Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-09

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Sep 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 115▼ 166 vs year ago 241 · −68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 157▼ 315 vs year ago 429 · −73.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a very light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 200.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 154.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top pair sold for 4350.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 3800.00/head. Hot weather is keeping cattle at home, as producers are holding out for cooler temperatures to load and bring cattle to market.

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
Bulls—Average1,634190.313,11014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,492142.892,13116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187141.061,67511
CowsLean 85-90%High1,035124.521,28935

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)1,223$2,78721
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$2,6003thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,98219
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$1,78413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$3,5217

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls——1,674194.55/cwt190.00–199.003,2577
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0812,818.55/head2,500.00–3,150.002,8198
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—1,093163.57/cwt159.00–166.001,7883
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,1272,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3102,768.09/head2,500.00–3,800.002,76813
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—8811,233.03/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2335
CowsLean 85-90%—1,161142.43/cwt141.00–144.001,6544
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,370152.73/cwt150.00–154.002,0923
Bulls——1,798200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,5963
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,179146.20/cwt145.00–148.001,7245
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,536144.77/cwt142.00–149.002,2246
CowsLean 85-90%—1,063130.95/cwt124.00–140.001,39217
CowsLean 85-90%—93599.68/cwt99.00–100.009323
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,194136.78/cwt131.50–140.001,6336
CowsLean 85-90%—974114.84/cwt105.00–121.001,11911
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,506137.05/cwt136.00–140.002,0647
Bulls——1,441175.63/cwt168.00–185.002,5314
Open HeifersMedium 1-2—991219.77/cwt202.50–260.002,1786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2502,174.13/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1743
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,0182,269.84/head1,900.00–2,450.002,27011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1401,989.47/head1,600.00–2,100.001,9895
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,0131,654.90/head1,200.00–1,800.001,6558
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,280147.31/cwt144.00–149.001,8863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1504,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3503

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.