Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-08-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 13
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
111 vs last sale 275 137 vs year ago 301 · 45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
295 head
238 vs last sale 533 89 vs year ago 206 · +43.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 219.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 183.00/cwt. Taking a look at replacement cattle, the top pair was a 3 in 1 package of a first stage cow and a 400 lb. calf by her side which sold for 5200.00/pair. The top bred cows sold for 3350.00/head. There have been large crowds each week with replacement animals in good demand and having no problem finding a new home. Pastures in the area range from excellent to poor depending on where the hit and miss showers have hit.

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
BullsHigh1,619189.993,07651
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489165.412,46220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204162.761,96034
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,041139.351,45059

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)1,225$2,81088
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$2,50632
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$2,3003thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,68747
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)963$2,67617
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,317$3,2363thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$4,5254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$3,12516
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$1,7001thin

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 1-21,0263,471.43/head3,050.00–3,700.003,4717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29912,742.86/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7437
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1905,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2254,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1883,250.00/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bulls1,802211.04/cwt203.00–219.003,80312
Bulls1,580187.26/cwt180.00–198.002,95930
Bulls1,506171.05/cwt164.00–176.002,5769
CowsLean 85-90%82391.11/cwt62.50–110.007506
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483164.85/cwt159.00–172.002,44512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523151.03/cwt150.00–153.002,3003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-39331,166.60/head950.00–1,350.001,16710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2922,825.60/head2,300.00–3,350.002,82647
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,173146.00/cwt145.00–147.001,7132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1711,937.94/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2222,549.53/head2,350.00–2,900.002,55022
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,148182.72/cwt159.00–232.502,0983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium 21,0131,796.97/head1,400.00–2,250.001,79729
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0802,773.82/head2,400.00–3,300.002,77435
Stock CowsMedium 1-2936190.16/cwt165.00–227.501,7808
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0422,410.92/head2,100.00–2,650.002,41110
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2918280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5702
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,953.36/head2,300.00–3,500.002,9532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182175.38/cwt172.00–183.002,0736
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5482,891.66/head2,400.00–3,350.002,8926
BullsLarge 1-21,6453,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29632,675.80/head2,300.00–3,050.002,67617
Stock CowsMedium 1-2879260.19/cwt230.00–285.002,2878
Stock CowsMedium 2940147.57/cwt130.00–157.001,3873
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482175.37/cwt172.00–178.002,5995
CowsLean 85-90%1,072145.31/cwt137.00–155.001,55833
CowsLean 85-90%1,062162.08/cwt157.00–170.001,7219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201153.07/cwt143.00–158.001,83811
CowsLean 85-90%1,048129.19/cwt119.00–136.001,35411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214164.57/cwt158.00–170.001,99817

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.