Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-16

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 16
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
105 vs last sale 149 64 vs year ago 318 · 20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
450 head
230 vs last sale 220 111 vs year ago 339 · +32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. There was a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of bred cows and pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 224.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 175.00/cwt. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals with the top pairs bringing 3800.00/pair and the top bred cows bringing 3300.00/head.

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
BullsLow1,699190.983,24421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443162.812,34943
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228160.711,97348
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008138.281,394141

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)1,214$2,679169
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,146$2,39016
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$2,13918
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$1,99578
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)896$2,3386
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$2,7002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,003$2,2573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,81822

Every lot, as filed

37 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 29672,100.00/head1,800.00–2,250.002,1006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0252,666.67/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6676
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1752,666.67/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3033,628.57/head3,400.00–3,800.003,6297
Bulls1,601173.56/cwt161.00–181.002,7796
Bulls1,716192.69/cwt182.00–199.003,30711
Bulls1,798212.41/cwt206.00–224.003,8194
CowsLean 85-90%871102.84/cwt99.00–110.008967
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398152.31/cwt139.00–157.002,1298
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490172.11/cwt169.00–175.002,5647
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,293140.25/cwt131.00–153.001,8134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2843,179.77/head3,000.00–3,300.003,18011
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38071,365.29/head900.00–1,500.001,3659
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,077.64/head2,000.00–2,200.002,07813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2522,155.86/head1,800.00–2,250.002,15634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2542,628.30/head2,300.00–3,000.002,62888
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2162,375.91/head2,200.00–2,850.002,3767
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0032,256.98/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2573
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28962,337.58/head1,900.00–2,600.002,3386
Stock CowsMedium 2967136.51/cwt127.00–141.001,3208
Bred CowsMedium 11,1003,106.66/head3,000.00–3,200.003,10711
Stock CowsMedium 1-2968175.47/cwt150.00–200.001,69918
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0762,499.93/head2,200.00–2,900.002,50047
Bred CowsMedium 21,0482,000.28/head1,700.00–2,300.002,00035
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204168.98/cwt167.00–173.002,0358
Bred CowsLarge 11,4653,117.80/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1186
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5312,689.72/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6906
Stock CowsMedium 1-2901235.18/cwt220.00–260.002,1199
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0912,400.20/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4009
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444163.48/cwt158.00–168.002,36128
CowsLean 85-90%1,039143.99/cwt134.00–155.001,49686
CowsLean 85-90%1,081159.56/cwt156.00–168.001,72515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194148.84/cwt142.00–153.001,7776
CowsLean 85-90%923121.24/cwt111.00–130.001,11933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239160.86/cwt155.00–167.001,99334

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.