Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-15

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
83 vs last sale 173 82 vs year ago 338 · 24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
417 head
79 vs last sale 338 330 vs year ago 747 · 44.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter prices were slightly lower as one of the major packers had a plant down due to water issues. The top slaughter bull sold for 259.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 195.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 5500.00 and the top bred cows sold for 3950.00/head. Rain has been hit and miss and has not been enough to end the extreme drought conditions in the southern portions of the ORS service area.

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
BullsHigh1,643211.563,47742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430180.842,58547
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182176.272,08390
CowsLean 85-90%Average934150.141,40276

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)1,237$3,239112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$2,97611
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,39469
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$1,89511
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)874$2,6346
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,427$3,8383thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$3,45014

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 1-21,4273,837.97/head3,300.00–4,600.003,8383
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29582,825.00/head1,900.00–3,300.002,8254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0653,950.00/head3,800.00–4,100.003,9503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0493,110.00/head2,800.00–3,550.003,1105
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0703,046.51/head2,900.00–3,600.003,04721
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5402,988.80/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9899
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,234191.84/cwt181.00–213.002,36715
Stock CowsMedium 1-2938309.68/cwt275.00–332.502,90548
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2473,315.34/head2,900.00–3,950.003,31582
Bred CowsMedium 21,0231,793.62/head1,500.00–2,100.001,7948
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,282172.35/cwt139.00–179.002,21021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2262,522.24/head2,000.00–2,800.002,52227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2172,165.62/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1663
Stock CowsMedium 2974164.46/cwt137.50–177.501,60212
Stock CowsMedium 1-2988202.96/cwt180.00–252.502,00532
Bred CowsMedium 21,0832,450.59/head2,000.00–2,750.002,45136
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38701,482.38/head700.00–1,950.001,4826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3092,910.63/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9116
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2684,800.00/head4,100.00–5,500.004,8002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0673,054.25/head2,800.00–3,250.003,0545
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27862,401.11/head1,900.00–2,700.002,4014
Bulls1,741233.71/cwt220.00–256.004,06912
Bulls1,605206.99/cwt195.00–217.003,32225
Bulls1,601181.28/cwt157.50–193.002,9025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180187.23/cwt184.00–195.002,20921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176160.69/cwt151.00–166.001,89014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423178.29/cwt167.00–183.002,53729
CowsLean 85-90%969156.51/cwt147.00–164.001,51728
CowsLean 85-90%992174.33/cwt169.00–181.001,72915
CowsLean 85-90%877133.74/cwt115.00–145.001,17333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430188.26/cwt184.00–195.002,69216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523158.55/cwt154.00–164.002,4152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184176.05/cwt167.00–183.002,08455

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.