Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-04-29

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
267 head
40 vs last sale 307 55 vs year ago 322 · 17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
297 head
274 vs last sale 571 224 vs year ago 521 · 43.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. The top slaugher bull sold for 242.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 198.00/cwt. Taking a look at the replacement animals, the top pairs sold for 5000.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 3700.00/head. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released Friday, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 3 percent from last year. Scattered rains and storms this past week added moisture to the soil, but most of the area continues to be well below average rainfall for the year.

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
BullsAverage1,750216.883,79536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,426174.512,48955
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,185173.142,05267
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,007149.871,509109

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)1,214$3,08444
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$2,8907
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,45083
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,04116
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)832$2,62022
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,246$3,4833thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,463$3,3762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$3,9008

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 1-21,4633,375.64/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3762
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2463,483.30/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2374,600.00/head4,000.00–5,000.004,6005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27932,450.00/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4502
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5122,840.46/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8405
Stock CowsMedium 2938164.97/cwt140.00–180.001,54715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2952,151.35/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1515
Bred CowsMedium 21,0041,990.90/head1,250.00–2,500.001,99111
Stock CowsMedium 1-2912221.18/cwt182.00–275.002,01725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2943,090.14/head2,900.00–3,700.003,09016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2702,679.14/head2,100.00–2,850.002,67942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,277216.95/cwt187.50–245.002,7703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,228165.26/cwt131.00–180.002,0294
Stock CowsMedium 1-2809312.80/cwt285.00–335.002,5319
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0933,132.54/head2,800.00–3,400.003,13323
Bred CowsMedium 21,0382,348.52/head1,700.00–2,800.002,34933
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37671,663.49/head1,150.00–2,000.001,6638
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0232,847.56/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,947.30/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9473
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28322,619.66/head2,200.00–2,800.002,62022
Bulls1,764211.68/cwt198.00–220.003,73422
Bulls1,712230.41/cwt224.00–242.003,94512
Bulls1,820192.94/cwt190.00–196.003,5122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197159.96/cwt145.00–167.001,91516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390159.64/cwt142.00–168.002,2199
CowsLean 85-90%843113.55/cwt106.00–117.509574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188175.96/cwt168.00–184.002,09046
CowsLean 85-90%1,037156.05/cwt150.00–166.001,61860
CowsLean 85-90%1,020173.04/cwt167.00–178.001,76513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123189.40/cwt186.00–193.002,1275
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433175.58/cwt169.00–185.002,51641
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437192.53/cwt189.00–198.002,7675
CowsLean 85-90%965133.42/cwt120.00–148.001,28832

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.