Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-25

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 25
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
25 vs last sale 166 93 vs year ago 234 · 39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
515 head
173 vs last sale 342 133 vs year ago 382 · +34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 235.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 197.00/cwt. There were several bred cows and pairs in the offering with the top pairs selling for 5450.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 4000.00/head. The USDA Cold Storage report, released yesterday, reported beef in freezers was down 3 percent from last month and down 5 percent from a year ago.

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
BullsHigh1,643203.683,34639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540176.992,72624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179173.852,05035
CowsLean 85-90%Average965149.021,43842

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)1,193$3,31097
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,146$3,06543
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,19169
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,70912
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)946$2,7524thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)774$2,4264thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$4,3588
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$4,55911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$3,68821

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-21,4584,127.37/head3,400.00–4,700.004,1276
BullsMedium and Large 11,6455,049.85/head5,000.00–5,100.005,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29692,857.14/head2,400.00–3,100.002,8577
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1453,970.00/head3,700.00–4,150.003,9705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0753,971.43/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1754,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,6693,575.31/head3,100.00–3,950.003,5755
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27742,426.17/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4264
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0913,173.86/head2,750.00–3,600.003,17426
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37961,015.54/head950.00–1,100.001,0164
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,001270.61/cwt257.50–310.002,70912
Stock CowsMedium 1-2986198.64/cwt180.00–237.501,95918
Stock CowsMedium 2965156.25/cwt122.50–177.501,50839
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2463,301.98/head2,850.00–4,000.003,30251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3484,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0273,750.00/head3,550.00–4,150.003,7503
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29462,751.52/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7524
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250194.07/cwt179.00–220.002,42621
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,263167.86/cwt145.00–177.502,12014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,899.28/head2,700.00–3,450.002,89917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1755,450.00/head5,450.00–5,450.005,4502
Bred CowsMedium 21,0101,708.62/head1,300.00–2,300.001,70912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2372,445.37/head2,150.00–2,750.002,44516
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0683,287.34/head2,750.00–4,000.003,28741
Bred CowsMedium 29962,203.78/head1,600.00–2,700.002,20449
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,1105,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0004
Bulls1,751221.34/cwt213.00–235.003,87615
Bulls1,464181.83/cwt155.00–192.002,66210
Bulls1,655200.36/cwt194.00–211.003,31614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161172.42/cwt168.00–176.002,00219
CowsLean 85-90%965150.11/cwt142.50–165.001,44924
CowsLean 85-90%994174.80/cwt169.00–185.001,7388
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,554172.84/cwt166.00–177.002,68615
CowsLean 85-90%969132.51/cwt121.00–140.001,2848
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524186.65/cwt179.00–197.002,8458
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3651
CowsLean 85-90%83898.94/cwt98.00–100.008292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197181.72/cwt177.00–193.002,17512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213157.01/cwt144.00–165.001,9054

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.