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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 118▼ 78 vs year ago 244 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 325▲ 18 vs year ago 324 · +5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 235.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 185.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 5,550.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 4,200.00/head. There were over 24 head of Medium Large 1 replacement bulls in the offering which averaged 5,994.00/head with the top bull selling for 7,400.00/head.

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	1,657	197.43	3,272	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	170.81	2,062	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	170.57	2,598	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	145.92	1,474	53

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)	1,260	$3,332	77
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,125	13
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,554	38
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	996	$1,818	7
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	789	$2,406	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,708	$5,726	31
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$3,148	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$5,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$4,009	27

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,494	175.95/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,629	11
Bulls	—	—	1,596	196.98/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,144	17
Bulls	—	—	1,893	217.77/cwt	207.00–235.00	4,122	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	172.72/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,672	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	128.30/cwt	117.50–139.00	1,270	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	152.26/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,579	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	157.87/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,808	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	178.19/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,135	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	169.79/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,070	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	156.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,103	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	170.30/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,618	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	178.61/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,799	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,148.08/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,148	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,624	4,806.07/head	4,400.00–5,100.00	4,806	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,733	5,994.21/head	5,300.00–7,400.00	5,994	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,021	3,261.11/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,261	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	3,812.50/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,813	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	5,000.00/head	4,700.00–5,150.00	5,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	5,525.00/head	5,400.00–5,550.00	5,525	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	928	266.83/cwt	250.00–287.50	2,476	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	972	205.43/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,997	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,033	151.67/cwt	126.00–162.50	1,567	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,239	162.56/cwt	120.00–173.00	2,014	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	215.16/cwt	187.50–230.00	2,726	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	996	1,817.79/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,818	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,950.95/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,951	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	3,139.85/head	2,800.00–4,100.00	3,140	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,084	2,581.59/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,582	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,246	2,494.96/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,495	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,176.77/head	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,177	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	3,345.06/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,345	51
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,463	2,661.45/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,661	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,534	3,677.34/head	3,050.00–4,200.00	3,677	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	789	2,405.71/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,406	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.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Mar 18, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 118Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 342Last week 325Year ago 324

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	24	—	1,733	5,300.00–7,400.00	5,994.21

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	2	—	1,300	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,148.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,624	4,400.00–5,100.00	4,806.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,354	5,400.00–5,550.00	5,525.00

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	9	—	1,021	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,261.11

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)	6	—	1,343	4,700.00–5,150.00	5,000.00

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	12	—	1,040	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,812.50

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	—	1,239	120.00–173.00	162.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	928	250.00–287.50	266.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	972	180.00–240.00	205.43

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	13	—	1,033	126.00–162.50	151.67

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	—	1,267	187.50–230.00	215.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,463	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,661.45

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	—	1,246	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,494.96

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)	51	—	1,281	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,345.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,270	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,176.77

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)	7	—	996	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,817.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	—	1,084	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,581.59

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)	18	—	1,080	2,800.00–4,100.00	3,139.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,950.95

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)	8	—	1,534	3,050.00–4,200.00	3,677.34

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)	7	—	789	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,405.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,596	190.00–204.00	196.98
11	—	1,494	165.00–186.00	175.95
12	—	1,893	207.00–235.00	217.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,537	163.00–173.00	170.30
6	—	1,567	176.00–181.00	178.61
3	—	1,345	154.00–160.00	156.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,037	140.00–163.00	152.26
7	—	968	165.00–180.00	172.72
20	—	990	117.50–139.00	128.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,198	174.00–185.00	178.19
4	—	1,145	152.50–160.00	157.87
29	—	1,219	164.00–172.00	169.79

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.