Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-20

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 20
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
292 head
114 vs last sale 406 80 vs year ago 372 · 21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
383 head
18 vs last sale 365 18 vs year ago 365 · +4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with most of the gain on high dressing cattle. 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 258.00/cwt and the top slaughter cow sold for 200.00/cwt., both at or near record prices for ORS. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 5000.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 4100.00/head. Hay harvest has been delayed as rains moved acrossed the area with hopes it will help with increasing yields once the field dry out.

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
BullsLow1,659217.043,60031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454178.392,59477
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211175.772,12882
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023151.321,548102

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)1,231$3,08667
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$2,17066
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,99621
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,086$3,68415
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)892$2,5376
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$3,9422thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,182$3,2393thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$3,99416

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0684,088.89/head3,500.00–5,000.004,0899
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2283,871.43/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8717
Bulls1,594197.62/cwt192.50–203.003,1506
Bulls1,661215.18/cwt207.00–224.003,57416
Bulls1,698233.28/cwt225.00–258.003,9619
CowsLean 85-90%1,075160.15/cwt151.00–170.001,72246
CowsLean 85-90%1,007177.81/cwt170.00–192.001,79119
CowsLean 85-90%985109.38/cwt99.00–120.001,07716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3043,088.52/head2,700.00–3,450.003,08939
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38281,250.64/head1,100.00–1,400.001,25112
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1823,239.00/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2242,415.96/head2,000.00–2,750.002,41630
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2042,174.70/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1759
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,294203.92/cwt182.50–250.002,63920
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,192179.40/cwt176.00–180.002,1387
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2433,929.76/head3,850.00–4,100.003,9303
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0572,996.71/head2,850.00–3,400.002,99722
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,040225.98/cwt182.50–280.002,35038
Stock CowsMedium 2866161.39/cwt134.00–177.501,39814
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1133,667.07/head3,600.00–3,700.003,66712
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5053,941.86/head3,600.00–4,300.003,9422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447179.26/cwt170.00–186.002,59456
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5382,868.15/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8683
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28922,536.94/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5376
Bred CowsMedium 21,0702,323.15/head2,000.00–2,650.002,32324
Bred CowsMedium 21,0401,862.70/head1,650.00–2,100.001,86312
Stock CowsMedium 1-2906285.58/cwt280.00–305.002,5876
CowsLean 85-90%954139.96/cwt125.00–151.001,33521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227162.12/cwt153.00–167.001,98913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216189.99/cwt187.00–195.002,31010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206176.37/cwt168.00–185.002,12759
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474193.04/cwt189.00–200.002,8459
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473163.35/cwt153.00–169.002,40612

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.