Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-08

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 8
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
1 vs last sale 120 28 vs year ago 149 · 18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
204 head
91 vs last sale 295 16 vs year ago 220 · 7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 237.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 196.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top pair sold for 4650.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 3750.00/head.

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
BullsAverage1,633212.513,46922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,426176.712,52012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237173.602,14816
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,035150.401,55771

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)1,155$3,25552
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,7163thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,6005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,33829
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,7053thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$2,8255
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$2,8405

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,1303,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28832,516.67/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls1,588210.14/cwt199.00–220.003,3378
Bulls1,728230.17/cwt224.00–237.003,9778
Bulls1,565192.11/cwt168.00–197.003,0076
CowsLean 85-90%791104.09/cwt99.00–112.508234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404169.48/cwt166.00–172.002,3794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430178.08/cwt172.00–184.002,5477
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,716.39/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,299201.01/cwt178.00–250.002,6119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2323,341.55/head2,900.00–3,750.003,34226
Stock CowsMedium 1-2971203.71/cwt175.00–260.001,97816
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0783,168.34/head2,750.00–3,500.003,16826
Stock CowsMedium 2982159.33/cwt142.50–171.001,5659
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1183,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,233149.20/cwt113.00–168.001,8403
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159190.66/cwt186.00–196.002,2104
Bred CowsMedium 21,0302,337.84/head1,700.00–2,650.002,33829
Bred CowsMedium 21,0101,704.55/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7053
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28602,111.63/head1,850.00–2,300.002,1122
Stock CowsMedium 1-2861297.95/cwt280.00–340.002,56512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,9111
CowsLean 85-90%1,031173.12/cwt169.00–179.001,7857
CowsLean 85-90%1,069156.08/cwt147.00–167.001,66844
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263157.52/cwt153.00–163.001,9895
CowsLean 85-90%1,005136.42/cwt126.00–145.001,37116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264175.34/cwt169.00–183.002,2167

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.