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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jan 15

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 343▲ 307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 315▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Top slaughter bulls brought 185.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cows brought 141.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2800.00/head and top pairs brought 3600.00/pair.

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	—	Average	1,687	154.73	2,611	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	122.71	1,814	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	120.70	1,425	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	105.72	1,024	86

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)	1,290	$2,470	52
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,485	45
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,738	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,588	$3,748	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,294	$2,589	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,503	15

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,654	132.97/cwt	125.00–142.00	2,199	6
Bulls	—	—	1,686	154.17/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,599	29
Bulls	—	—	1,722	175.70/cwt	168.00–185.00	3,026	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	68.55/cwt	61.00–74.00	569	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	110.02/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,010	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	95.76/cwt	80.00–103.00	958	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	121.23/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,295	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	107.48/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,244	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	120.20/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,402	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	130.11/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,611	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	122.14/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,793	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	130.30/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,941	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	108.24/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,666	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	2,588.91/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,588	3,747.95/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,748	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	933	1,766.67/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,012	2,694.44/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,694	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,666.67/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	758	938.69/head	375.00–1,250.00	939	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	964	1,632.07/head	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,632	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,024	2,419.37/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,419	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,207	1,608.18/head	1,225.00–1,850.00	1,608	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,245	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,474.03/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,474	48
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	912	192.27/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,754	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	139.02/cwt	120.00–172.50	1,321	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	185.56/cwt	177.50–201.00	1,859	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	137.59/cwt	114.00–170.00	1,625	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,737.69/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,738	5

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 343Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 315Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,012	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,694.44

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	3	—	933	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,766.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,228	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,345	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	—	1,294	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,588.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,588	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,747.95

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)	9	—	758	375.00–1,250.00	938.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,245	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	48	—	1,312	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,474.03

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)	21	—	964	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,632.07

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)	4	—	1,024	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,419.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,207	1,225.00–1,850.00	1,608.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	177.50–201.00	185.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,181	114.00–170.00	137.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	912	175.00–230.00	192.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	950	120.00–172.50	139.02

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)	5	—	995	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,737.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,686	146.00–165.00	154.17
7	—	1,722	168.00–185.00	175.70
6	—	1,654	125.00–142.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,468	115.00–126.00	122.14
23	—	1,490	126.00–140.00	130.30
9	—	1,539	96.00–113.00	108.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	918	105.00–116.00	110.02
29	—	1,000	80.00–103.00	95.76
3	—	830	61.00–74.00	68.55
15	—	1,068	118.00–128.00	121.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,166	113.00–125.00	120.20
15	—	1,238	126.00–141.00	130.11
9	—	1,157	101.00–112.00	107.48

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.