Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 5
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
406 head
19 vs last sale 387 90 vs year ago 316 · +28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
346 head
76 vs last sale 422 155 vs year ago 191 · +81.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and moderate supply of replacement cattle. Slaughter animals outnumbered replacement cattle which hasn't been seen for several months. The top slaughter bull sold for 211.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 175.00. On the replacement cattle side, the top pairs sold for 4400.00 and the top bred cows sold for 3150.00/head. The area saw its first frost of the season last week with a hard freeze expected Sunday and Monday.

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
BullsAverage1,577182.102,87251
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,463159.362,33259
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211157.241,90497
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025131.751,351198

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)1,215$2,72267
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,5089
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$2,03262
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,59420
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,94125
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$3,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$3,19010

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,0533,800.00/head3,500.00–4,400.003,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2143,357.14/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3577
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1872,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8003
Bulls1,516184.93/cwt174.00–192.002,80425
Bulls1,789199.82/cwt196.00–211.003,57510
Bulls1,540166.59/cwt157.00–174.002,56516
CowsLean 85-90%1,053140.58/cwt130.00–152.501,48079
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466152.12/cwt150.00–154.002,2308
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467159.82/cwt154.00–164.002,34547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3872,612.74/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1551,549.78/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2772,797.00/head2,350.00–3,150.002,79740
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38601,128.68/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1293
Bred CowsMedium 21,0432,036.74/head1,600.00–2,350.002,03741
Stock CowsMedium 1-2986184.04/cwt160.00–227.501,81529
Bred HeifersMedium 27651,656.21/head1,500.00–1,800.001,65610
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0722,598.52/head2,400.00–2,900.002,59924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2482,171.19/head1,900.00–2,350.002,17118
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168169.16/cwt165.00–172.501,9767
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209157.25/cwt152.00–163.001,90174
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5372,699.78/head2,500.00–2,800.002,7003
Bred CowsMedium 21,0101,599.42/head1,300.00–2,000.001,59918
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0212,455.14/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4556
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28492,131.59/head1,900.00–2,500.002,13215
Stock CowsMedium 1-2859265.82/cwt230.00–300.002,28318
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416168.50/cwt165.00–174.002,3864
CowsLean 85-90%1,039156.44/cwt153.00–161.001,62537
CowsLean 85-90%981117.15/cwt100.00–129.001,14969
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210168.27/cwt164.00–175.002,03612
CowsLean 85-90%1,05185.38/cwt73.00–96.0089713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226145.15/cwt138.00–149.001,78011

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.