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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 22

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

264 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 291▼ 223 vs year ago 487 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 379▲ 219 vs year ago 175 · +125.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter cow sold for 171.00/cwt. and the top slaughter bull sold for 212.00/cwt. Replacement animals outnumbered slaughter animals with the top pair bringing 4450.00/pair and the top bred cow bringing 3400.00/head. Some areas received their first frost of the Fall with cooler temperatures and rain forecasted for the upcoming weekend.

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	1,581	186.46	2,948	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	160.49	2,344	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	157.15	1,884	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	130.16	1,326	118

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)	1,173	$2,833	46
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,800	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,449	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,989	54
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$1,546	15
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$2,800	16
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	889	$2,455	17
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,190	$3,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,526	19

Every lot

38 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	—	—	1,463	173.78/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,542	9
Bulls	—	—	1,516	186.78/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,832	13
Bulls	—	—	1,854	202.16/cwt	198.00–212.00	3,748	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	92.23/cwt	71.00–100.00	861	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	120.22/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,138	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	157.27/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,592	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	138.23/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,501	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	146.43/cwt	142.50–152.00	1,741	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	158.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,899	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	167.93/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,025	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	167.87/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,342	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	151.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,173	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	161.18/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,402	21
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,275	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,060	2,440.00/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,089	4,125.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	3,830.00/head	3,000.00–4,450.00	3,830	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	889	2,454.68/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,455	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	942	2,822.86/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,823	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	783	1,061.70/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,062	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,011	2,450.35/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,450	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,036	2,757.90/head	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,758	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,051	1,506.55/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,507	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,061	2,009.83/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,010	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,800.43/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,446.99/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,222	2,117.24/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,117	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	2,873.55/head	2,450.00–3,375.00	2,874	30
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	797	285.26/cwt	272.50–297.50	2,274	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	888	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,975	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	921	155.16/cwt	123.00–178.00	1,429	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	956	206.47/cwt	182.50–232.50	1,974	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	254.42/cwt	230.00–262.50	2,468	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,186	164.08/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,946	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	224.96/cwt	199.00–275.00	2,702	8

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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 291Year ago 487

Replacement CattleReceipts 394Last week 379Year ago 175

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	—	1,089	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,125.00

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	5	—	1,060	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,440.00

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	10	—	1,209	3,000.00–4,450.00	3,830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	942	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,822.86
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	—	889	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,454.68

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)	30	—	1,246	2,450.00–3,375.00	2,873.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,446.99

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)	16	—	1,222	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,117.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.43

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)	3	—	783	850.00–1,200.00	1,061.70

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)	16	—	1,036	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,757.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,011	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,450.35

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)	35	—	1,061	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,009.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	1,051	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,506.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	888	335.00	335.00

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	8	—	1,201	199.00–275.00	224.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,186	135.00–175.00	164.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	921	123.00–178.00	155.16

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	20	—	956	182.50–232.50	206.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	970	230.00–262.50	254.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	797	272.50–297.50	285.26

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	1	—	1,105	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,516	178.00–194.00	186.78
7	—	1,854	198.00–212.00	202.16
9	—	1,463	169.00–178.00	173.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	153.00–162.00	157.27
8	—	934	71.00–100.00	92.23
43	—	947	102.00–129.00	120.22
57	—	1,086	130.00–150.00	138.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	166.00–171.00	167.93
60	—	1,200	152.00–165.00	158.22
14	—	1,189	142.50–152.00	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	140.00–155.00	151.03
21	—	1,490	157.00–165.00	161.18
7	—	1,395	166.00–169.00	167.87

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.