Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-01-21

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 21
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
42 vs last sale 239 27 vs year ago 170 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
300 head
126 vs last sale 426 56 vs year ago 244 · +23.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 213.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 180.00/cwt. The top pair sold for 4500.00 and the top bred cows sold for 3300.00. Icy roads in the early AM kept receipts light with most producers staying home to prepare for the expected Winter blast this weekend.

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
BullsAverage1,621181.632,94429
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,452161.982,35135
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178158.481,86750
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039126.121,31083

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)1,219$2,86249
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$2,55423
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,10137
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,7377
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)964$2,39710
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,245$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,32417

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2213,666.67/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6679
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29353,000.00/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-39931,833.33/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8333
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0632,806.05/head2,500.00–3,100.002,80614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,884.70/head2,500.00–3,300.002,88535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3052,239.80/head1,900.00–2,400.002,24010
Bred CowsMedium 21,0582,049.70/head1,600.00–2,450.002,05027
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0384,000.00/head3,600.00–4,500.004,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2054,100.00/head4,000.00–4,200.004,1002
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,019190.06/cwt172.50–227.501,93714
Stock CowsMedium 1-2935273.03/cwt250.00–310.002,5534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,266161.18/cwt151.00–172.502,0419
Stock CowsMedium 2976149.40/cwt129.00–167.501,45818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2051,849.38/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8494
Bred CowsMedium 1-29932,591.44/head2,350.00–3,000.002,5913
Bred CowsMedium 21,0421,586.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,5863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2212,548.85/head2,400.00–2,900.002,54920
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29642,397.10/head2,100.00–2,900.002,39710
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,214195.23/cwt187.50–207.502,3705
BullsReturn to Feed1,170185.40/cwt181.00–190.002,1692
Bulls1,884204.37/cwt198.00–213.003,8504
Bulls1,361162.22/cwt145.00–170.002,2087
Bulls1,725183.96/cwt174.00–194.003,17316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151158.62/cwt153.00–164.001,82626
CowsLean 85-90%1,075114.72/cwt105.00–122.501,23321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206169.68/cwt166.00–176.002,04615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209139.40/cwt126.00–151.001,6859
CowsLean 85-90%1,083134.68/cwt125.00–148.001,45935
CowsLean 85-90%1,013156.86/cwt150.00–173.001,58912
CowsLean 85-90%90797.50/cwt80.00–103.0088415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429160.47/cwt153.00–164.002,29319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494169.12/cwt165.00–180.002,52712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,431147.77/cwt136.00–152.502,1154

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.