Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-06

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
249 head
18 vs last sale 267 70 vs year ago 319 · 21.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
323 head
26 vs last sale 297 23 vs year ago 346 · 6.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 250.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 190.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 5250.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 3500.00/head. Light rain fell across the area this week with cooler overnight temperatures. Many producers are getting hay equipment ready to start harvest as soon as the ground dries out. Early harvest yields have been less than average.

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
BullsAverage1,572213.423,35443
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,450176.602,56139
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178173.982,05068
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000148.781,48999

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)1,291$2,98338
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$2,9273thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$2,32861
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,082$1,98523
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,9002thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)891$2,42310
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,530$4,7323thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)952$2,9379
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$5,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$3,48225

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 1-29522,936.75/head2,675.00–3,600.002,9379
BullsLarge 1-21,2653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6635,298.35/head5,200.00–5,400.005,2982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29953,365.79/head2,550.00–3,650.003,36619
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3182,990.30/head2,800.00–3,500.002,99034
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,030219.21/cwt185.00–270.002,25841
Bred CowsMedium 21,0522,457.52/head1,950.00–2,700.002,45833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2782,520.66/head2,300.00–2,750.002,52118
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0363,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2205,250.00/head5,250.00–5,250.005,2501
Stock CowsMedium 1-2776309.84/cwt272.50–341.002,40410
Stock CowsMedium 2981163.33/cwt143.00–180.001,60211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,188199.90/cwt187.50–262.502,37511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2052,270.36/head1,800.00–2,400.002,2708
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0642,920.54/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9214
Bred CowsMedium 21,0161,833.38/head1,450.00–2,350.001,83315
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38251,556.24/head700.00–2,200.001,55610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,926.60/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9273
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28912,422.68/head2,300.00–2,500.002,42310
Bulls1,543212.64/cwt200.00–221.003,28126
Bulls1,736235.22/cwt224.00–250.004,08310
Bulls1,443185.17/cwt153.00–198.002,6727
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518186.56/cwt185.00–188.002,8323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456161.65/cwt150.00–168.002,3546
CowsLean 85-90%1,012157.23/cwt151.00–167.001,59144
CowsLean 85-90%886103.59/cwt91.00–112.509185
CowsLean 85-90%998171.05/cwt168.00–176.001,70712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189176.97/cwt169.00–185.002,10447
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192187.73/cwt185.00–190.002,2385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142160.89/cwt148.00–166.001,83716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442178.59/cwt170.00–185.002,57530
CowsLean 85-90%1,003137.92/cwt121.00–149.001,38338

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.