Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2024-12-11

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
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 Aug 18, 2026Cattle 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,668145.432,42641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481114.371,69386
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210113.001,36785
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05896.441,021107

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)1,232$2,11639
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,9252thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$1,39841
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)929$2,0459
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,9473thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$2,4297

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1002,316.67/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,512.50/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5134
Bulls1,704148.90/cwt139.00–158.002,53723
Bulls1,689161.92/cwt159.00–166.002,7357
Bulls1,579127.69/cwt115.00–138.002,01611
CowsLean 85-90%1,02385.78/cwt76.00–92.0087820
CowsLean 85-90%1,095100.73/cwt92.50–107.001,10372
CowsLean 85-90%86665.03/cwt51.00–72.505637
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3782809.62/head475.00–1,050.008105
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,946.86/head2,350.00–3,400.002,9473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2021,623.81/head1,200.00–1,825.001,62414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,231136.45/cwt120.00–177.501,68014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2632,137.82/head1,850.00–2,450.002,13834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,925.33/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
CowsLean 85-90%987111.95/cwt108.00–117.001,1058
Stock CowsMedium 2906110.13/cwt78.00–122.509987
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27731,840.62/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8415
Bred CowsMedium 29811,387.37/head1,100.00–1,750.001,38722
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0211,970.52/head1,800.00–2,250.001,9715
Stock CowsMedium 1-2951153.09/cwt124.00–177.501,45621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182121.05/cwt119.00–127.001,43111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213103.32/cwt98.00–106.001,25311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477114.01/cwt109.00–118.001,68455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214113.29/cwt106.00–118.001,37563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497122.65/cwt118.00–129.001,83618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473104.40/cwt98.00–108.001,53813

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.