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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 244▼ 128 vs year ago 362 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

382 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 324▲ 71 vs year ago 311 · +22.8%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Oct 27, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to weak. Demand was good on a moderate supply with replacement cattle outnumbering slaughter animals. Warmer temperatures and sunshine have increased demand for replacement and stocker cattle. With the inventory of cows the lowest in 73 years, it's going to take a while until we see inventories getting back to normal. With feeder heifers selling at record prices, to go to feedlots, it makes it difficult to forgo that income to build herds back. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released yesterday, reported that the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 6 percent from the previous month and down 2 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	—	Average	1,748	163.73	2,863	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	139.87	2,034	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	135.86	1,596	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	116.05	1,119	87

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)	1,215	$2,362	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,011	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,716	72
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,000	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,202	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$3,440	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,355	19

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	—	—	1,479	148.49/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	178.84/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,149	5
Bulls	—	—	1,816	163.77/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,974	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	85.24/cwt	70.00–93.00	731	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	107.37/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,015	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	121.19/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,185	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	132.57/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,346	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	136.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,569	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	126.19/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,492	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	147.57/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,873	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,849	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	139.10/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,023	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	150.25/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,198	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,202.05/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,202	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	923	2,112.50/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	968	2,275.00/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,275	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	3,500.00/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	2,062.50/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	914	1,141.03/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,141	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,013	1,680.15/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,680	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,114	2,441.34/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,441	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,010.63/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,011	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	1,891.22/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,891	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	2,315.34/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,315	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	2,085.27/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,085	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	817	220.51/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,802	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	161.22/cwt	129.00–200.00	1,520	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	155.06/cwt	142.00–167.50	1,850	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 244Year ago 362

Replacement CattleReceipts 382Last week 324Year ago 311

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,080	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	923	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	968	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,275.00

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	4	—	1,188	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,062.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	914	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,141.03

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)	25	—	1,238	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,891.22

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)	43	—	1,274	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,315.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,233	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,010.63

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)	42	—	1,013	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,680.15

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)	25	—	1,114	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,441.34

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	3	—	1,235	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,202.05

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)	7	—	1,043	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,085.27

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)	6	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	5	—	1,193	142.00–167.50	155.06

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	—	943	129.00–200.00	161.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	817	218.00–221.00	220.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,816	155.00–171.00	163.77
5	—	1,761	174.00–184.00	178.84
5	—	1,479	140.00–153.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	115.00–129.00	126.19
10	—	1,269	144.00–155.00	147.57
41	—	1,149	130.00–144.00	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	125.00–130.00	128.20
32	—	1,454	134.00–145.00	139.10
8	—	1,463	146.00–156.00	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	857	70.00–93.00	85.24
36	—	978	115.00–128.00	121.19
19	—	1,015	127.50–142.00	132.57
22	—	945	97.00–113.00	107.37

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.