Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-13

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Sat, Aug 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1839
Receipts
418 head
418 vs last sale 0 418 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Feeder CattleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Note* This was a difficult sale for this market reporter to cover, there is no grass in areas of southern Missouri due to drought, a lot of the planer cattle and older cows in 2nd and 3rd stage were sold by the pound and sent to slaughter, pairs were separated and calves sold and cows went to slaughter because they bring the producer more money. As cattle producer from southeast Mo with 85 cows and been getting just enough rain to keep grass under my cattle and 25 years of selection and genetics in my herd to see them all being sold on a sunny Saturday afternoon in August at discount prices would be devastating, I feel so sorry for my fellow cattle producers going thru this.

A smaller than average crowd was on hand for the Special Replacement Cattle Sale at the Ozark Regional Stockyards on Saturday , August 13; Demand was much lower and supply moderate, Bred cows sold $425.00 / head lower than the last special sale in February sale with the top price $1500.00/head for package of 61 head 3-6 yr old in the 2nd and 3rd stage. Pairs sold $560.00 lower with the top price of $1700.00 for a package of 12 head of 3-6 year old, bred back in 1st stage with 400 lb calves by there side.

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$1,324175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,30799
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,21048
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,02258
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,0004thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$8875
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)720$4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,590$1,9252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,342$1,6506
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$1,65728
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,1386

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special - West Plains, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLarge 11,6651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 11,5151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
BullsMedium and Large 21,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsLarge 11,4901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 11,2221,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2720475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium 29501,307.82/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1451,137.53/head900.00–1,400.001,13833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1781,246.89/head950.00–1,375.001,24759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,386.02/head1,025.00–1,500.001,386110
Bred CowsMedium 2988979.07/head975.00–1,000.0097912
Bred CowsMedium 29551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 2900950.00/head950.00–950.009506
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1681,180.08/head950.00–1,250.001,18034
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,62516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium 2840886.61/head750.00–975.008875
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2900891.67/head800.00–1,050.008923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1671,383.33/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,055.79/head1,000.00–1,175.001,05622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,012.04/head950.00–1,060.001,01224
Bred CowsLarge 11,2601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2021,391.02/head1,300.00–1,450.001,39162

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.