51.00–72.50	65.03
8	—	987	108.00–117.00	111.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,182	119.00–127.00	121.05
11	—	1,213	98.00–106.00	103.32
63	—	1,214	106.00–118.00	113.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,477	109.00–118.00	114.01
18	—	1,497	118.00–129.00	122.65
13	—	1,473	98.00–108.00	104.40

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.