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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 157▼ 60 vs year ago 398 · −15.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

747 head

▲ 508 vs last sale 239▲ 499 vs year ago 248 · +201.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 205.00/cwt. while the top slaughter cow sold for 166.00/cwt. A large crowd was ringside for the advertised herd sellouts which included 120 head of 4-year-old Red Angus Cows, 37 mostly black heifers due in May, 40 fall calving 4-year-old cows and 13 young Charolais Bulls. The top package of bred cows brought 3425.00/per head while the top pairs brought 4000.00/pair. The Charolais replacement Bulls averaged over 5000.00/head with the top bull bringing 6000.00/head. But the most impressive offering of the day was 100 head of first calf heifer pairs, mostly Angus and Angus Cross with 100-200 lb. calves which sold for 4600.00/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	1,710	170.96	2,923	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	143.47	2,062	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	138.96	1,616	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	127.49	1,269	131

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)	1,168	$3,030	195
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,413	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,824	45
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,110	42
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,919	$4,936	14
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,184	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$4,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$2,767	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,326	23
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,157	$4,520	104

Every lot

42 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	—	—	1,503	151.88/cwt	131.00–161.00	2,283	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	169.71/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,877	22
Bulls	—	—	1,869	185.51/cwt	178.00–205.00	3,467	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	95.74/cwt	73.00–102.50	843	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	114.82/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,130	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	141.19/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,416	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	130.13/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,325	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	140.55/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,626	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	131.50/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,531	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	149.56/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,787	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	153.79/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,193	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	143.18/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,049	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	135.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,984	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,184.46/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,921	5,308.49/head	4,900.00–6,000.00	5,308	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	2,050	4,344.91/head	4,050.00–4,600.00	4,345	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	633	1,266.67/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	995	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	2,714.29/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,714	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,070	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	1,118.97/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,119	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	859	2,099.12/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,099	27
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,286.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,287	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	769	228.65/cwt	194.00–252.50	1,758	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	918	156.05/cwt	136.00–187.50	1,433	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	211.66/cwt	192.50–232.00	2,119	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	158.67/cwt	142.00–175.00	1,852	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	964	1,735.78/head	1,250.00–2,150.00	1,736	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,069.52/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,070	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,048	2,485.11/head	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,485	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	3,336.96/head	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,337	107
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,227	1,956.56/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,957	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,725.43/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,725	63
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	700	2,525.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,525	4
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	100

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.

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

Wed Apr 16, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 157Year ago 398

Replacement CattleReceipts 747Last week 239Year ago 248

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	2	—	1,070	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,184.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	3,950.00	3,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	2,050	4,050.00–4,600.00	4,344.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,921	4,900.00–6,000.00	5,308.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	633	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,266.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	2	—	1,120	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,060	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,714.29

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	5	—	995	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,100.00

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)	13	—	1,038	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,286.67

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)	27	—	859	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,099.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	725	950.00–1,300.00	1,118.97

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	—	918	136.00–187.50	156.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	769	194.00–252.50	228.65

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	15	—	1,167	142.00–175.00	158.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,001	192.50–232.00	211.66

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	985	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,069.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,048	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,485.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,145	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	—	1,236	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,725.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	107	—	1,156	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,336.96

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)	18	—	1,227	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,956.56

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)	27	—	964	1,250.00–2,150.00	1,735.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	100	—	1,175	4,600.00	4,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,695	162.00–176.00	169.71
15	—	1,869	178.00–205.00	185.51
10	—	1,503	131.00–161.00	151.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,164	119.00–135.00	131.50
60	—	1,157	136.00–146.00	140.55
10	—	1,195	146.00–154.00	149.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	881	73.00–102.50	95.74
52	—	1,018	123.00–135.00	130.13
40	—	1,003	137.00–156.00	141.19
29	—	984	107.00–121.00	114.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,431	137.00–149.00	143.18
10	—	1,426	149.00–166.00	153.79
11	—	1,469	131.00–137.00	135.04

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.