Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle – Jan 31, 2024
Summary:
This week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with most of the gain on high dressing breaking cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The USDA released its biannual Cattle Inventory Report today, which reported Cattle Inventories were down 2 percent from last year and the 2023 Calf Crop was also 2 percent lower than in 2022.
Supply included (percentages are rounded): 77% Slaughter Cattle (85% Cows, 15% Bulls); 23% Replacement Cattle (57% Bred Cows, 6% Cow-Calf Pairs); 2% Bulls, 30% Stock Cows, 6% Bred Heifers);
Slaughter Cattle
Cows – Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cows – Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cows – Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bulls – 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Replacement Cattle
Bred Cows – Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Small and Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bulls – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Heifers – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Original report date was 2024-01-31
Original publish date was 2024-01-31
This report was generated on 02-06-2024 14:42.