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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 149▲ 16 vs year ago 157 · +10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 458▲ 99 vs year ago 239 · +41.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 240.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 205.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 4700.00 and the top bred cows sold for 4200.00/head. Much needed rain fell over the weekend but still not enough to ease drought concerns. Choice boxed beef closed on Wednesday at 379.66 which is 14.76 lower than a week ago. Negotiated fed cattle prices have gained almost 10.00 this past week.

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	—	High	1,685	211.17	3,557	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	181.85	2,667	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	179.95	2,160	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	149.23	1,460	58

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)	1,242	$3,270	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$3,056	15
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,391	69
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,986	16
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,415	4thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,575	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,518	$4,725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$4,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,244	8

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	—	—	1,600	206.15/cwt	196.00–215.00	3,298	16
Bulls	—	—	1,629	186.99/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,046	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	231.28/cwt	221.00–241.00	4,274	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	103.10/cwt	90.00–111.00	908	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	138.50/cwt	117.00–146.00	1,267	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	157.74/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,620	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	174.22/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,829	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	159.35/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,877	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	190.90/cwt	185.00–204.00	2,291	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	177.22/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,136	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	159.28/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,257	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	192.22/cwt	186.00–205.00	2,787	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	177.93/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,639	25
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,760	6,100.00/head	6,100.00–6,100.00	6,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	882	2,650.00/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,033	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	4,600.00/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,800.00/head	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	748	1,452.62/head	900.00–1,800.00	1,453	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,002	1,898.62/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,899	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,038	3,030.20/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,030	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,039	2,463.12/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,463	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,073	3,042.26/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,042	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,236	2,555.71/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,556	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,249.90/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	3,083.72/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,084	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	3,249.52/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,250	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,537	3,266.95/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,267	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	796	325.09/cwt	285.00–350.00	2,588	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	932	164.43/cwt	131.00–182.50	1,532	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	976	221.11/cwt	186.00–270.00	2,158	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	206.92/cwt	187.00–247.50	2,545	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,254	164.99/cwt	155.00–177.50	2,069	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,575.00/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,575	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	3,415.09/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,415	4

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 149Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 338Last week 458Year ago 239

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	1	—	1,275	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	1	—	1,760	6,100.00	6,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	3	—	882	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,650.00

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)	Open	3	—	1,265	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,600.00

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	2	—	1,033	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,073	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,042.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,038	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,030.20

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)	6	—	1,342	4,200.00	4,200.00

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)	6	—	1,537	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,266.95

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)	12	—	1,236	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,555.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,265	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,249.90

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	—	748	900.00–1,800.00	1,452.62

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)	12	—	1,002	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,898.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	51	—	1,039	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,463.12

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)	5	—	1,281	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,083.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,290	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,249.52

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	6	—	1,254	155.00–177.50	164.99

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	38	—	976	186.00–270.00	221.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	796	285.00–350.00	325.09

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	12	—	932	131.00–182.50	164.43

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	14	—	1,230	187.00–247.50	206.92

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)	6	—	900	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,015	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,415.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,848	221.00–241.00	231.28
5	—	1,629	183.00–189.00	186.99
16	—	1,600	196.00–215.00	206.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	915	117.00–146.00	138.50
4	—	881	90.00–111.00	103.10
23	—	1,027	148.00–168.00	157.74
9	—	1,050	170.00–179.00	174.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,205	169.00–185.00	177.22
13	—	1,200	185.00–204.00	190.90
4	—	1,178	153.00–165.00	159.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,483	169.00–185.00	177.93
16	—	1,450	186.00–205.00	192.22
3	—	1,417	156.00–163.00	159.28

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.