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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

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

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 532▼ 68 vs year ago 307 · −22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

426 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 464▲ 160 vs year ago 266 · +60.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of slaughter animals and pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 212.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 172.00/cwt. The top bred cow sold for 3900.00/head and the top bred heifer sold for 2900.00/head with pairs not well tested.

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	1,756	182.73	3,209	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	156.59	1,848	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	156.22	2,241	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	122.31	1,260	92

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)	1,254	$2,973	116
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,590	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,229	$2,470	18
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,923	39
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,538	13
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,595	24
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	787	$2,052	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,324	$3,781	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$2,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,425	6

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,467	165.01/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,421	7
Bulls	—	—	1,794	183.24/cwt	173.00–194.00	3,287	24
Bulls	—	—	1,942	201.35/cwt	195.00–212.00	3,910	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	99.64/cwt	82.50–109.00	907	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	151.65/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,530	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	133.60/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,404	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	117.21/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,232	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	165.85/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,932	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	156.99/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,854	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	141.03/cwt	121.00–149.00	1,691	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,297	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	157.32/cwt	152.50–162.00	2,248	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	148.93/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,192	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,933.05/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	3,780.57/head	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,781	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,073	2,425.00/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,425	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	796	1,231.99/head	825.00–1,500.00	1,232	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,007	1,497.77/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,498	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,016	1,979.41/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,979	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,069	2,732.42/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,732	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,077	2,640.94/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,641	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	2,525.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,526	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,602.20/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,602	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,191	2,266.99/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,267	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	3,030.20/head	2,550.00–3,900.00	3,030	88
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,504.54/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,505	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,654	3,066.93/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,067	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	903	267.52/cwt	232.50–307.50	2,416	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,004	216.46/cwt	177.50–230.00	2,173	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,013	155.20/cwt	121.00–172.50	1,572	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	2,712	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	193.86/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,429	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,253	155.10/cwt	120.00–167.50	1,943	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	787	2,052.48/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,052	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	932	2,595.40/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,595	24

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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 532Year ago 307

Replacement CattleReceipts 426Last week 464Year ago 266

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,170	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,324	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,780.57

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	6	—	1,073	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,602.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,191	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,266.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,007	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,497.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	—	1,016	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,979.41

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)	23	—	1,069	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,732.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,077	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,640.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	5	—	1,654	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,066.93

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	—	1,280	2,550.00–3,900.00	3,030.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,174	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,525.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,293	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,504.54

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)	6	—	796	825.00–1,500.00	1,231.99

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	11	—	1,004	177.50–230.00	216.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	903	232.50–307.50	267.52

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	3	—	1,253	180.00–210.00	193.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	232.50–235.00	233.76

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	19	—	1,253	120.00–167.50	155.10

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	—	1,013	121.00–172.50	155.20

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)	10	—	787	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,052.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	—	932	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,595.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,794	173.00–194.00	183.24
6	—	1,942	195.00–212.00	201.35
7	—	1,467	159.00–170.00	165.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	121.00–149.00	141.03
41	—	1,181	152.00–163.00	156.99
10	—	1,165	164.00–172.00	165.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	150.00–153.00	151.65
44	—	1,051	110.00–123.00	117.21
12	—	910	82.50–109.00	99.64
31	—	1,051	125.00–147.00	133.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,429	152.50–162.00	157.32
6	—	1,384	164.00–168.00	165.97
13	—	1,472	137.00–151.00	148.93

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.