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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 141▼ 104 vs year ago 253 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

458 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 515▼ 17 vs year ago 475 · −3.6%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred heifers and cows and a light supply of slaughter animals and pairs. Today's auction saw some of the highest prices of the year for slaughter animals with the top slaughter bull selling for 235.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow breaking the two-dollar mark, selling for 202.50/cwt. Demand for stocker and feeder cows is taking cattle destined to slaughter back to the farm for some added gains. Spring grass coming on and rain in the forecast helped the replacement market as well with the top pairs selling for 5400.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 4200.00/head. There was a large offering of bred heifers with one farm selling a group of 81 head of 1030-1076 lb. heifers in the first/second stage for 3800.00-3900.00/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	1,660	207.78	3,449	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	180.91	2,703	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	177.71	2,157	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	153.22	1,436	39

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)	1,286	$3,264	87
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,249	$3,015	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,482	74
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$1,356	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$3,839	81
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,274	26
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,825	14
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,487	$5,373	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,282	$5,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,700	13

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	—	—	1,459	181.98/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,655	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	205.43/cwt	196.00–215.00	3,416	19
Bulls	—	—	1,763	225.10/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,969	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	116.25/cwt	112.50–120.00	814	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	138.38/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,200	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,650	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	159.22/cwt	147.50–169.00	1,602	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	191.49/cwt	183.00–202.50	2,242	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	175.97/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,124	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	160.79/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,074	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	161.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,107	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	187.94/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,782	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	177.31/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,702	22
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	3,953.94/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,954	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,502	5,727.69/head	5,100.00–6,300.00	5,728	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,105	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	5,266.67/head	5,000.00–5,400.00	5,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	948	1,356.41/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,356	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,052	2,455.66/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,456	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,081	3,289.74/head	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,290	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,142	3,265.99/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,266	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,258	2,559.39/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,559	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	3,111.70/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,112	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	2,889.04/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	2,889	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,378	3,780.25/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,780	17
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,517	3,134.96/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,135	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	821	300.50/cwt	275.00–311.00	2,467	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	964	158.81/cwt	117.50–180.00	1,531	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	205.62/cwt	182.00–260.00	2,083	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	194.97/cwt	183.00–207.50	2,324	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	172.95/cwt	166.00–177.50	2,110	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	2,825.35/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,825	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	975	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	3,214.41/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,214	22
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	3,838.65/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,839	81

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 141Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 458Last week 515Year ago 475

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	—	1,428	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,953.94

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	8	—	1,502	5,100.00–6,300.00	5,727.69

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	4,700.00	4,700.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	5,000.00–5,400.00	5,266.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	1	—	700	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	55	—	1,274	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,111.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,302	2,650.00–3,500.00	2,889.04

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)	55	—	1,052	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,455.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	948	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,356.41

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)	10	—	1,081	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,289.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,265.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,378	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,780.25

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	—	1,517	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,134.96

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)	19	—	1,258	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,559.39

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	36	—	1,013	182.00–260.00	205.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	821	275.00–311.00	300.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	850	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	9	—	1,192	183.00–207.50	194.97

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	—	1,220	166.00–177.50	172.95

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	—	964	117.50–180.00	158.81

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)	14	—	875	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,825.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	975	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	81	—	1,051	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,838.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	1,045	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,214.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,663	196.00–215.00	205.43
13	—	1,763	216.00–235.00	225.10
7	—	1,459	174.00–185.00	181.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	150.00–167.00	161.56
8	—	1,171	183.00–202.50	191.49
17	—	1,207	167.00–182.00	175.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,006	147.50–169.00	159.22
7	—	949	170.00–177.50	173.82
12	—	867	129.00–146.00	138.38
2	—	700	112.50–120.00	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	155.00–167.00	160.79
22	—	1,524	168.00–183.00	177.31
17	—	1,480	185.00–201.00	187.94

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.