Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-25

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 299▼ 76 vs year ago 237 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
372 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 292▼ 71 vs year ago 443 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter animals and a moderate supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 228.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 173.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2,900.00/head while the top pairs brought 3,800.00/pair. The USDA's Cold Storage Report was released today and reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and down 1 percent from last year.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,584195.713,10028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461159.412,32931
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212153.731,86438
CowsLean 85-90%High995134.511,33962

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,54460
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,42912
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,78947
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)975$2,1502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,640$4,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$3,21446
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$2,5926

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410174.68/cwt165.00–179.002,4636
Bulls——1,538191.70/cwt180.00–204.002,94812
Bulls——1,744213.14/cwt206.00–228.003,71710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922112.51/cwt100.00–119.001,03711
Cows—Lean 85-90%976155.58/cwt152.00–158.001,5185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006143.25/cwt135.00–150.001,44128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029128.50/cwt123.00–134.001,32218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194158.22/cwt153.00–164.001,88921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232145.47/cwt136.00–152.001,79215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258168.55/cwt166.00–171.002,1202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405170.29/cwt168.00–173.002,3935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465159.12/cwt154.00–166.002,33122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509147.40/cwt146.00–151.002,2244
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6404,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0242,387.50/head2,350.00–2,500.002,3884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0823,369.23/head3,100.00–3,800.003,36926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,219.23/head3,100.00–3,550.003,21913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38611,099.08/head675.00–1,425.001,0999
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0412,374.64/head2,300.00–2,500.002,37510
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0602,533.25/head2,400.00–2,900.002,53315
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0671,916.27/head1,700.00–2,250.001,91626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,535.48/head2,350.00–2,900.002,53543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2522,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2632,031.88/head1,700.00–2,250.002,03212
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4752,800.34/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2781240.74/cwt212.50–267.501,8809
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,056181.48/cwt158.00–200.001,91630
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29752,150.00/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1502

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.