Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-02-25

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 25
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
40 vs last sale 176 86 vs year ago 302 · 28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
447 head
138 vs last sale 309 97 vs year ago 350 · +27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows sold 200.00-300.00/head higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 220.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 188.00/cwt. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals 2 - 1 with the top pairs selling for 4600.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 3800.00/head. The market was very active especially for stocker cows with those under 2 years of age topping the market at 360.00/cwt. Pastures are starting to have a tinge of green as warmer temperatures are becoming more and more common.

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
BullsAverage1,653189.393,13141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472166.082,44534
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159163.821,89981
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low982135.271,32860

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)1,189$3,24374
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,99751
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$2,6744thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,95973
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,061$1,7664thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)926$3,3707
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)778$1,9213thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,197$4,3563thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,112$3,5793thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$4,2867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$3,27020

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 1-21,1123,578.86/head2,900.00–3,900.003,5793
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1974,355.92/head4,200.00–4,450.004,3563
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29893,860.00/head3,550.00–4,350.003,8605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1783,950.00/head3,600.00–4,300.003,9502
Bred CowsMedium 21,0222,130.07/head1,700.00–2,500.002,13041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2322,188.37/head1,850.00–2,500.002,18810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2960145.78/cwt140.00–155.001,3992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3282,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Stock CowsMedium 1-2972210.12/cwt174.00–257.502,04224
Stock CowsMedium 2902144.81/cwt120.00–167.501,30622
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0952,548.63/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5492
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29263,369.60/head2,500.00–3,650.003,3707
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27781,921.41/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2763,259.42/head2,600.00–3,800.003,25943
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,216188.74/cwt177.50–207.502,29511
Stock CowsMedium 1-2779322.73/cwt285.00–360.002,5149
Bred CowsMedium 21,0611,765.61/head1,550.00–1,900.001,7664
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0693,219.14/head2,550.00–3,550.003,21931
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38641,535.46/head1,150.00–1,825.001,53522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1863,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0742,994.24/head2,500.00–3,350.002,99433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3253,001.37/head2,500.00–3,300.003,00118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0323,142.86/head2,700.00–3,300.003,1437
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0974,420.00/head4,300.00–4,600.004,4205
Bulls1,637191.64/cwt182.00–201.003,13727
Bulls1,608210.47/cwt203.00–220.003,3846
Bulls1,741166.00/cwt161.00–176.002,8908
CowsBoner 80-85%1,147165.98/cwt159.00–171.001,90440
CowsLean 85-90%95996.83/cwt90.00–105.009296
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173151.04/cwt140.00–158.001,77225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450155.81/cwt150.00–160.002,25912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168178.37/cwt172.00–188.002,08316
CowsLean 85-90%1,007143.56/cwt135.00–156.001,44619
CowsLean 85-90%1,001162.10/cwt158.00–170.001,62313
CowsLean 85-90%955122.73/cwt109.00–133.001,17222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444166.66/cwt162.00–170.002,40710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518175.87/cwt173.00–179.002,67012

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.