Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-11

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
24 vs last sale 142 271 vs year ago 389 · 69.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
325 head
117 vs last sale 208 76 vs year ago 401 · 19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was very good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 221.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 176.00/cwt. Top bred cows sold for 4250.00/head and the top pairs sold for 5050.00/pairs. Some much needed rain as well as warmer temperatures have gotten the Ozarks in full bloom. Demand for bred cows and stockers continues to grow as pastures get closer to full production.

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
BullsHigh1,671189.223,16228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215162.101,97032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,515160.962,4387thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low962138.061,32950

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,211$3,30014
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$3,11666
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,84618
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$2,22427
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,013$1,7895
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,7532thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$4,4077
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$3,69418

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 1-21,5105,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1803,850.00/head3,600.00–4,100.003,8504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1403,866.67/head3,850.00–3,900.003,8673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3655,050.00/head5,050.00–5,050.005,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1614,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9006
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28102,752.78/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160198.33/cwt197.50–200.002,3013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,238160.08/cwt152.00–170.001,9826
Stock CowsMedium 21,016156.04/cwt122.50–175.001,58517
Stock CowsMedium 1-2757292.60/cwt275.00–345.002,2154
Stock CowsMedium 1-2965208.36/cwt180.00–265.002,01112
Bred CowsMedium 21,0131,788.65/head1,600.00–2,050.001,7895
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0792,942.23/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9429
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0543,170.96/head2,700.00–3,800.003,17126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1754,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1843,374.45/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3748
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2473,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28173,220.00/head2,700.00–3,400.003,2205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2123,049.48/head2,700.00–3,750.003,04939
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2032,365.38/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3654
Bred CowsMedium 29982,327.76/head1,800.00–2,600.002,32820
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38071,346.69/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,749.83/head2,600.00–3,400.002,7509
Bulls1,828211.71/cwt204.00–221.003,8704
Bulls1,603174.08/cwt156.00–181.002,7918
Bulls1,666191.17/cwt185.00–202.003,18516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204166.37/cwt158.00–170.002,00319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198172.79/cwt171.00–176.002,0704
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247148.34/cwt131.00–157.001,8509
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,375150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538162.79/cwt160.00–170.002,5046
CowsLean 85-90%974123.28/cwt117.00–130.001,20114
CowsLean 85-90%778100.50/cwt93.00–107.007824
CowsLean 85-90%975146.21/cwt135.00–159.001,42627
CowsLean 85-90%1,009165.52/cwt160.00–169.001,6705

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.