Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-10-07

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 7
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 272▲ 133 vs year ago 261 · +51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
639 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 494▲ 304 vs year ago 335 · +90.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bulls sold for 200.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 155.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 4150.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 3500.00/head. One stick-out draft was 30 head of 1156 lb. third-stage bred heifers which sold for 4000.00/head. There were several herd dispersals including 275 cows from one farm. Lack of water was a contributing factor for such a large offering which was the largest Wednesday sale since April 2025.

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—High1,668181.513,02848
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,504131.731,98187
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227130.411,60162
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042110.991,156197

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)1,217$2,904234
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,244$2,80011
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,226$2,60010
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,167$2,00039
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,98574
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$4,00030
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)961$2,5324thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)868$1,7288
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,488$3,6694thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,267$3,7086
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$3,10636

Every lot, as filed

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598168.69/cwt160.00–175.002,6968
Bulls——1,641180.43/cwt175.00–187.002,96129
Bulls——1,790193.67/cwt188.00–200.003,46711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00286.17/cwt80.00–95.0086315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014115.88/cwt110.00–124.001,175103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026128.38/cwt124.00–140.001,31715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099104.85/cwt95.00–110.001,15264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224132.27/cwt128.00–135.001,61939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224119.53/cwt105.00–128.001,46314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247139.29/cwt136.00–142.501,7379
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462119.17/cwt113.00–125.001,74219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502141.28/cwt136.00–155.002,12219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521132.89/cwt127.00–136.002,02149
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,789.50/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7902
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6184,548.07/head4,500.00–4,600.004,5482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0532,880.56/head2,500.00–3,000.002,88118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,481.82/head3,300.00–3,550.003,48211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2013,092.86/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0937
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,487.50/head3,300.00–3,550.003,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3454,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38551,323.68/head1,100.00–1,650.001,3245
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0181,908.63/head1,700.00–2,300.001,90933
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0311,700.88/head1,300.00–2,200.001,70113
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0482,624.42/head2,350.00–3,400.002,62444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2352,149.07/head1,500.00–2,400.002,14926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,975.61/head2,400.00–3,500.002,976181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2822,147.51/head1,800.00–2,300.002,14836
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5262,842.53/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8439
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 21,014127.10/cwt115.00–137.501,28925
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,043172.85/cwt140.00–225.001,80326
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,183131.43/cwt114.00–137.501,5555
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226164.21/cwt140.00–220.002,01313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28681,727.67/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7288
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29612,531.73/head2,300.00–2,600.002,5324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1564,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,00030
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium 1-2786292.90/cwt270.00–302.502,30210
Open Heifers—Medium 1-2951231.37/cwt200.00–265.002,20017

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.