Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
22 vs last sale 292 118 vs year ago 388 · 30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
266 head
53 vs last sale 319 58 vs year ago 324 · 17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to weak and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. One outstanding Boning cow weighing 1180 lbs. brought 158.00/cwt. The top slaughter bulls brought 184.00/cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,674159.102,66460
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481128.281,90052
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189127.411,51450
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003106.801,071107

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)1,179$2,49336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$2,15213
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,53760
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,99111
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,7712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$2,87913

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 28002,062.50/head1,600.00–2,650.002,0634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2002,425.00/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3163,475.00/head2,875.00–3,600.003,4757
Bulls1,740163.34/cwt151.00–170.002,84236
Bulls1,828180.44/cwt171.00–184.003,2987
Bulls1,472141.35/cwt125.00–151.002,08117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494137.73/cwt136.00–140.002,0589
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413119.57/cwt118.00–122.001,6909
CowsLean 85-90%1,075117.34/cwt113.00–125.001,26139
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3822,172.45/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1727
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,179156.59/cwt125.00–182.501,8469
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3769909.17/head550.00–1,100.0090911
Stock CowsMedium 1-2925143.54/cwt118.00–172.501,32815
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29442,082.45/head2,000.00–2,500.002,0827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1941,772.95/head1,400.00–2,000.001,77320
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,771.40/head2,600.00–2,925.002,7712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,322.69/head2,000.00–2,650.002,32319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2473,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,496128.08/cwt123.00–134.001,91634
Bred CowsMedium 29821,612.73/head1,350.00–1,850.001,61329
Stock CowsMedium 1-2793203.17/cwt175.00–232.501,6118
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0232,302.33/head2,000.00–2,575.002,30212
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27811,832.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8324
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0022,128.45/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1286
CowsLean 85-90%1,013131.25/cwt126.00–144.001,3306
CowsLean 85-90%974102.96/cwt91.00–112.001,00346
CowsLean 85-90%90583.01/cwt70.00–90.0075116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194117.64/cwt115.00–119.001,40510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173141.55/cwt134.00–158.001,66010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192125.95/cwt120.00–132.001,50130

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.