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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 14

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 319▼ 261 vs year ago 549 · −47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 346▼ 115 vs year ago 336 · −34.2%

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 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a light supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull brought 208.00 cwt. while the top slaughter cow brought 167.50 cwt. The selection of bred cows and pairs was limited with mostly plain cattle in the offering. With the special Replacement Auction this Friday, many producers were waiting a couple of days to bring cows to town. Several herds have been consigned for the special sale with a variety of sizes, colors, and packages from which to choose. One consignment drawing a lot of attention is 500 cow/calf pairs from one farm that will sell in front of a standing room only crowd beginning at 5:00 P.M. Friday, May 16.

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	1,631	177.36	2,892	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	150.59	2,207	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	148.40	1,726	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	126.21	1,238	91

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	$2,398	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,054	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,625	56
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	849	$2,453	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$3,591	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,665	10

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,192	172.97/cwt	171.00–177.50	2,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,443	152.40/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,199	7
Bulls	—	—	1,645	176.80/cwt	166.00–186.00	2,908	34
Bulls	—	—	1,825	196.18/cwt	188.00–208.00	3,580	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	834	96.29/cwt	85.00–105.00	803	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	146.20/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,439	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	121.25/cwt	106.00–129.00	1,204	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	135.56/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,375	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	146.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,689	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	133.91/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,543	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	158.23/cwt	153.00–167.50	1,886	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	139.05/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,973	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	150.03/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,199	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	158.55/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,359	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,385	3,591.25/head	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,591	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	835	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,737.50/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	769	992.39/head	900.00–1,050.00	992	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,002	1,618.36/head	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,618	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,032	2,410.74/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,411	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,054	1,982.03/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	1,982	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,198.92/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,391.88/head	2,200.00–2,875.00	2,392	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,229	1,883.26/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,883	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	793	233.68/cwt	205.00–267.50	1,853	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	173.25/cwt	131.00–202.50	1,568	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	205.92/cwt	197.50–222.50	2,269	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	168.97/cwt	147.00–190.00	2,029	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	849	2,453.42/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,453	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 May 14, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 319Year ago 549

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 346Year ago 336

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	4	—	1,000	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,737.50

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	2	—	835	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00

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	4	—	1,223	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,198.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,226	2,200.00–2,875.00	2,391.88

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)	7	—	769	900.00–1,050.00	992.39

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)	9	—	1,032	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,410.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,950.00–2,075.00	1,982.03

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)	18	—	1,229	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,883.26

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)	31	—	1,002	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,618.36

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	18	—	1,201	147.00–190.00	168.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	197.50–222.50	205.92

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	25	—	905	131.00–202.50	173.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	793	205.00–267.50	233.68

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	2	—	1,385	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,591.25

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)	5	—	849	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,453.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,645	166.00–186.00	176.80
11	—	1,825	188.00–208.00	196.18
7	—	1,443	147.00–161.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	171.00–177.50	172.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,488	156.00–166.00	158.55
7	—	1,419	136.00–143.00	139.05
41	—	1,466	143.00–155.00	150.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	993	106.00–129.00	121.25
12	—	834	85.00–105.00	96.29
42	—	1,014	130.00–142.50	135.56
6	—	984	143.00–151.00	146.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,151	140.00–153.00	146.73
11	—	1,152	127.00–139.00	133.91
24	—	1,192	153.00–167.50	158.23

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.