Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-22

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 22
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
126 vs last sale 218 24 vs year ago 116 · 20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
260 head
15 vs last sale 275 41 vs year ago 219 · +18.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 244.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 196.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 4250.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 4150.00/head. Much cooler weather and lower humidity move across the region Tuesday night, bring needed relief to both man and beast. Pasture conditions continue to be above average, for this time of the year. Hay harvest continues in those areas where scattered showers have missed, with yields much better than earlier harvests.

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
BullsHigh1,669217.763,63517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,182182.092,15233
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516177.272,68713
CowsLean 85-90%High1,021156.441,59631

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)1,275$3,30077
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$3,04517
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,29638
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,032$2,05411
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,2523thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$3,60618

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
Bulls2,031238.21/cwt234.00–244.004,8385
Bulls1,257194.35/cwt185.00–207.002,4433
CowsLean 85-90%1,014175.44/cwt170.00–190.001,7798
CowsLean 85-90%968139.84/cwt135.00–145.001,3545
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268163.98/cwt160.00–166.002,0793
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4904,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0673,622.22/head3,500.00–3,900.003,6229
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28883,216.67/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Bulls1,606214.21/cwt209.00–221.003,4409
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3643,004.46/head2,800.00–3,350.003,0047
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1922,565.95/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3954,049.16/head3,950.00–4,150.004,0493
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37671,251.30/head950.00–1,500.001,2513
Stock CowsMedium 1-2961229.62/cwt195.00–290.002,20714
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0863,072.67/head2,800.00–3,500.003,07310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2452,532.74/head2,150.00–2,750.002,53312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160208.41/cwt187.00–270.002,41812
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,251.70/head3,050.00–3,400.003,2523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3013,289.99/head2,800.00–3,800.003,29048
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183180.53/cwt172.00–185.002,13620
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5343,133.54/head2,800.00–3,850.003,1344
Bred CowsMedium 29852,308.21/head1,800.00–2,750.002,30823
Bred CowsMedium 29411,761.18/head1,500.00–2,300.001,7617
Stock CowsMedium 21,035173.30/cwt169.00–179.001,7945
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1563,251.53/head2,900.00–3,550.003,25222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452156.40/cwt141.00–164.002,2713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468179.13/cwt171.00–186.002,6307
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690193.82/cwt193.00–196.003,2763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153190.64/cwt186.00–196.002,19810
CowsLean 85-90%898124.50/cwt121.00–127.001,1183
CowsLean 85-90%1,066158.22/cwt150.00–166.001,68715

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.