Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-01-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
343 head
81 vs last sale 424 25 vs year ago 318 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
315 head
203 vs last sale 518 153 vs year ago 162 · +94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Ozarks Regional Stockyard was able to hold their Wednesday sale in between winter storms with the northern part receiving ice and snow last weekend and the southern part expecting to receive snow later this week. Demand continues to be good for all classes of livestock with the top slaughter bull bringing 182.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow bringing 130.00/cwt. Top bred cows brought 3200.00/head with pairs not well tested.

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
BullsLow1,665152.452,53831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443117.651,69891
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199116.081,391117
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98497.43958104

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)1,284$2,20340
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,34830
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,535$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$2,0256

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsLean 85-90%84164.47/cwt60.00–70.005428
CowsLean 85-90%94386.42/cwt77.00–97.0081533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190125.20/cwt122.00–129.001,49021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202115.69/cwt109.00–122.001,39182
CowsLean 85-90%1,010115.11/cwt113.00–118.001,16311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420103.18/cwt96.00–107.001,4659
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2883197.71/cwt195.00–200.001,7462
Bred CowsMedium 1-29982,163.72/head2,075.00–2,300.002,1644
Stock CowsMedium 1-2908146.11/cwt120.00–175.001,32727
Bred CowsMedium 29981,303.15/head1,100.00–1,650.001,30313
Stock CowsMedium 1-2955184.13/cwt175.00–200.001,7584
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191104.67/cwt95.00–109.001,24714
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3700960.00/head600.00–1,050.009605
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,181133.82/cwt116.00–160.001,58023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3162,207.68/head1,850.00–3,200.002,20836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2141,558.80/head1,050.00–1,800.001,55912
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5353,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451116.88/cwt110.00–122.501,69658
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433124.92/cwt123.00–130.001,79024
CowsLean 85-90%1,026105.74/cwt98.00–113.001,08552
Bulls1,348135.31/cwt125.00–139.001,8246
Bulls1,818171.92/cwt163.00–182.003,1265
Bulls1,722152.73/cwt140.00–161.002,63020
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,716.67/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27171,333.33/head1,100.00–1,750.001,3333

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.