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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Sat, Dec 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1839
← Dec 8Dec 7Jan 3 →
Receipts
1,613 head
▲ 1,613 vs last sale 0▲ 1,613 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

A full house with standing room only at the barn for this special replacement sale. The supply was moderate to heavy with the highlight

being a single consignment of over 200 + head of high quality black hided heifers, also a large selection of bred cows and cow calf dispersals from local producers. Demand was good to very good with active bidding from start to finish on nearly every draft of replacements that came in the ring.

Supply included: 100% Replacement Cattle (6% Stock Cows, 45% Bred

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 (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6008
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,475393
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,106143
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$2,0678
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$1,96271
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,4819
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,4025
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$2,969221
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,40015
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)936$2,09519
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,502$3,0023thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,223$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,37510
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,3005
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$2,92862
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,90741
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$2,32832
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,0948
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3437

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,945.45/head2,850.00–3,000.002,94533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9381,812.50/head1,550.00–1,900.001,8134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2502,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1981,764.41/head1,450.00–2,050.001,7642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0041,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1232,769.23/head2,700.00–3,000.002,76913
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9113,006.06/head2,800.00–3,225.003,00633
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9061,820.54/head1,300.00–1,950.001,82128
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8941,611.15/head1,450.00–1,650.001,61115
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1252,879.17/head2,700.00–3,000.002,87924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0432,091.10/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,4551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4292,641.56/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6428
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0003,342.86/head3,000.00–3,600.003,3437
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6505
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,5582,134.35/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth—8831,135.85/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9362,095.39/head1,650.00–2,350.002,09519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0942,969.49/head2,800.00–3,200.002,969221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1072,005.88/head1,800.00–2,200.002,00662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1072,233.18/head2,000.00–2,600.002,233101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1422,055.82/head1,500.00–2,250.002,05656
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1572,565.88/head2,050.00–3,000.002,566319
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—8301,540.00/head1,375.00–2,200.001,54010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2232,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5023,001.89/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0023

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