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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Fri, May 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Receipts

1,556 head

▲ 1,335 vs last sale 221▲ 1,556 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Ozarks Regional Stockyards held a special Replacement Cattle Auction on Friday evening, May 16, 2025, with several consigners selling bred cows and pairs. The top bred cows sold for 3200.00/head while the top pairs sold for 4850.00/pair. Compared to the last Special Replacement Sale held in February, bred cows sold 300.00-400.00/head higher while cow/calf pairs were 800.00-1000.00/pair higher. Of particular interest at this sale was 500 pairs from a reputation herd in Grenada, Mississippi with over 40 years of genetics. Three- to six-year-old cows from this herd with 150-300 lb. calves averaged 4327.00 per pair. Seven-year to short and solid mouth cows with 150-300 lb. calves averaged 3545.00 per pair. Demand was very good with bred cows and pairs having no problem finding a new home. The market was very active with buyers traveling several hundred miles to attend. There were a lot of active internet buyers as well.

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)	1,149	$2,720	210
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,552	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,328	17
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,779	48
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,266	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$4,528	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$4,375	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$4,234	409
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$3,555	92
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$2,733	20

Every lot

29 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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,560	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	995	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	3,425.00/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,425	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,015	2,670.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,670	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,025	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,075	4,300.00/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,298	3,025.00/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,025	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	4,343.02/head	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,343	362
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	3,574.39/head	3,500.00–3,625.00	3,574	82
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	3,636.11/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,636	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,412	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,440	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,023	1,765.84/head	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,766	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,064	2,351.42/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,351	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,092	2,803.58/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,804	138
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,152	2,417.85/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,418	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,167	1,870.28/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,870	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	2,250.79/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,251	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,577.17/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,577	62
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,415	2,448.92/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,449	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	747	257.89/cwt	202.50–276.00	1,926	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	967	183.92/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,779	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	164.37/cwt	147.00–182.50	1,907	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,266.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,266	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.

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

Fri May 16, 2025

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

Receipts 1,556Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,440	4,225.00	4,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,412	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,025	4,375.00	4,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,300.00

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	2	—	1,050	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,015	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,670.00

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)	Open	362	—	1,299	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,343.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,280	4,850.00	4,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,317	3,500.00–3,625.00	3,574.39

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	18	—	1,338	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,636.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,298	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,415	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,448.92

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)	13	—	1,064	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,351.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,152	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,417.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	138	—	1,092	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,803.58

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)	4	—	1,181	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,250.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,394	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	—	1,233	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,577.17

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	—	1,023	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,765.84

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)	6	—	1,167	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,870.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	747	202.50–276.00	257.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	967	150.00–200.00	183.92

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	2	—	1,160	147.00–182.50	164.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	800	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,266.00

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.