Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-04-02

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 2
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
19 vs last sale 234 184 vs year ago 437 · 42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
475 head
93 vs last sale 382 104 vs year ago 371 · +28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There were several herd sellouts with plenty of bred cows and pairs in the offering. Demand was especially good for replacement animals as the Spring rains will help with pasture conditions.

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
BullsAverage1,668167.012,78644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486142.732,12039
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,163135.711,57861
CowsLean 85-90%Low969120.381,166109

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)1,235$2,34051
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$2,1495
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,71282
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)936$2,08645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,207$2,5388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$2,53064

Every lot, as filed

34 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 29022,206.67/head1,700.00–2,500.002,20715
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29802,219.44/head1,600.00–2,650.002,21918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1612,413.64/head2,200.00–2,650.002,41411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3254,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,014.29/head2,900.00–3,200.003,01414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2712,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6505
Bulls1,759166.20/cwt154.00–174.002,92327
Bulls1,716184.05/cwt175.00–200.003,1588
Bulls1,480149.17/cwt137.00–153.002,2086
BullsReturn to Feed1,095164.58/cwt145.00–180.001,8023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165124.26/cwt105.00–131.001,44815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161137.69/cwt133.00–144.001,59939
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2940215.93/cwt213.00–217.502,03014
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3765879.08/head550.00–1,050.008793
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0542,385.22/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3856
Stock CowsMedium 1-2829218.81/cwt210.00–230.001,8145
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1861,848.73/head1,500.00–2,000.001,84942
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,207153.14/cwt123.00–177.501,84818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2592,334.39/head2,000.00–2,700.002,33445
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166149.23/cwt144.00–154.001,7407
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497139.53/cwt135.00–145.002,08919
Bred CowsMedium 29891,625.02/head1,000.00–2,050.001,62537
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0162,148.93/head1,900.00–2,200.002,1495
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29112,022.30/head2,000.00–2,100.002,02239
Stock CowsMedium 1-2928157.71/cwt122.00–197.501,46427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472149.94/cwt146.00–155.002,20716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485129.10/cwt128.00–133.001,9174
CowsLean 85-90%913105.85/cwt95.00–114.0096622
CowsLean 85-90%76381.41/cwt80.00–85.006214
CowsLean 85-90%994122.41/cwt117.00–128.001,21761
CowsLean 85-90%993136.39/cwt131.00–145.001,35422

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.