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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 22

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 256▲ 144 vs year ago 163 · +88.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

571 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 417▲ 299 vs year ago 272 · +109.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and a heavy supply of replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 240.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 194.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 5400.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 4050.00/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	1,641	214.45	3,518	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	176.05	2,527	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	171.50	2,017	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	148.37	1,450	103

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)	1,223	$3,195	80
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,903	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,431	140
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$1,689	15
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	866	$2,710	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,282	$4,132	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$3,291	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$4,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$4,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,568	60

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	—	—	1,548	192.01/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	228.14/cwt	222.50–240.00	3,698	14
Bulls	—	—	1,670	209.82/cwt	199.00–220.00	3,504	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	106.43/cwt	90.00–117.50	988	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	138.50/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,343	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	157.38/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,552	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	170.37/cwt	167.50–173.00	1,699	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	175.14/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,026	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	161.55/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,934	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	187.63/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,359	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	162.86/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,254	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	176.98/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,510	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	187.48/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,178	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	3,197.25/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,197	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	3,290.69/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,291	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,480	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,065	3,197.92/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,198	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,101	3,800.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,105	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	4,038.10/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,038	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,233	3,390.91/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,391	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	4,566.67/head	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	901	299.14/cwt	275.00–327.50	2,695	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	921	157.69/cwt	117.50–177.50	1,452	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	989	207.74/cwt	183.00–250.00	2,055	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	209.64/cwt	180.00–252.50	2,545	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	870	1,508.81/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,509	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	964	1,672.38/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,672	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,061	2,336.58/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,337	72
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,087	3,164.63/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,165	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,799.15/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,799	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,262	2,606.75/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,607	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	3,202.39/head	2,850.00–4,050.00	3,202	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,902.87/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,903	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,511	3,332.88/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,333	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,558	2,756.25/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,756	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	866	2,710.39/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,710	8

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 22, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 256Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 571Last week 417Year ago 272

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,800.00

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	11	—	1,233	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,390.91

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	24	—	1,065	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,197.92

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	21	—	1,193	3,800.00–4,100.00	4,038.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,566.67

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)	2	—	1,400	5,400.00	5,400.00

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	11	—	1,214	180.00–252.50	209.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	901	275.00–327.50	299.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	989	183.00–250.00	207.74

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	18	—	921	117.50–177.50	157.69

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	—	870	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508.81

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)	72	—	1,061	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,336.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	964	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,672.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,799.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	52	—	1,262	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,606.75

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)	46	—	1,287	2,850.00–4,050.00	3,202.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,902.87

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)	30	—	1,087	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,164.63

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)	4	—	1,511	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,332.88

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)	10	—	1,558	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,756.25

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)	8	—	866	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,710.39

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	3	—	1,387	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,290.69
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,183	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,197.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	6,000.00	6,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,670	199.00–220.00	209.82
14	—	1,621	222.50–240.00	228.14
4	—	1,548	184.00–196.00	192.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	167.50–173.00	170.37
31	—	970	120.00–149.00	138.50
8	—	928	90.00–117.50	106.43
59	—	986	150.00–166.00	157.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,157	170.00–185.00	175.14
6	—	1,257	186.00–190.00	187.63
32	—	1,197	148.00–168.00	161.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	144.00–168.00	162.86
52	—	1,418	170.00–185.00	176.98
5	—	1,695	186.00–194.00	187.48

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.