Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
406 head
157 vs last sale 249 118 vs year ago 288 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
365 head
42 vs last sale 323 144 vs year ago 221 · +65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 240.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 196.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair, which included twin calves, sold for 5000.00/family and the top bred cows sold for 3625.00/head. Demand for slaughter animals was greater than the demand for replacement cattle. As a result slaughter numbers outpaced replacements for the first time in several months.

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
BullsAverage1,703214.533,65357
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,511180.952,734100
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,196178.062,129127
CowsLean 85-90%High957154.861,482122

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)1,193$2,85450
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$2,68923
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,22397
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,074$1,98438
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)954$2,66317
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,444$4,0368
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,236$2,9874thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$3,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$3,0676

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-21,2362,987.27/head2,900.00–3,200.002,9874
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4444,035.88/head3,500.00–4,700.004,0368
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29952,825.00/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29083,575.00/head3,400.00–3,750.003,5752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2932,264.00/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2647
Bred CowsMedium 21,0251,920.41/head1,450.00–2,200.001,92031
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29542,663.01/head1,900.00–2,700.002,66317
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37221,200.21/head1,000.00–1,600.001,2005
Stock CowsMedium 2913165.12/cwt147.50–177.501,50812
Stock CowsMedium 1-2889305.36/cwt275.00–337.502,71519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2372,399.57/head2,100.00–2,600.002,40044
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2542,843.64/head2,650.00–3,625.002,84434
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0632,876.42/head2,700.00–3,400.002,87616
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2003,187.50/head3,150.00–3,300.003,1884
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,024215.73/cwt182.00–250.002,20936
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208205.39/cwt181.00–252.502,48125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,768.14/head2,500.00–3,200.002,76814
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0552,566.43/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5669
Bred CowsMedium 21,0252,167.23/head1,600.00–2,500.002,16748
Bulls1,706215.16/cwt206.00–223.003,67141
Bulls1,840231.99/cwt226.00–241.004,2697
Bulls1,582198.10/cwt178.00–202.003,1349
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201179.40/cwt169.00–186.002,155100
CowsLean 85-90%996175.09/cwt169.00–194.001,74421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,148163.30/cwt142.00–169.001,87517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407166.75/cwt160.00–170.002,3469
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227189.72/cwt189.00–195.002,32810
CowsLean 85-90%946142.68/cwt120.00–151.001,35040
CowsLean 85-90%82498.88/cwt90.00–101.008155
CowsLean 85-90%962160.98/cwt152.00–169.001,54956
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520181.32/cwt171.00–187.002,75681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,532190.69/cwt189.00–196.002,92110

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.