Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 12
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
165 vs last sale 270 270 vs year ago 375 · 72.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
114 vs last sale 266 255 vs year ago 407 · 62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a very light supply. Winter weather across the service area kept receipts much lighter than normal.

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
BullsAverage1,656159.292,63731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456136.521,98813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,154130.031,50129
CowsLean 85-90%Average93793.4687627

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)1,185$2,22125
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,1722thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,57432
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,7252thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 21,3502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls1,655164.82/cwt160.00–170.002,72816
Bulls1,768179.23/cwt175.00–186.003,1696
Bulls1,582136.15/cwt122.00–149.002,1549
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161117.57/cwt116.00–119.001,3654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444134.45/cwt133.00–137.001,94110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498143.44/cwt139.00–147.002,1493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,172.22/head1,975.00–2,325.002,1722
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,280106.30/cwt94.00–119.001,3612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133173.77/cwt141.00–185.001,9698
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3700675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium 21,0021,503.93/head1,200.00–1,700.001,50422
Stock CowsMedium 1-2892156.16/cwt125.00–182.501,39311
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0612,058.38/head2,000.00–2,250.002,0589
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1271,845.27/head1,400.00–1,900.001,8459
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2542,311.92/head2,000.00–2,550.002,31216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010207.44/cwt205.00–210.002,0952
CowsLean 85-90%945117.93/cwt112.00–128.001,1146
CowsLean 85-90%984100.18/cwt90.00–110.0098611
CowsLean 85-90%88171.38/cwt62.50–81.0062910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143128.32/cwt124.00–132.001,46718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179141.54/cwt137.00–149.001,6697
Stock CowsMedium 287496.92/cwt71.00–118.008475

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.