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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 105▼ 187 vs year ago 489 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 152▲ 12 vs year ago 338 · +3.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 3.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The sale barn was closed last week due to the bitter cold and snow but saw sunshine and 70-degree temperatures this week. The top slaughter bull sold for 191.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cow brought 158.00/cwt. The top pairs, which were bred cows in the first stage with 300 lb. calves at their side, sold for a record amount of 4,550.00/pair. The top bred cows brought 3,050.00/head. The USDA released its Cold Storage report today that reported total pounds of beef in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month but down slightly 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	—	Average	1,743	165.89	2,891	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	138.82	2,019	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	136.20	1,607	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	113.84	1,155	100

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)	1,245	$2,400	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,194	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,700	80
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,872	24
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$3,243	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,319	$4,121	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,712	13

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,710	152.80/cwt	130.00–161.00	2,613	18
Bulls	—	—	1,732	168.31/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,915	21
Bulls	—	—	1,816	182.67/cwt	175.00–191.00	3,317	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	82.38/cwt	72.50–88.00	804	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	105.34/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,062	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	134.51/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,364	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	122.88/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,266	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	145.24/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,707	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	136.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,610	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	123.15/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,470	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	138.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,003	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	149.74/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,176	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	124.92/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,839	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,243.02/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,243	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	2,812.50/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,813	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	4,121.43/head	3,800.00–4,550.00	4,121	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,006	1,609.11/head	1,050.00–1,950.00	1,609	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,064	2,257.54/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,258	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,213	1,786.25/head	1,300.00–2,075.00	1,786	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,193.80/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,194	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	2,446.00/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,446	31
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	865	143.56/cwt	120.00–175.00	1,242	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	922	192.86/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,778	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	925	107.00/cwt	101.00–111.00	990	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	200.13/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,987	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	153.49/cwt	137.50–170.00	1,827	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	811	1,678.43/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,678	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	2,066.55/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,067	12

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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 105Year ago 489

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 152Year ago 338

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	6	—	1,018	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,812.50

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	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,319	3,800.00–4,550.00	4,121.43

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)	31	—	1,304	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,446.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,298	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,193.80

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)	41	—	1,213	1,300.00–2,075.00	1,786.25

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)	10	—	1,064	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,257.54

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)	39	—	1,006	1,050.00–1,950.00	1,609.11

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	9	—	1,190	137.50–170.00	153.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	993	180.00–222.00	200.13

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	23	—	865	120.00–175.00	143.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	922	180.00–220.00	192.86

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	3	—	925	101.00–111.00	107.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,505	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,243.02
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	12	—	929	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,066.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	811	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,678.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,732	162.00–174.00	168.31
11	—	1,816	175.00–191.00	182.67
18	—	1,710	130.00–161.00	152.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,030	116.00–129.00	122.88
12	—	1,014	131.00–138.00	134.51
41	—	1,008	91.00–113.00	105.34
8	—	976	72.50–88.00	82.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,449	133.00–143.00	138.24
17	—	1,453	144.00–153.00	149.74
12	—	1,472	117.00–131.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,177	130.00–141.00	136.80
21	—	1,175	142.00–158.00	145.24
17	—	1,194	114.00–128.00	123.15

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.