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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Dec 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 336▼ 150 vs year ago 424 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 407▼ 143 vs year ago 518 · −27.6%

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 and bulls sold 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 sold for 198.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 177.00 cwt. The top pair sold for 3400.00 and the top bred cows sold for 3650.00/head. This was the last sale of the year at Ozarks Regional Stockyard. The next sale will be a Wean/Vac Special on January 2. The next Replacement/Slaughter Cattle Sale will be Wednesday, January 7, 2026. For 2025 ORS sold 35,650 head at their Wednesday and special Cow/Bull sales. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year on behalf of the MDA's Market News Service.

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	1,624	179.32	2,912	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	159.19	2,332	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	155.09	1,846	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	125.20	1,260	105

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)	1,229	$3,062	77
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,508	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,845	57
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,443	9
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	809	$1,844	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$3,333	6

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	161.00/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,238	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	193.31/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,228	6
Bulls	—	—	1,704	181.17/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,087	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	94.39/cwt	85.00–101.00	898	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	116.66/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,167	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	131.81/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,335	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	150.99/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,566	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	141.93/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,639	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	166.70/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,004	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	156.59/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,882	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	168.14/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,451	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	156.56/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,298	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	143.62/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,110	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,074	3,333.33/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,333	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	766	922.93/head	735.00–1,300.00	923	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	978	1,380.95/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,381	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,009	2,449.55/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,023	1,960.66/head	1,550.00–2,400.00	1,961	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	3,080.81/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,081	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	2,150.97/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,151	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,219	1,567.18/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	3,105.54/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,106	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,565.55/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,566	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,499	2,676.02/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,676	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	956	286.03/cwt	230.00–300.00	2,734	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	984	173.75/cwt	155.00–207.50	1,710	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,002	142.87/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,432	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	143.87/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,795	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	173.20/cwt	157.00–207.50	2,226	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	207.92/cwt	195.00–225.00	2,782	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	754	1,645.45/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,645	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	885	2,120.90/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,121	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 336Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 375Last week 407Year ago 518

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	6	—	1,074	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,333.33

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)	10	—	766	735.00–1,300.00	922.93

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)	3	—	1,239	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,565.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	—	1,238	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,105.54

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)	20	—	1,208	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,219	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567.18

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	—	1,023	1,550.00–2,400.00	1,960.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	978	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,380.95

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)	13	—	1,045	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,080.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,009	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,449.55

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)	7	—	1,499	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,676.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,338	195.00–225.00	207.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,285	157.00–207.50	173.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	956	230.00–300.00	286.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	984	155.00–207.50	173.75

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	5	—	1,248	131.00–151.00	143.87

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	23	—	1,002	120.00–152.50	142.87

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)	7	—	754	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,645.45

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	—	885	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,120.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,704	170.00–189.00	181.17
6	—	1,670	190.00–198.00	193.31
6	—	1,390	152.50–165.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	145.00–161.00	150.99
50	—	1,000	104.00–123.00	116.66
6	—	951	85.00–101.00	94.39
34	—	1,013	125.00–140.00	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,155	131.00–148.00	141.93
45	—	1,202	149.00–162.00	156.59
18	—	1,202	163.00–172.00	166.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	135.00–149.00	143.62
35	—	1,468	150.00–162.00	156.56
19	—	1,458	163.00–177.00	168.14

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.