Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-12-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 7
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
586 head
72 vs last sale 514 93 vs year ago 493 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
330 head
55 vs last sale 385 55 vs year ago 385 · 14.3%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animal, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs. Most of the replacement animals were presented in small drafts as several larger groups are waiting for the special replacement sale this Satuday.

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
BullsHigh1,60990.641,45973
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40869.12973158
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22567.28824127
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02054.34554221

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)1,160$1,11622
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)926$75238
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)928$5983thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)843$88935
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,1546

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2241,281.25/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2785900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred CowsMedium 2928598.20/head500.00–675.005983
Bred CowsMedium 2902769.33/head575.00–950.0076914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,000836.64/head700.00–900.0083719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,16169.08/cwt64.00–78.0080219
Stock CowsMedium 1-2821118.07/cwt100.00–138.009694
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2928134.17/cwt119.00–148.001,24516
Stock CowsMedium 1-288990.35/cwt78.00–110.0080310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10197.95/cwt77.00–117.501,07830
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3714379.17/head225.00–500.003795
Bred CowsMedium 1-29601,032.99/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,128.94/head1,000.00–1,300.001,12919
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2878976.74/head875.00–1,175.0097722
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2784740.63/head650.00–850.0074113
Stock CowsMedium 294067.46/cwt58.00–72.506343
Bulls1,844105.62/cwt103.00–114.001,94815
Bulls1,47580.36/cwt65.00–86.001,18525
Bulls1,60491.62/cwt86.00–100.001,47033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18959.02/cwt54.00–62.0070223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25166.85/cwt64.00–72.5083679
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17476.25/cwt72.50–82.0089525
CowsLean 85-90%93038.64/cwt30.00–44.0035932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42459.32/cwt46.00–64.0084528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40769.43/cwt65.00–73.0097795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39976.12/cwt73.00–84.001,06535
CowsLean 85-90%1,00148.95/cwt44.00–54.0049061
CowsLean 85-90%1,06758.05/cwt53.00–63.0061989
CowsLean 85-90%1,01467.17/cwt63.00–74.0068139

How this sale compares

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.