Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-09-24

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 24
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
327 head
100 vs last sale 227 15 vs year ago 312 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
371 head
199 vs last sale 570 10 vs year ago 381 · 2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Rain across most of the region this week helped slow down the flow of cows to the market, in hopes that there will be some fall growth in the pastures. Most areas didn't receive pond filling type rains but the change in weather pattern is keeping everyone optimistic. The top slaughter bull this week brought 208.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow brought 171.00/cwt. The quality of the replacements in the offering was less than last week with the top bred cow bringing 3700.00/head and the top pair bringing 3800.00/pair.

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
BullsAverage1,599181.922,90934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,518160.552,43754
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217157.011,91078
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036128.971,337159

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)1,218$2,80172
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$2,60010
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$1,96138
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,111$1,68136
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,7289
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)878$2,54015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$3,11122
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$2,7752thin

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 1-21,0653,475.00/head3,300.00–3,800.003,4756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0382,775.00/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0182,433.33/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3013,471.43/head3,200.00–3,550.003,4717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1552,666.67/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6676
Bulls1,599184.58/cwt174.00–193.002,95119
Bulls1,720202.24/cwt197.00–208.003,4796
Bulls1,519162.76/cwt142.50–172.002,4729
CowsLean 85-90%1,085135.82/cwt127.00–148.001,47494
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418145.33/cwt139.00–149.002,0616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563160.17/cwt155.00–165.002,50334
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,7372
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3824949.92/head500.00–1,250.009506
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,634.69/head2,300.00–3,150.002,6357
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,273157.92/cwt146.00–169.002,0104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2772,165.66/head2,000.00–2,300.002,16612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2121,869.30/head1,400.00–2,200.001,86916
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,222180.99/cwt176.00–190.002,2123
Bred CowsMedium 21,0402,141.61/head1,900.00–2,300.002,14220
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0292,778.72/head2,500.00–3,400.002,77924
Stock CowsMedium 1-2958199.26/cwt180.00–212.501,90910
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0702,520.64/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5213
Stock CowsMedium 1-2894286.63/cwt250.00–300.002,56211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2772,787.05/head2,400.00–3,500.002,78741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222156.63/cwt152.50–162.001,91451
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5202,955.83/head2,550.00–3,700.002,9567
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28782,540.47/head1,900.00–2,700.002,54015
Bred CowsMedium 21,0311,530.36/head1,200.00–2,000.001,53020
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29492,593.30/head2,500.00–3,000.002,5937
Stock CowsMedium 2924151.08/cwt120.00–172.501,39621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451167.99/cwt165.00–170.002,43814
CowsLean 85-90%1,094153.71/cwt150.00–161.001,6828
CowsLean 85-90%939117.18/cwt110.00–126.001,10045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236166.42/cwt163.00–171.002,05717
CowsLean 85-90%983103.07/cwt100.00–109.001,01312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156142.95/cwt131.00–151.001,65310

How this sale compares

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