Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
24 vs last sale 149 16 vs year ago 157 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
338 head
120 vs last sale 458 99 vs year ago 239 · +41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 240.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 205.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 4700.00 and the top bred cows sold for 4200.00/head. Much needed rain fell over the weekend but still not enough to ease drought concerns. Choice boxed beef closed on Wednesday at 379.66 which is 14.76 lower than a week ago. Negotiated fed cattle prices have gained almost 10.00 this past week.

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
BullsHigh1,685211.173,55731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467181.852,66744
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201179.952,16039
CowsLean 85-90%Low978149.231,46058

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)1,242$3,27068
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$3,05615
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,39169
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$1,98616
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,4154thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,5756
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,518$4,7252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,015$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$4,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$3,2448

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 1-21,2753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
BullsMedium and Large 11,7606,100.00/head6,100.00–6,100.006,1001
BullsMedium 1-21,0152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28822,650.00/head2,300.00–2,850.002,6503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,800.00/head3,500.00–4,400.003,8003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0733,042.26/head2,900.00–3,300.003,04210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,254164.99/cwt155.00–177.502,0696
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3424,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2006
Stock CowsMedium 1-2976221.11/cwt186.00–270.002,15838
Stock CowsMedium 2932164.43/cwt131.00–182.501,53212
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5373,266.95/head2,800.00–3,600.003,2676
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29002,575.00/head2,300.00–2,900.002,5756
Bred HeifersMedium 1-21,0153,415.09/head3,150.00–3,600.003,4154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2362,555.71/head2,000.00–2,750.002,55612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230206.92/cwt187.00–247.502,54514
Stock CowsMedium 1-2796325.09/cwt285.00–350.002,58813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2652,249.90/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2504
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0383,030.20/head2,900.00–3,400.003,03020
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37481,452.62/head900.00–1,800.001,4536
Bred CowsMedium 21,0021,898.62/head1,600.00–2,300.001,89912
Bred CowsMedium 21,0392,463.12/head1,700.00–2,800.002,46351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2813,083.72/head2,800.00–3,450.003,0845
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1684,600.00/head4,500.00–4,700.004,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0333,300.00/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,249.52/head2,900.00–3,800.003,25036
Bulls1,848231.28/cwt221.00–241.004,27410
Bulls1,629186.99/cwt183.00–189.003,0465
Bulls1,600206.15/cwt196.00–215.003,29816
CowsLean 85-90%915138.50/cwt117.00–146.001,26722
CowsLean 85-90%881103.10/cwt90.00–111.009084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205177.22/cwt169.00–185.002,13622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483177.93/cwt169.00–185.002,63925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200190.90/cwt185.00–204.002,29113
CowsLean 85-90%1,027157.74/cwt148.00–168.001,62023
CowsLean 85-90%1,050174.22/cwt170.00–179.001,8299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178159.35/cwt153.00–165.001,8774
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450192.22/cwt186.00–205.002,78716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417159.28/cwt156.00–163.002,2573

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.