Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 22
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
307 head
51 vs last sale 256 144 vs year ago 163 · +88.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
571 head
154 vs last sale 417 299 vs year ago 272 · +109.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 240.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 194.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 5400.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 4050.00/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
BullsAverage1,641214.453,51840
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,435176.052,52765
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,176171.502,01799
CowsLean 85-90%High977148.371,450103

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)1,223$3,19580
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,9032thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,431140
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)993$1,68915
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)866$2,7108
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,282$4,1323thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,387$3,2913thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$4,9005
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$4,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$3,56860

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1054,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,214209.64/cwt180.00–252.502,54511
Stock CowsMedium 1-2901299.14/cwt275.00–327.502,69530
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38701,508.81/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5096
Bred CowsMedium 21,0612,336.58/head1,900.00–2,800.002,33772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1801,799.15/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2873,202.39/head2,850.00–4,050.003,20246
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2622,606.75/head2,200.00–2,850.002,60752
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0873,164.63/head2,800.00–3,500.003,16530
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2333,390.91/head3,200.00–3,600.003,39111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0653,197.92/head2,400.00–3,400.003,19824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1934,038.10/head3,800.00–4,100.004,03821
Bulls1,670209.82/cwt199.00–220.003,50422
Bulls1,621228.14/cwt222.50–240.003,69814
Bulls1,548192.01/cwt184.00–196.002,9724
CowsLean 85-90%997170.37/cwt167.50–173.001,6995
CowsLean 85-90%970138.50/cwt120.00–149.001,34331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157175.14/cwt170.00–185.002,02661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,384162.86/cwt144.00–168.002,2548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257187.63/cwt186.00–190.002,3596
CowsLean 85-90%928106.43/cwt90.00–117.509888
CowsLean 85-90%986157.38/cwt150.00–166.001,55259
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197161.55/cwt148.00–168.001,93432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418176.98/cwt170.00–185.002,51052
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695187.48/cwt186.00–194.003,1785
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5113,332.88/head3,000.00–4,000.003,3334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,902.87/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9032
Bred CowsLarge 21,5582,756.25/head2,400.00–2,850.002,75610
Stock CowsMedium 2921157.69/cwt117.50–177.501,45218
Stock CowsMedium 1-2989207.74/cwt183.00–250.002,05523
Bred CowsMedium 29641,672.38/head1,500.00–1,900.001,67213
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28662,710.39/head2,300.00–2,900.002,7108
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4005,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1013,800.00/head3,500.00–3,900.003,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2674,566.67/head4,500.00–4,600.004,5673
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3873,290.69/head3,150.00–3,500.003,2913
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1833,197.25/head3,100.00–3,300.003,1972
BullsLarge 11,4806,000.00/head6,000.00–6,000.006,0001

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.