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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 176▼ 86 vs year ago 302 · −28.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

447 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 309▲ 97 vs year ago 350 · +27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows sold 200.00-300.00/head higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 220.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 188.00/cwt. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals 2 - 1 with the top pairs selling for 4600.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 3800.00/head. The market was very active especially for stocker cows with those under 2 years of age topping the market at 360.00/cwt. Pastures are starting to have a tinge of green as warmer temperatures are becoming more and more common.

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	1,653	189.39	3,131	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	166.08	2,445	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	163.82	1,899	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	135.27	1,328	60

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)	1,189	$3,243	74
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,997	51
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,674	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,959	73
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,061	$1,766	4thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$3,370	7
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,921	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$4,356	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,112	$3,579	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$4,286	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$3,270	20

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	—	—	1,608	210.47/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,384	6
Bulls	—	—	1,637	191.64/cwt	182.00–201.00	3,137	27
Bulls	—	—	1,741	166.00/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,890	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	122.73/cwt	109.00–133.00	1,172	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	96.83/cwt	90.00–105.00	929	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	162.10/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,623	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	143.56/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,446	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	165.98/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,904	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	178.37/cwt	172.00–188.00	2,083	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	151.04/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,772	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	166.66/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,407	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,259	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	175.87/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,670	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	3,578.86/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	4,355.92/head	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,356	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	989	3,860.00/head	3,550.00–4,350.00	3,860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,032	3,142.86/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,143	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,097	4,420.00/head	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	3,950.00/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	864	1,535.46/head	1,150.00–1,825.00	1,535	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,022	2,130.07/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,130	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,061	1,765.61/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,766	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,069	3,219.14/head	2,550.00–3,550.00	3,219	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,074	2,994.24/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,994	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,095	2,548.63/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,232	2,188.37/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,188	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	3,259.42/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,259	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,001.37/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,001	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	779	322.73/cwt	285.00–360.00	2,514	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	902	144.81/cwt	120.00–167.50	1,306	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	145.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,399	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	972	210.12/cwt	174.00–257.50	2,042	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	188.74/cwt	177.50–207.50	2,295	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	778	1,921.41/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,921	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	926	3,369.60/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,370	7

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 176Year ago 302

Replacement CattleReceipts 447Last week 309Year ago 350

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	—	1,112	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,578.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,197	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,355.92

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	5	—	989	3,550.00–4,350.00	3,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,097	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,420.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,186	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	7	—	1,032	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,142.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	41	—	1,022	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,130.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,061	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,765.61

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)	10	—	1,232	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,188.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,276	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,259.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,325	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,001.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,069	2,550.00–3,550.00	3,219.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	—	1,074	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,994.24

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)	22	—	864	1,150.00–1,825.00	1,535.46

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	2	—	960	140.00–155.00	145.78

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	24	—	972	174.00–257.50	210.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	779	285.00–360.00	322.73

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	22	—	902	120.00–167.50	144.81

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	11	—	1,216	177.50–207.50	188.74

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)	7	—	926	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,369.60
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	778	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,921.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,637	182.00–201.00	191.64
6	—	1,608	203.00–220.00	210.47
8	—	1,741	161.00–176.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,147	159.00–171.00	165.98
25	—	1,173	140.00–158.00	151.04
16	—	1,168	172.00–188.00	178.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	90.00–105.00	96.83
19	—	1,007	135.00–156.00	143.56
13	—	1,001	158.00–170.00	162.10
22	—	955	109.00–133.00	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	150.00–160.00	155.81
10	—	1,444	162.00–170.00	166.66
12	—	1,518	173.00–179.00	175.87

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.