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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 26

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

431 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 461▼ 117 vs year ago 548 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

379 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 281▼ 2 vs year ago 381 · −0.5%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Bred cows were 100.00-150.00 per head higher while pairs were scarce. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a moderate to heavy supply of bred cows. The USDA's Cold Storage Report released Tuesday reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 10 percent from last year.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,594	111.44	1,776	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	89.77	1,194	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	89.09	1,050	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	75.54	811	164

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,273	106
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,050	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$895	50
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$850	7
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	824	$885	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,708	$2,474	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$1,591	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,195	10

Every lot

32 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	96.54/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,379	9
Bulls	—	—	1,564	111.05/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,737	43
Bulls	—	—	1,780	121.51/cwt	117.00–136.00	2,163	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	738	49.24/cwt	40.00–60.00	363	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	64.50/cwt	60.00–71.00	650	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	78.02/cwt	71.00–88.00	867	122
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	92.17/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,051	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	82.68/cwt	79.00–84.00	960	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	87.95/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,036	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	96.16/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,144	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	90.12/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,180	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	96.72/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,289	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	84.82/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,189	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,591.12/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,708	2,473.57/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,474	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	865	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,082	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,275	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	707	394.98/head	375.00–400.00	395	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	936	909.91/head	600.00–975.00	910	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	999	1,230.59/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,231	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,008	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,092	1,047.16/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,047	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,298.14/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,298	73
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,110	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,338	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	785	74.87/cwt	60.00–84.00	588	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	908	102.82/cwt	87.00–117.50	934	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	126.42/cwt	113.00–147.50	1,217	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	86.57/cwt	83.00–88.00	977	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	101.83/cwt	89.00–130.00	1,159	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	885.13/head	800.00–1,000.00	885	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Apr 26, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 431Last week 461Year ago 548

Replacement CattleReceipts 379Last week 281Year ago 381

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,220	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,591.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,708	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,473.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,082	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	865	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,093	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,298.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,016	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	999	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,230.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,008	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,092	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,047.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,110	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	707	375.00–400.00	394.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	—	936	600.00–975.00	909.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,338	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	785	60.00–84.00	74.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,138	89.00–130.00	101.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	963	113.00–147.50	126.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	908	87.00–117.50	102.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,128	83.00–88.00	86.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	824	800.00–1,000.00	885.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,428	90.00–102.00	96.54
43	—	1,564	105.00–117.00	111.05
15	—	1,780	117.00–136.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,190	93.00–101.00	96.16
78	—	1,178	84.00–93.00	87.95
17	—	1,161	79.00–84.00	82.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,111	71.00–88.00	78.02
13	—	1,140	88.00–96.00	92.17
16	—	1,007	60.00–71.00	64.50
13	—	738	40.00–60.00	49.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,402	82.00–87.00	84.82
53	—	1,309	87.50–94.00	90.12
8	—	1,333	94.00–103.00	96.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.