Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-26

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Nov 26
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
180 vs last sale 344 175 vs year ago 339 · 51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
303 head
113 vs last sale 416 114 vs year ago 417 · 27.3%
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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 of slaughter animals and pairs and a moderate supply of bred cows. The top slaughter bull sold for 200.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 174.00/cwt. There was a good selection of bred cows in the offering with the top bred cows bringing 3350.00/head. Much cooler weather moved into the Ozarks overnight with more seasonal temperatures expected for the foreseeable future.

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
BullsLow1,699179.163,04429
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484155.442,30632
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,176151.381,78025
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008121.531,22578

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)1,208$2,77837
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$2,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,224$2,3005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,94955
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,137$1,80721
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,3805
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,578$4,1502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,227$2,9884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$2,7502thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 28753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls1,429163.41/cwt153.00–172.002,3358
Bulls1,738182.89/cwt175.00–189.003,17917
Bulls2,074194.79/cwt191.00–200.004,0404
CowsLean 85-90%89092.85/cwt80.00–103.0082612
CowsLean 85-90%996115.04/cwt105.00–122.001,14631
CowsLean 85-90%1,048132.78/cwt124.00–143.001,39227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2572,790.40/head2,400.00–3,350.002,79026
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38971,234.11/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218185.59/cwt165.00–212.502,2608
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2772,059.27/head1,900.00–2,250.002,05912
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,262150.24/cwt133.00–159.001,89611
BullsMedium and Large 11,6254,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
BullsMedium and Large 11,2784,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Stock CowsMedium 2991142.08/cwt115.00–161.001,40817
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0912,747.83/head2,400.00–3,000.002,74811
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1911,797.53/head1,600.00–1,875.001,79812
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,633.98/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583138.48/cwt131.00–145.002,1922
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28752,380.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3805
Bred CowsMedium 21,0731,969.88/head1,700.00–2,300.001,97040
Bred CowsMedium 21,0641,820.72/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8219
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,042208.01/cwt167.00–242.502,1676
Stock CowsMedium 1-2902267.58/cwt260.00–277.502,4147
CowsLean 85-90%1,094151.76/cwt146.00–161.001,6608
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168152.66/cwt149.00–158.001,78312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201161.88/cwt159.00–169.001,9447
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163136.58/cwt131.00–144.001,5886
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483153.61/cwt148.00–159.002,27823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458166.30/cwt160.00–174.002,4257

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.