Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-05

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 292▼ 118 vs year ago 388 · −30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 319▼ 58 vs year ago 324 · −17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to weak and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. One outstanding Boning cow weighing 1180 lbs. brought 158.00/cwt. The top slaughter bulls brought 184.00/cwt.

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—Average1,674159.102,66460
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481128.281,90052
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189127.411,51450
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003106.801,071107

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)1,179$2,49336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$2,15213
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,53760
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,99111
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,7712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$2,87913

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,472141.35/cwt125.00–151.002,08117
Bulls——1,740163.34/cwt151.00–170.002,84236
Bulls——1,828180.44/cwt171.00–184.003,2987
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90583.01/cwt70.00–90.0075116
Cows—Lean 85-90%974102.96/cwt91.00–112.001,00346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013131.25/cwt126.00–144.001,3306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075117.34/cwt113.00–125.001,26139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173141.55/cwt134.00–158.001,66010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192125.95/cwt120.00–132.001,50130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194117.64/cwt115.00–119.001,40510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413119.57/cwt118.00–122.001,6909
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494137.73/cwt136.00–140.002,0589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496128.08/cwt123.00–134.001,91634
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,771.40/head2,600.00–2,925.002,7712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28002,062.50/head1,600.00–2,650.002,0634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2002,425.00/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3163,475.00/head2,875.00–3,600.003,4757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3769909.17/head550.00–1,100.0090911
Bred Cows—Medium 29821,612.73/head1,350.00–1,850.001,61329
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0022,128.45/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1286
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0232,302.33/head2,000.00–2,575.002,30212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1941,772.95/head1,400.00–2,000.001,77320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2473,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,322.69/head2,000.00–2,650.002,32319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3822,172.45/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1727
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2793203.17/cwt175.00–232.501,6118
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2925143.54/cwt118.00–172.501,32815
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179156.59/cwt125.00–182.501,8469
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27811,832.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29442,082.45/head2,000.00–2,500.002,0827

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.