Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-04-23

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
175 vs last sale 338 217 vs year ago 380 · 57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
272 head
475 vs last sale 747 88 vs year ago 360 · 24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 206.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow brought 159.00/cwt. Top bred cows sold for 2950.00/head and the top pair sold for 3450.00/pair. With pastures starting to grow faster than the cattle can eat, demand was exceptionally good for stocker cows and replacement cattle. There were several good, bred cows in the offering with a light number of cow-calf pairs.

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
BullsAverage1,687167.242,82125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436142.712,04934
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,162140.401,63249
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low980119.661,17251

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)1,203$2,50382
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$2,1709
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,77565
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)809$2,01711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$2,6598

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 1-28952,566.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1132,531.25/head2,400.00–2,575.002,5314
Bulls1,655170.00/cwt160.00–177.002,81410
Bulls1,984187.44/cwt180.00–206.003,7197
Bulls1,466146.12/cwt132.00–158.002,1428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,139129.31/cwt115.00–134.001,4737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189148.96/cwt145.00–154.001,77112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157139.57/cwt135.00–145.001,61530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,514.47/head2,200.00–2,950.002,51473
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170155.24/cwt133.00–190.001,81613
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37351,130.61/head700.00–1,350.001,1318
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0202,411.60/head2,200.00–2,500.002,4129
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28912,037.66/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0385
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1291,842.15/head1,600.00–2,100.001,84225
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,185.77/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1865
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2793233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8485
CowsLean 85-90%89297.94/cwt72.00–104.0087411
Stock CowsMedium 1-2795236.87/cwt197.50–254.001,88310
Stock CowsMedium 2806120.29/cwt115.00–124.009704
Bred CowsMedium 29511,882.77/head1,475.00–2,125.001,88332
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0992,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
Stock CowsMedium 1-2897159.91/cwt130.00–187.001,43412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439143.75/cwt137.00–149.002,06922
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410154.40/cwt151.00–159.002,1775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444131.10/cwt124.00–135.001,8937
CowsLean 85-90%1,026127.41/cwt123.00–135.001,30713
CowsLean 85-90%998139.81/cwt136.00–145.001,39510
CowsLean 85-90%990115.92/cwt107.00–123.001,14817

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.