Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-12

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
28 vs last sale 165 27 vs year ago 164 · 16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
187 head
81 vs last sale 268 108 vs year ago 295 · 36.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 236.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 182.50/cwt. The top bred cow sold for 3850.00/head with pairs not well tested. Receipts of slaughter animals were affected by the excessive heat and humidity. Replacement numbers were affected by the special cow sale this Friday with most producers holding back bred cows and pairs for that sale.

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
BullsHigh1,614208.203,36125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,477173.482,56315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227168.982,07324
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009140.941,42272

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$3,1176
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$3,09653
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,10038
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,6588
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$3,3586

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0913,059.44/head2,900.00–3,800.003,05923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2963,123.84/head2,800.00–3,850.003,12430
Bred CowsMedium 21,0222,258.21/head1,800.00–2,600.002,25821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1992,392.56/head2,100.00–2,700.002,3937
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0693,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
CowsLean 85-90%1,205174.52/cwt174.00–175.002,1032
Bulls1,723225.88/cwt219.00–236.003,8927
CowsLean 85-90%1,116159.07/cwt153.00–170.001,77519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260172.19/cwt168.00–178.002,17012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495173.46/cwt170.00–180.002,59310
Bulls1,581205.76/cwt200.00–215.003,25314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,532168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185160.81/cwt154.00–166.001,9069
CowsLean 85-90%963135.47/cwt120.00–152.001,30544
Bulls1,540185.82/cwt175.00–195.002,8624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,307181.79/cwt181.00–182.502,3762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218180.69/cwt180.00–181.002,2013
CowsLean 85-90%953116.50/cwt109.00–120.001,1107
Bred CowsMedium 29631,657.79/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6588
Stock CowsMedium 1-2909272.80/cwt250.00–280.002,48017
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260205.78/cwt187.50–225.002,5933
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,052210.29/cwt185.00–227.502,21210
Bred CowsLarge 31,1582,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-38291,377.93/head700.00–1,900.001,3787
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29983,358.33/head3,250.00–3,450.003,3586

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.