Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-03-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 5
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
75 vs last sale 302 150 vs year ago 377 · 39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
477 head
127 vs last sale 350 81 vs year ago 396 · +20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of replacement cattle. There were several herd sellouts with lots of packages of bred cows and pairs in the offering. Replacement cattle had no problem finding a new home as a large crowd was ringside avoiding the cold, heavy winds outside. Slaughter bulls broke two dollars again with the top bull weighing 2080 lbs. selling for 201.00/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
BullsLow1,644166.382,73546
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473136.702,01440
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193135.731,62058
CowsLean 85-90%Average957114.891,09982

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)1,213$2,41980
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,0809
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,0006
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,74072
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)854$1,67329
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,462$2,9795
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,163$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$3,8673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,0505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,51358
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 29431,956.25/head1,300.00–2,400.001,95612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0422,361.11/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0372,750.00/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2212,357.14/head2,100.00–2,400.002,3577
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1472,492.31/head2,250.00–2,600.002,49213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3383,562.50/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3883,866.67/head3,850.00–3,900.003,8673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1512,960.00/head2,400.00–3,150.002,96010
Bulls1,484149.54/cwt139.00–160.002,21912
Bulls1,649167.96/cwt160.00–176.002,77026
Bulls1,868186.51/cwt178.00–201.003,4848
CowsLean 85-90%992120.80/cwt115.00–129.001,19835
CowsLean 85-90%88186.71/cwt80.00–91.007646
CowsLean 85-90%923136.23/cwt130.00–145.001,2579
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,061177.82/cwt155.00–182.501,8877
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,004197.66/cwt190.00–202.501,9857
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4403,073.35/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2562,469.53/head2,225.00–3,000.002,47064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,152.71/head2,050.00–2,225.002,1536
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27871,524.98/head1,300.00–1,900.001,52515
Stock CowsMedium 1-2796219.77/cwt190.00–245.001,7495
Bred CowsMedium 1-29831,934.41/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1351,862.44/head1,600.00–2,000.001,86226
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29261,831.15/head1,700.00–2,100.001,83114
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,374.73/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,377122.78/cwt114.00–126.001,6916
BullsLarge 1-21,5502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium 1-2886144.61/cwt131.00–180.001,28117
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0412,214.89/head2,100.00–2,400.002,21516
Stock CowsMedium 2928108.95/cwt108.00–110.001,0112
Bred CowsMedium 21,0071,670.33/head1,075.00–2,000.001,67046
CowsLean 85-90%942107.70/cwt97.50–114.001,01532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188136.00/cwt130.00–142.001,61635
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227146.26/cwt144.00–150.001,79512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174123.38/cwt117.00–129.001,44811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498137.02/cwt132.00–142.002,05326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466146.12/cwt145.00–147.002,1428

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.