Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-01-14

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 14
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
293 vs last sale 532 68 vs year ago 307 · 22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
426 head
38 vs last sale 464 160 vs year ago 266 · +60.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of slaughter animals and pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 212.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 172.00/cwt. The top bred cow sold for 3900.00/head and the top bred heifer sold for 2900.00/head with pairs not well tested.

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
BullsAverage1,756182.733,20937
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180156.591,84858
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435156.222,24152
CowsLean 85-90%High1,030122.311,26092

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)1,254$2,973116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,5909
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,229$2,47018
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,92339
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,53813
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$2,59524
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)787$2,05210
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,324$3,7815
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,170$2,9333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,4256

Every lot, as filed

36 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,933.05/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9333
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3243,780.57/head3,600.00–4,150.003,7815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0732,425.00/head2,100.00–2,950.002,4256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1901,602.20/head1,250.00–1,700.001,6025
Bred CowsMedium 21,0071,497.77/head1,250.00–1,700.001,4988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1912,266.99/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2678
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,004216.46/cwt177.50–230.002,17311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,253193.86/cwt180.00–210.002,4293
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,253155.10/cwt120.00–167.501,94319
Stock CowsMedium 21,013155.20/cwt121.00–172.501,57223
Stock CowsMedium 1-2903267.52/cwt232.50–307.502,41617
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0692,732.42/head2,600.00–3,000.002,73223
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,6543,066.93/head2,600.00–3,300.003,0675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2803,030.20/head2,550.00–3,900.003,03088
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27872,052.48/head1,700.00–2,600.002,05210
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29322,595.40/head2,100.00–2,900.002,59524
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160233.76/cwt232.50–235.002,7122
Bred CowsMedium 21,0161,979.41/head1,600.00–2,500.001,97925
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37961,231.99/head825.00–1,500.001,2326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1742,525.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5264
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0772,640.94/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6415
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,504.54/head2,400.00–2,600.002,50512
Bulls1,794183.24/cwt173.00–194.003,28724
Bulls1,942201.35/cwt195.00–212.003,9106
Bulls1,467165.01/cwt159.00–170.002,4217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199141.03/cwt121.00–149.001,6917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181156.99/cwt152.00–163.001,85441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165165.85/cwt164.00–172.001,93210
CowsLean 85-90%1,009151.65/cwt150.00–153.001,5305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429157.32/cwt152.50–162.002,24833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,384165.97/cwt164.00–168.002,2976
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472148.93/cwt137.00–151.002,19213
CowsLean 85-90%1,051117.21/cwt110.00–123.001,23244
CowsLean 85-90%91099.64/cwt82.50–109.0090712
CowsLean 85-90%1,051133.60/cwt125.00–147.001,40431

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.