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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 216▼ 85 vs year ago 227 · −37.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

208 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 447▼ 269 vs year ago 477 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter cow sold for 185.00/cwt. and the top slaughter bull sold for 220.cwt. The top bred cow sold for 4200.00 with Cow/Calf Pairs not well tested. Much needed rain was moving across the area today and is expected for the next several days. Producers are hopeful that it will fill up some ponds and streams. Grass is really starting to green up in the Ozarks with some wild cherry and plums beginning to bloom.

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	1,504	209.81	3,156	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	162.57	1,910	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	162.44	2,406	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	134.45	1,339	74

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)	1,240	$3,180	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,873	12
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	947	$1,756	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,747	25
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$3,012	5
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,055	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,473	$4,511	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,250	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,166	240.40/cwt	217.50–255.00	2,803	7
Bulls	—	—	1,518	166.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	191.17/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,059	8
Bulls	—	—	1,661	212.06/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,522	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	126.30/cwt	111.00–135.00	1,248	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	146.18/cwt	136.00–158.00	1,463	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	160.91/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,624	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	104.54/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,067	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	152.32/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,756	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	165.03/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,942	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,196	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,655	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	169.50/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,617	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	4,511.04/head	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,511	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	897	1,287.77/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,288	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	947	1,755.91/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,756	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	974	2,205.89/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,206	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,039	2,791.72/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,792	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,063	3,075.18/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,930.49/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,930	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,256	2,322.79/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,323	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	3,192.25/head	2,700.00–4,200.00	3,192	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,055	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	760	310.27/cwt	282.50–325.00	2,358	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	920	155.04/cwt	117.50–173.00	1,426	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	213.50/cwt	177.50–257.50	2,141	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	195.54/cwt	176.00–232.50	2,507	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	158.47/cwt	131.00–170.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	775	2,054.84/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,055	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	834	3,012.23/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,012	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 216Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 447Year ago 477

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,473	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,511.04

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)	4	—	1,256	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,322.79

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)	7	—	1,245	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,930.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,262	2,700.00–4,200.00	3,192.25

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)	5	—	947	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,755.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	974	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,205.89

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)	13	—	897	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,287.77

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)	4	—	1,063	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,075.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,039	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,791.72

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	2	—	1,055	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00

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	17	—	1,003	177.50–257.50	213.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	282.50–325.00	310.27

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	6	—	920	117.50–173.00	155.04

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	5	—	1,282	176.00–232.50	195.54

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	3	—	1,325	131.00–170.00	158.47

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)	2	—	775	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,054.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	834	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,012.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	217.50–255.00	240.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,661	208.00–220.00	212.06
2	—	1,518	160.00–170.00	166.11
8	—	1,600	183.00–199.00	191.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	144.00–157.00	152.32
20	—	1,177	160.00–171.00	165.03
1	—	1,255	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	988	111.00–135.00	126.30
26	—	1,001	136.00–158.00	146.18
5	—	1,009	158.00–170.00	160.91
4	—	1,021	101.00–106.00	104.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,544	163.00–173.00	169.50
1	—	1,435	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,434	150.00–158.00	153.17

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.