Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-15

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 15
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
97 vs last sale 121 36 vs year ago 254 · 14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
275 head
71 vs last sale 204 175 vs year ago 450 · 38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 246.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 199.00/cwt. There were several high quality replacement cattle in the offering with the top pair selling for 5500.00/pair and the top bred cow selling for 3900.00/head. Much of the hay in the area has been harvested and pasture conditions are better than usual for the middle of July.

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
BullsAverage1,554219.813,41548
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,447185.882,68961
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191176.592,10359
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009151.231,52750

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)1,251$3,27085
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$2,97813
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,40431
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,8036
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,1494thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)725$2,4003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,509$4,7573thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,065$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$5,3717
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,184$4,0948

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-29783,725.00/head3,450.00–4,000.003,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2805,371.43/head5,100.00–5,500.005,3717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3134,480.00/head4,400.00–4,600.004,4805
Bulls1,569215.95/cwt208.00–222.003,38817
Bulls1,716235.91/cwt227.00–246.004,04815
Bulls1,603188.16/cwt170.00–203.003,0169
BullsReturn to Feed1,106235.38/cwt209.00–258.002,6037
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475165.95/cwt162.00–170.002,4486
CowsLean 85-90%1,007141.30/cwt136.00–149.001,42312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,278210.72/cwt184.00–235.002,69323
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3533,078.73/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0799
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2522,540.87/head2,050.00–2,750.002,54115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2923,333.38/head2,900.00–3,900.003,33358
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,218172.38/cwt162.50–176.002,1004
Bred CowsMedium 21,0552,274.94/head1,800.00–2,700.002,27516
Bred CowsMedium 29501,802.72/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8036
Stock CowsMedium 1-2922298.89/cwt290.00–300.002,7568
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0953,083.88/head2,800.00–3,350.003,08423
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,040229.79/cwt185.00–280.002,39019
CowsLean 85-90%933112.67/cwt102.50–120.001,0515
CowsLean 85-90%1,028158.47/cwt150.00–169.001,62927
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5463,428.05/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4284
BullsLarge 1-21,5094,756.79/head4,100.00–5,500.004,7573
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29953,148.74/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1494
Stock CowsMedium 2898172.18/cwt167.50–178.001,5463
CowsLean 85-90%994170.68/cwt170.00–174.001,6976
CowsBoner 80-85%1,129161.02/cwt152.00–170.001,81819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193179.84/cwt171.00–185.002,14520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248188.12/cwt186.00–196.002,34820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464182.10/cwt172.50–186.002,66615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436190.28/cwt187.00–199.002,73240

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.