Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-10-28

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 28
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 267▼ 13 vs year ago 387 · −3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 376▲ 30 vs year ago 422 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 209.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 142.50/cwt. On the replacement side the top pair sold for 3950.00/pair and the top bred cow sold of 3700.00/head. The USDA's Cold Storage report, released Friday, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 1 percent from the previous month and down 1 percent from last year. The Cutter Cow Cutout increased $0.89 to $308.45, while the USDA Daily By-Product Drop Value was $14.87, down 16 cents from Tuesday.

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—High1,633180.822,95236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466129.431,89791
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203127.781,53769
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038106.781,108151

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)1,288$2,85326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,8023thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$2,06754
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$1,62215
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,3488
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,6173thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,595$3,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,238$3,1013thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$3,00715
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)700$2,55552

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——1,493164.29/cwt160.00–171.002,4538
Bulls——1,641181.65/cwt174.00–191.002,98121
Bulls——1,768197.22/cwt192.00–209.003,4877
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87780.19/cwt80.00–84.0070319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018129.13/cwt124.00–142.501,31513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02098.63/cwt86.00–107.001,00645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094114.64/cwt108.00–122.001,25474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191129.42/cwt122.00–134.001,54146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223117.35/cwt110.00–121.001,43515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234137.92/cwt135.00–140.001,7028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454129.21/cwt123.00–135.001,87954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461117.09/cwt111.00–122.501,71114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497137.47/cwt136.00–141.002,05823
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2383,100.81/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5953,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0432,487.50/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0632,733.33/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0803,200.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,716.67/head3,400.00–3,950.003,7173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38831,208.68/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2093
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,802.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8023
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0502,003.59/head1,500.00–2,300.002,00423
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0611,497.17/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4979
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0682,633.59/head2,450.00–3,250.002,6348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2381,809.02/head1,600.00–2,200.001,8096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,043.60/head2,600.00–3,700.003,04414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3402,211.14/head1,900.00–2,300.002,21128
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5782,624.64/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6254
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium 1-27002,554.81/head2,200.00–2,650.002,55552
Open Heifers—Medium 1-2839289.70/cwt270.00–322.502,43145
Open Heifers—Medium 1-21,006226.28/cwt170.00–255.002,27614
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,129222.63/cwt157.50–240.002,5136
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2983127.76/cwt117.00–135.001,25623
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,008164.78/cwt139.00–197.501,66171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,205135.16/cwt123.00–137.501,62915
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260151.64/cwt140.00–175.001,91112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27001,616.67/head1,450.00–1,900.001,6173
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29002,348.33/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3488

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.