Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-18

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
48 vs last sale 118 78 vs year ago 244 · 32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
342 head
17 vs last sale 325 18 vs year ago 324 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 235.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 185.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 5,550.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 4,200.00/head. There were over 24 head of Medium Large 1 replacement bulls in the offering which averaged 5,994.00/head with the top bull selling for 7,400.00/head.

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
BullsAverage1,657197.433,27240
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,207170.812,06244
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523170.572,59829
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010145.921,47453

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)1,260$3,33277
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$3,12513
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$2,55438
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$1,8187
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)789$2,4067
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,708$5,72631
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,300$3,1482thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$5,0006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$4,00927

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 11,7335,994.21/head5,300.00–7,400.005,99424
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,148.08/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1482
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6244,806.07/head4,400.00–5,100.004,8067
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3545,525.00/head5,400.00–5,550.005,5256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0213,261.11/head2,800.00–3,500.003,2619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3435,000.00/head4,700.00–5,150.005,0006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,239162.56/cwt120.00–173.002,01410
Stock CowsMedium 1-2928266.83/cwt250.00–287.502,4767
Bred CowsLarge 21,4632,661.45/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2462,494.96/head1,900.00–2,800.002,49516
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27892,405.71/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4067
Stock CowsMedium 21,033151.67/cwt126.00–162.501,56713
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0403,812.50/head3,600.00–4,100.003,81312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2813,345.06/head2,900.00–3,900.003,34551
Stock CowsMedium 1-2972205.43/cwt180.00–240.001,99712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,267215.16/cwt187.50–230.002,7265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,176.77/head2,850.00–3,650.003,17710
Bred CowsMedium 29961,817.79/head1,600.00–2,100.001,8187
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0803,139.85/head2,800.00–4,100.003,14018
Bred CowsMedium 21,0842,581.59/head2,300.00–2,700.002,58218
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5343,677.34/head3,050.00–4,200.003,6778
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0502,950.95/head2,700.00–3,300.002,9513
Bulls1,596196.98/cwt190.00–204.003,14417
Bulls1,494175.95/cwt165.00–186.002,62911
Bulls1,893217.77/cwt207.00–235.004,12212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,537170.30/cwt163.00–173.002,61820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567178.61/cwt176.00–181.002,7996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345156.32/cwt154.00–160.002,1033
CowsLean 85-90%1,037152.26/cwt140.00–163.001,57926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198178.19/cwt174.00–185.002,13511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145157.87/cwt152.50–160.001,8084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219169.79/cwt164.00–172.002,07029
CowsLean 85-90%968172.72/cwt165.00–180.001,6727
CowsLean 85-90%990128.30/cwt117.50–139.001,27020

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.