Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-01-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
532 head
258 vs last sale 274 189 vs year ago 343 · +55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
464 head
89 vs last sale 375 149 vs year ago 315 · +47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. Following the holiday break the slaughter market took up where it left off with the top slaughter bull selling for 214.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow selling for 178.00/cwt. Replacement cattle continue to see good demand as the weather has been mild so far this winter. The top pair sold for 4700.00 and the top bred cows sold for 3450.00/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
BullsAverage1,661187.293,11080
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,388158.892,205122
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134156.911,779114
CowsLean 85-90%High1,060128.741,364216

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)1,203$2,93376
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,67927
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,06882
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,011$1,59817
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)842$2,48621
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$3,4119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$2,96523

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-29703,800.00/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29362,450.00/head1,900.00–2,850.002,4505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0353,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2204,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,425.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4254
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37812,225.00/head1,700.00–2,400.002,2254
BullsReturn to Feed1,081224.74/cwt204.00–235.002,4294
Bulls1,891203.87/cwt197.00–214.003,85516
Bulls1,474160.79/cwt132.50–173.002,37013
Bulls1,683185.78/cwt175.00–195.003,12747
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412147.57/cwt136.00–153.002,08416
CowsLean 85-90%991152.00/cwt147.00–159.001,50627
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38141,165.75/head800.00–1,350.001,1667
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,197245.08/cwt230.00–255.002,9343
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,251184.88/cwt145.00–220.002,31318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2272,886.91/head2,500.00–3,200.002,88749
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2622,159.77/head1,800.00–2,400.002,16032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2872,823.91/head2,500.00–3,200.002,82417
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28422,485.59/head2,300.00–2,700.002,48621
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0522,431.38/head2,400.00–2,500.002,43110
Stock CowsMedium 1-2946273.62/cwt235.00–302.502,58817
Bred CowsMedium 21,0002,130.81/head1,650.00–2,400.002,13140
Stock CowsMedium 1-2977194.82/cwt155.00–227.501,90339
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1611,849.91/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8505
CowsLean 85-90%1,198119.01/cwt112.00–126.001,42670
CowsLean 85-90%1,047138.03/cwt129.00–146.001,44590
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5582,894.16/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8945
Bred CowsLarge 21,5232,366.85/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3673
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0693,043.25/head2,500.00–3,450.003,04322
Bred CowsMedium 29491,493.28/head1,100.00–1,700.001,49312
CowsLean 85-90%829101.76/cwt90.00–108.0084429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195167.32/cwt164.00–171.001,99913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218147.84/cwt139.00–152.001,80117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107157.13/cwt152.50–163.001,73984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,374159.00/cwt154.00–163.002,18588
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433168.41/cwt166.00–178.002,41318

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.