Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-19

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Aug 12Aug 19latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
14 vs last sale 137 111 vs year ago 234 · 47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
187 head
0 vs last sale 187 227 vs year ago 414 · 54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were steady and slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 218.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 186.00/cwt.. On the replacement side the top bred cow sold for 3700.00/head while pairs were not well tested. On the Video Auction 36 head of bred heifers sold for 4300.00/head while 17 head of eight-weight replacement heifers sold for 3100.00/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
BullsAverage1,711202.903,47222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,223164.752,01627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434164.462,35921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055139.311,46953

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)1,169$3,08135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,5005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$2,36663
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,96019
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$2,4002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,355$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$2,9405

Every lot, as filed

29 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 27002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,1032,866.67/head2,750.00–3,100.002,8673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bulls1,684205.19/cwt198.00–210.003,45513
Bulls1,964216.19/cwt211.00–218.004,2464
Bulls1,579186.32/cwt180.00–192.002,9425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,434167.75/cwt164.00–173.002,4066
CowsLean 85-90%1,069151.30/cwt142.00–160.001,61724
CowsLean 85-90%1,270168.90/cwt168.00–170.002,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2813,151.83/head2,800.00–3,700.003,15219
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0362,996.24/head2,800.00–3,500.002,99616
Stock CowsMedium 1-2943200.37/cwt170.00–225.001,8896
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2162,470.98/head2,400.00–2,700.002,47123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1752,075.85/head1,900.00–2,400.002,0764
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330173.83/cwt165.00–185.002,3122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443157.60/cwt151.00–160.002,27411
Stock CowsMedium 2976148.39/cwt123.00–163.001,4486
Bred CowsMedium 21,0971,929.05/head1,500.00–2,000.001,92915
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27482,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
BullsMedium 1-21,3553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium 21,0302,364.58/head1,800.00–2,600.002,36538
CowsLean 85-90%1,033130.28/cwt119.00–140.001,34623
CowsLean 85-90%985104.47/cwt100.00–111.001,0294
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179167.55/cwt162.50–170.001,97511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258154.22/cwt140.00–160.001,94010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247177.17/cwt174.00–184.002,2096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410178.38/cwt175.00–186.002,5154

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.