Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-03-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
145 vs last sale 389 69 vs year ago 313 · 22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
324 head
77 vs last sale 401 73 vs year ago 251 · +29.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to weak while slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Demand was good, especially on young, turnout heifers and cows. The supply was moderate with replacement cattle outnumbering slaughter animals.

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
BullsHigh1,712166.922,85851
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414141.051,99557
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,165137.331,60054
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low973107.341,04581

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)1,190$2,31845
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$2,06614
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,61348
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)883$1,85917
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,692$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,000$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,6502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$3,5005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,45020

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-21,0753,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0152,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1592,472.73/head2,250.00–2,600.002,47311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2623,116.67/head2,750.00–3,300.003,1173
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-38331,837.50/head1,525.00–2,125.001,8384
Bulls1,850180.52/cwt178.00–184.003,34012
Bulls1,595136.61/cwt129.00–145.002,1796
Bulls1,683167.49/cwt157.00–174.002,81933
CowsLean 85-90%91169.51/cwt60.00–80.006334
CowsLean 85-90%989135.18/cwt129.00–143.001,3375
CowsLean 85-90%967100.41/cwt90.00–112.5097143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,380.73/head2,000.00–3,100.002,38133
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215147.92/cwt126.00–170.001,79714
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-39001,047.41/head800.00–1,200.001,0473
Stock CowsMedium 1-2857161.11/cwt133.00–185.001,38129
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0062,079.42/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0795
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2996198.98/cwt182.50–228.001,9825
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6923,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1991,737.88/head1,450.00–1,975.001,73817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,058.63/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0599
Stock CowsMedium 2910124.43/cwt110.00–132.501,1326
Bred CowsMedium 29991,598.25/head1,200.00–1,950.001,59828
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28831,859.23/head1,700.00–2,200.001,85917
BullsMedium 1-21,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium 1-2816217.46/cwt197.00–244.001,7747
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0592,146.30/head1,950.00–2,500.002,14612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190123.67/cwt116.00–128.001,4723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163135.30/cwt129.00–143.001,57439
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167147.33/cwt144.00–154.001,71912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418137.85/cwt130.00–143.001,95538
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407147.45/cwt144.00–154.002,07519
CowsLean 85-90%989118.02/cwt112.00–125.001,16729

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.