Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-17

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 17
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
322 head
34 vs last sale 288 23 vs year ago 299 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
444 head
159 vs last sale 603 152 vs year ago 292 · +52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Another week with a majority of replacement cattle, but mostly groups of bred cows, with many over 5yrs old. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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
BullsHigh1,715210.543,61231
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200173.692,08493
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510172.482,60432
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012153.391,553105

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$3,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$3,18363
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,8584thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,741133
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$2,61512
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$3,0264thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$3,02312
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,252$4,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,162$4,5717
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$4,3437
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$3,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$3,87311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,244$3,5448
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$1,8506

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 and Large 1-21,2074,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,9205,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0303,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2743,928.57/head3,800.00–4,350.003,9297
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1783,591.67/head3,100.00–3,700.003,5926
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3434,342.86/head3,950.00–4,500.004,3437
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3853,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2524,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bulls1,888231.36/cwt226.00–236.004,3683
Bulls1,535196.20/cwt187.00–204.003,01210
Bulls1,787215.04/cwt208.00–224.003,84318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190174.62/cwt164.00–181.002,07873
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485186.33/cwt186.00–187.002,7673
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523174.54/cwt165.00–180.002,65820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,858.26/head2,450.00–3,150.002,8584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0952,405.20/head2,000.00–2,900.002,40525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2342,891.53/head2,300.00–3,300.002,89296
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,024244.73/cwt200.00–292.502,50637
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,614.65/head2,250.00–2,800.002,61512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2772311.49/cwt290.00–325.002,4058
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29503,026.32/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0264
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0233,022.61/head2,300.00–3,200.003,02312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232162.11/cwt155.00–165.001,99713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29992,189.59/head1,600.00–2,600.002,1905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0952,233.14/head1,850.00–2,400.002,23312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2263,268.42/head2,700.00–3,700.003,26858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0723,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,139202.54/cwt190.00–270.002,30716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488163.29/cwt158.00–166.002,4309
CowsLean 85-90%1,018157.82/cwt149.00–169.001,60764
CowsLean 85-90%1,007174.67/cwt171.00–182.501,75910
CowsLean 85-90%1,012141.43/cwt131.00–150.001,43125
CowsLean 85-90%962120.42/cwt115.00–125.001,1586
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242185.51/cwt184.00–190.002,3047

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.