Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-02-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
5 vs last sale 171 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
309 head
18 vs last sale 327 309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply. The market was very active with several buyers ringside and a light offering of high quality replacements. The top slaughter bull sold for 215.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 189.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 4650.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 4250.00/head. Spring flowers are starting to bloom in the Ozarks with the mild weather and 70 degree days, however things can change quickly in February and March.

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
BullsAverage1,574194.793,06631
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491167.482,49735
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174165.231,93936
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999135.861,35874

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$3,14857
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$2,76420
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$2,28323
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,7425
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4215
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)841$1,9758
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,668$3,9532thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,203$2,8802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$3,77931

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-21,6683,952.55/head3,750.00–4,100.003,9532
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,880.15/head2,650.00–3,100.002,8802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29703,387.50/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2724,428.57/head3,700.00–4,650.004,42914
Bred CowsMedium 21,0082,154.74/head1,700.00–2,550.002,15514
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0672,784.02/head2,400.00–3,100.002,7845
Stock CowsMedium 1-2808294.67/cwt257.50–325.002,38114
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,9203
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28542,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1006
Bred HeifersMedium 28001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29352,420.86/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,262176.92/cwt169.00–195.002,23310
Stock CowsMedium 2953160.99/cwt152.50–170.001,5343
Stock CowsMedium 1-2911200.32/cwt180.00–225.001,82510
Bred CowsMedium 29901,742.01/head1,400.00–2,150.001,7425
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0862,915.37/head2,550.00–3,550.002,91520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2813,245.92/head2,600.00–3,650.003,24636
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2362,483.18/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4839
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2762,757.91/head2,450.00–3,100.002,75815
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2293,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28362,700.00/head2,300.00–3,000.002,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4154,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
BullsReturn to Feed1,140228.46/cwt220.00–233.002,6043
Bulls1,640188.84/cwt180.00–197.003,09715
Bulls1,678204.70/cwt199.00–215.003,4359
Bulls1,418169.53/cwt157.00–176.002,4044
CowsLean 85-90%1,010103.89/cwt103.00–105.001,0492
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488176.68/cwt174.00–189.002,62914
CowsLean 85-90%938124.31/cwt115.00–132.501,16629
CowsLean 85-90%1,052141.71/cwt133.00–154.001,49136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183178.16/cwt172.00–187.002,1088
CowsLean 85-90%979162.80/cwt157.00–170.001,5947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263151.67/cwt147.00–155.001,9166
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146164.23/cwt158.00–170.001,88222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489152.85/cwt140.00–158.002,2767
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495165.60/cwt160.00–169.002,47614

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.